ILEX Diploma for Legal Secretaries (with Management Skills and specialist legal units)

The ILEX Diploma ensures that potential legal administrators are trained to advanced level, achieving qualifications in all IT packages. Work experience is important for students to put their business knowledge and skills into practice. Throughout their studies they attend a legal institution for one day per week, enabling them to develop skills such as time management and client care, as well as the usual administrative skills.

Course content

Legal Secretaries Diploma with Legal Studies

• Advanced Legal Word Processing
• Advanced Business Skills in the Legal Environment
• Legal Proof Reading Test
• The Legal Environment
• Principles of Criminal Law, plus further legal unit
• Btec Workskills
• OCR Advanced Word Processing suite of qualifications - including: Mailmerge, Business Presentations, Document Presentation plus more
• A Level Law or GCSE resit - if applicable
• Functional Skills
• IT Skills

Entry Requirements

A minimum of 4 GCSEs at Grade C or above including English and Mathematics (or equivalent). Students with a suitable Level 2 qualification will be considered. All applicants will require a satisfactory reference and student profile.

Progression

Successful students have the opportunity to progress to Higher Education or full/part-time Legal Executive qualifications or full-time employment.