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The Legal Support Specialist

The ultimate course for Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Paralegals and any legal support staff.
Bestseller
Rating: 4.3 out of 54.3 (73 ratings)
4,126 students
Created by Amarelaw Legal Coaching and Training
Last updated 8/2020
English
English
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What you'll learn

  • Build your career as a Legal Assistant - Create your Career Development Plan
  • Learn the skills needed to be a successful Legal Assistant
  • Effective legal administration
  • Matter Management and Filing System
  • Documents and Records Management
  • Billing Systems - Effective review of narratives

Requirements

  • There are no requirements or prerequisites to enroll in this course, but any legal knowledge or experience would be a great advantage.

Description

This course will walk you through the fascinating role Legal Assistants play in the day-to-day operations of a Legal Department, Legal Office or Legal Team.

Legal support staff are placed in a strategic position within the legal team which enable them to gain exposure, knowledge, information and power that can be used to take that position to higher levels.

Whether thinking on improving your legal support skills and/or moving to the lawyer side, this course will equip you with a wide range of resources to become an expert in your area and to showcase your value to faster and more efficiently pursue and achieve your goals.

Implementing best practices, being up to date with new technologies and developments in the legal field and talking the same “legal language” will help you to master your role and take it to the next level.

Who this course is for:

  • Legal Secretaries
  • Paralegals
  • Legal Support Staff
  • Legal Assistants
  • Executive Assistants
  • Office Managers

Course content

6 sections • 22 lectures • 1h 0m total length

  • Preview01:07

  • Preview03:18
  • Working in a law firm or in-house legal department – Differences and advantages
    00:32
  • Legal Framework for the Legal Support Specialist: Standards and code of conduct
    00:18
  • The Job Description of Legal Assistants
    00:35
  • Career Development Plan
    00:43

  • Preview03:27
  • Phase 1: Receive the Matter - The "Legal Service Order Form"
    01:33
  • Phase 2: Assess the Matter - Conflict Check - KYC and DD checks
    06:34
  • Phase 3: Assign the Matter - Criteria for team assignments
    01:08
  • Phase 4: Engage the client - Letter of Engagements and Billing Arrangements
    07:03
  • Phase 5: Deliver the work
    00:50
  • Phase 6: Manage - Timekeeping - Understanding the billing system
    03:15
  • Phase 6: Manage - Review of Narratives
    05:52
  • Phase 7: Close the matter - Closure checklist and Lesson Learned
    00:27

  • File Management - How to create and manage a filing system for your company
    07:08
  • Records and Documents Management
    09:48

  • Soft skills for Legal Assistants
    03:36
  • Communication Skills - E-mail Communication Ettiquete
    00:20
  • Emotional Intelligence at the workplace
    02:03
  • Stress Management
    00:45
  • Confidentiality at the workplace
    00:11

  • Ready for a successful career as Legal Assistant?
    6 questions

Instructor

Amarelaw Legal Coaching and Training
Legal Coaching and Training
Amarelaw Legal Coaching and Training
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 79 Reviews
  • 4,155 Students
  • 2 Courses

Amarelaw is an online legal coaching and training boutique providing resources for legal professionals to master their skills and maximize their potential as business professionals.

Amarelaw is committed to make the legal profession more fulfilling, rewarding (including more profitable) but above all, enjoyable!

The legal industry is rapidly evolving and transforming due to innovation, technology and a more business-focused and project-management-minded approach.

Amarelaw helps legal professionals to redefine their goals, reinvent their role, take advantage of the legal trends and challenges and move their career to the next level.

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