This free online course provides the administrative skills required to ensure the smooth running of a legal office.

The field of law is known for its demanding nature and legal professionals heavily rely on their administrative assistants to help them handle their workload and stay organized. To succeed in this role, paralegals must understand legal procedures and terminology. This legal administration course helps you to develop the skills and knowledge required to manage tasks within a law office efficiently.

We first provide an overview of the legal system and compare corporate and private law offices before exploring the ethical aspects of legal administration. We then examine legal documentation and processes and explain how to prepare various types of legal documents and implement a robust filing system. The course discusses the importance of confidentiality and provides effective communication skills to help you maintain high standards of professionalism within the legal sector.

We then simplify the complex processes used to prepare legal documents, including the use of citations, formatting, proofreading and editing, by breaking them down into easily digestible steps. We provide strategies you can employ to ensure healthy client relations and effective case management and outline the financial aspects of running a legal office. This course is easy to follow and has no prerequisites. If you have a passion for the law and a flair for organization and administration, this course is perfect for you. Sign up to gain the skills required to confidently handle any legal administrative tasks and support lawyers and legal assistants in their important work.