Career spotlight
Legal secretaries
Average National Salaries (2020)
Age 20
£15,600
Age 35
£29,120
Age 50
£32,240
Average salary in the East Midlands: £16,120
What does this career do?
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.
Typical tasks
- types letters and legal documents such as wills and contracts
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maintains court and clients’ records, organises diaries and arranges appointments
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answers enquiries and directs clients to appropriate experts
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attends meetings and keeps records of proceedings
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delivers and collects documents
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sorts and files correspondence and carries out general clerical work.
Current entry requirements
There are no formal academic requirements, although employers may expect candidate to possess a legal secretarial qualification. Entrants to professional legal courses typically require GCSEs/ S grades or equivalent qualifications. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at Levels 2, 3 and 4.
Percentage in work
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Predicted employment status in 2022
Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands
Career related courses available at West Notts
About the statistics
Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.