Course Title: Pitman Training Legal Secretarial Diploma (PTLGSP)

Awarding Body: Pitman Training

Intended Audience:
A Pitman Training Diploma is an industry standard and your passport to a better career. This course is designed for individuals who wish to gain essential office and computer skills in order to become a Legal Secretary.

A qualified Legal Secretary is an invaluable asset to a Law Firm.   A Legal Secretary combines high levels of office administration skills with the specific knowledge and understanding required to deal effectively with legal communications and documentation. The legal secretary will be familiar with common types of legal documentation found in any law firm and will possess an insight into the structure and role of the Irish Court system. Few employment areas are as recession proof as the legal profession – and the reliance that lawyers place on their specialised secretarial support is enormous. That’s why the jobs are highly valued and well paid.

The Pitman Training Legal Secretary Diploma enables secretaries to develop a thorough knowledge of the process and forms appropriate to different legal specialisms such as conveyancing, wills and probate, company law, family law and civil litigation – everything that you need to work as a competent legal secretary in a legal office!

“The Legal Secretarial Diploma provided by Pitman Training gives an excellent grounding for any aspiring secretary looking to enter the legal profession.” N Beck, CEO, Alexander Samuel LLP Solicitors

Whether you are a newly experienced secretary or have been in a secretarial position for a while, you may be looking at how to advance your career. For these individuals it is essential that they can demonstrate their expertise and specialised knowledge in order to be an effective and efficient legal secretary. They are expected to display sector-specific skills and have a broad understanding of the various aspects of the law such as Conveyancing, Civil Litigation and Criminal Law to name but a few. All must have excellent IT, communication and time management skills and be able to immediately make a contribution to the organisation.


Legal Secretaries can progress to senior PAs office managers in larger firms and with further training may become a legal executive, paralegal or licensed conveyancer.

Course Details
Learning legal secretarial skills is easy with Pitman Training. Our tried and trusted methods are the best available. You will work at your own pace in our comfortablepremises, helped by experienced tutors as required. You choose your own hours and keep the reference materials when the course is over. On completion, you will receive
a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers. The skills required cover a wide range – from keyboard and typing speed; to total mastery of the most common business software; to business communication techniques. Shorthand is an additional option, if you wish.

Core Modules
Keyboard Skills
Keyboard Speed
Effective Business Communication or Business Documentation Production
Microsoft Word Proficient
Microsoft Word Expert
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Outlook
Audio Transcription
Legal Module - Introductory
Two Legal Modules
Microsoft Excel Proficient

Recommended Electives – Choose 1
Legal Module – Conveyancing
Legal Module – Wills and Probate
Legal Module – Criminal Module
Legal Module – Company Law
Legal Module – Family Law
Legal Module – Civil Litigation
Introduction to Computers
Internet Skills
Microsoft Access

Registration: All Year.

Duration: 10 Weeks Full-time or 200 hours flexi study.

Cost: Contact us for more details

Further Study: Pitman Training Executive PA Diploma.