Kick Start Your Legal Admin Career With Legal Receptionist Training in Kerry in 2018!
Working as a Legal receptionist is a great way to break into the legal field or to get your feet wet at a law firm. Pitman Training Kerry would like to introduce you to their NEW course for 2018 the Pitman Training Legal Receptionist Diploma!
But first what is the role of the Legal Receptionist? Legal receptionists are the gatekeepers of a legal company and they are often the first person with whom clients and visitors interact. Duties vary depending upon the work environment and type of practice. In smaller offices, the legal receptionist may double as the legal secretary for one or more solicitors.
Typical legal receptionist duties include:
- Preparation of legal documents
- Answering phones and dealing with client queries
- Meeting and greeting clients
- Typing using audio dictation system
- Operation of case management systems
- File management including electronic filing
- General office administration.
Strong spelling, grammar skills and attention to detail are important in taking effective messages and drafting correspondence and reports. Familiarity with legal terms and an understanding of various office forms and legal documents is also essential to this role. Many companies’ particularly smaller ones would also expect familiarity with Excel spreadsheets, Word processing and computerised billing system platforms such as Sage 50 Computerised Accounts.
Pitman Training’s Legal Receptionist Diploma with Irish Law
This is a brand new Diploma for 2018 which offers you the opportunity to gain valuable office administration skills as well as an insight into the Legal Profession to enable you to work confidently as a Legal Receptionist in Ireland.
There are six core courses within this programme which include the Irish Law Introductory module, Effective Business Communication and more. There are two elective courses which can include another of the Legal Secretary modules, a Telephone Techniques Seminar, Audio Transcription or our Introduction to Irish Business Structure and Law module.
If you are keen to progress your career further and take on more administrative responsibilities, this may help you secure a position such as Legal Administrator or Legal Secretary. We also other legal secretary courses such as the Pitman Training Legal Secretary Diploma (Irish Law) and the highly comprehensive Pitman Training Advanced Legal Secretary Diploma (Irish Law) for those wishing to gain more in-depth knowledge and skills.
Our training programmes are flexible and at times to work around each student so you can train part-time, full-time, evenings, weekends and from home. We have the best training to employment rate in Kerry currently at 92% of our students are working in better careers and earning more within 1 year of graduating, so your new career could be waiting for you within months!
For more information on our range of training courses Kerry training centre offers such as; medical secretary courses, management and project management courses, accounting and IT courses including software Development and programming and graphic design courses and for career advice, CV skills and top interview tips contact us today or call us 066 718 5775 /FREEPHONE 1800 532 632, email kerry@pitman-training.ie or WhatsApp 087 0710444.
