Legal Secretaries
Legal secretaries file and maintain legal and other records, transcribe notes and dictation into typewritten form and perform other routine clerical tasks in legal practices.
£25,488
Median Salary
New workers start around £19,872. Normal pay is £25,488 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £39,834.
Daily Tasks
- Sorts and files correspondence and carries out general clerical work.
- Delivers and collects documents.
- Attends meetings and keeps records of proceedings.
- Answers enquiries and directs clients to appropriate experts.
- Maintains court and clients.
- Types letters and legal documents such as wills and contracts.
Skills employers are asking for
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Science
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