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Legal Secretary Courses

For Mature Students, Business Professionals, School Leavers

Be Work-Ready with OTC Legal Secretary
Diploma or Certificate 


Work in Conveyancing, Criminal Litigation, Civil Litigation, Wills and Probate.  Suitable for anyone with secretarial typing and IT skills.  Previous legal work experience is not necessary. 


Complete any One Module of our Legal Secretary modules.


All modules include Legal Audio Transcription and Legal Document Production.


Written Tests are conducted online through our Live Classroom.


Diploma or Certificate will be issued on successful completion.

Legal Secretary Conveyancing Course  with OTC-UK

Conveyancing - Module 1

Specialist Conveyancing Certificate



CONVEYANCING

1. Buying and Selling Processes for properties in England and Wales

2. Purchasers Transaction for Freehold, Leasehold, Commonhold properties

3. Sellers Transaction for Freehold, Leasehold, Commonhold properties

4. Taking Instructions from Clients

5. Mortgages

6. Surveys

7. Bankruptcy Searches, Local Authority Searches, Priority Searches et al

8. Preparation of Contract for Sale

9. Preparation of Transfer of Land

10. Registration at HM Land Registry

11. Legal Audio Transcription

12. Legal Document Production, Engrossing Leases, Declaration of Trust et al).

Course Fee

Full Payment: £374.95 (including 9% discount)

Instalments: £137.35 x 3 monthly

There is an end-of-module test for Conveyancing.


On Completion, students will have a clear understanding of the various conveyancing procedures and be able to deal with Conveyancing Protocols for Vendors and Purchasers.

Legal Secretary Litigation course with OTC - UK

Litigation -  Module 2

Specialist Litigation Certificate



LITIGATION

Criminal Litigation
1. English Criminal Courts Structure, Jurisdiction, Personnel, Divided Profession.

2. Criminal Law Procedures, Police Arrests, Charge, CPS

3. Criminal Law

4. Trial

5. Sentencing Powers of the Courts

Civil Litigation
1. English Civil Courts Structure, Jurisdiction, Personnel

2. Civil Procedures, Civil Procedure Rules 1998

3. Commencing Civil Court Cases

4. Preparing Claim Form, Particulars and Defence

Legal Audio Transcription

Legal Document Production: Engrossing Brief to Counsel, Defence, Particulars of Claim et al

Course Fee

Full Payment: £374.95 (including 9% discount)

Instalments: £137.35 x 3 monthly

There is an end-of-module test for Litigation.


On completion, students will understand the various courts and procedures, be able to initiate cases within the Civil and Criminal Courts, complete various court applications,  produce litigation documents.

Legal Secretary Combined Diploma Course with OTC-UK

Conveyancing , Litigation - Module 3

Combined Conveyancing and Litigation Diploma

CONVEYANCING

1. Buying and Selling processes for properties in England and Wales

2. Purchasers Transaction for Freehold, Leasehold, Commonhold properties

3. Sellers Transaction for Freehold, Leasehold, Commonhold properties

4. Taking Instructions from Clients

5. Mortgages

6. Surveys

7. Preparing searches using relevant forms for Local Authority Searches, Bankruptcy Searches, Priority Searches et al

8. Registration at HM Land Registry

9. Conveyancing Legal Audio Transcription

10. Conveyancing Document Production

LITIGATION

Criminal Litigation
11. English Criminal Courts Structure, Jurisdiction, Personnel, Divided Profession

12. Criminal Law Procedures, Police Arrests, Charge, CPS

13. Criminal Law

14. Trial

15. Sentencing Powers of the Courts

Civil Litigation
16. English Courts Structure, Jurisdiction and Personnel

17. Civil Procedures, Civil Procedure Rule 1998

18. Commencing Civil Court Cases

19. Preparing Claim Form, Particulars, Defence, Admission

20. Litigation Legal Audio Transcription

21. Litigation Document Production

Course Fee

Full Payment: £674.89 (including 9% discount)

Instalments: £148.33 x 5 monthly

There is an end-of-module test for Conveyancing.
There is an end-of-module test for Litigation.

On completion, students will be capable of working within Conveyancing, Criminal Litigation and Civil Litigation departments. 

Legal Secretary Wills and Probate course with OTC - UK

Wills and Probate - Module 4

Specialist Wills and Probate Certificate


WILLS AND PROBATE

1. Creating a Valid Will

2. Elements of a Valid Will

3. Revocation of a Will

4. Roles of Executors, Trustees, Guardians, Administrators

5. Obtaining Grant of Probate

6. Rules of Intestacy

7. Contesting a Will under the Inheritance (Family and Dependents) Act 1975.

8. Probate Legal Audio Transcription

9. Probate Document Production, Engrossing Will, Codicil, et al

Course Fee

Full Payment: £374.95 (including 9% discount)

Instalments: £137.35 x 3 monthly

There is an end-of-module test for Wills and Probate.

On completion students will be able to work within the Wills and Probate Department, have an understanding of creating, revoking Wills, deal efficiently with Probate, deal efficiently with client's communication


LEGAL SECRETARY COURSE ELIGIBILITY

OTC Legal Secretary Courses are suitable for anyone with secretarial typing and IT skills.

Previous legal work experience is not necessary.


Minimum Estimated Study Time for Modules 1, 2, 4:  5 weeks

Minimum Estimated Study Time for Module 3:  10 weeks

(based on 3 hours study per week)

Overall Time Limit: 2 years


Instalments are payable every 4 weeks and must be completed prior to exams.

Course material and exam fees are included within course fees.  

There is a Re-sit Fee of £40.00 if students need to re-sit any exam.

Exam Re-sit:  £40.00