Judicial secretary
Legal Assistant
The legal secretary has generally acquired dual skills, in secretarial techniques and in law. He works both in a law firm and in the legal department of a company, a bank, or an insurance company. Experience allows him to evolve and take on more and more responsibility and autonomy in the management of files. Thanks to continuing education, he can also become a lawyer's clerk.
Professional life
Especially in law firms
Main employers of legal secretaries: law firms. Other liberal legal professions (bailiffs, notaries) are also recruiting, as well as the litigation, human resources and social relations departments of companies, banks, insurance companies, etc. Please note: companies most often recruit graduates to bac + 3 in law.
In the public service
The legal secretary can still be assigned to the legal department of a ministry or a local authority, as a contract worker or civil servant (if he has passed an administrative secretary competition).
Able to take on responsibilities
The secretary can progress to become a legal assistant, for example, by preparing CQPs (certificates of professional qualification). He will then be able to represent the firm during procedural hearings or expertise operations, or even draft draft procedural documents, conclusions, etc. The most motivated even follow lawyer training.
Beginner's salary
Between 1536 and 1728 euros gross in a law firm.
Working conditions
With one or more superiors
In a firm as in a business, the legal secretary works for one or more people. With hundreds of phone calls per day, dozens of clients to receive, preparation and follow-up of files... his multiple activities punctuate his days which can be very busy.
In an office
Carried out in an office and mainly administrative, the work of the legal secretary is very static and does not require travel. The files he handles depend on the company's activity: social law, labor law, stock market law, business and corporate law, etc.
Respect of deadlines
Always available, the legal secretary nevertheless works on a 35-hour basis. The processing time for files can be tight, and pressure and stress are sometimes part of daily life.
SKILLS
Organized, reliable and discreet
The legal secretary (generally a woman) must be rigorous, organized, autonomous and able to take initiatives. Friendly with customers, he also knows how to exercise discretion, because he is subject to professional secrecy.
Comfortable speaking and writing
Mastery of computer tools and fluency in oral and written expression are obviously essential. Responsible for entering the content of the files, the conclusions addressed to the parties, etc., he must know the law and its procedures. Speaking at least one foreign language (English) is often required by employers.
Stress resistant
Ability to communicate diplomatically in all circumstances, confidentiality, ability to adapt... many are the relational qualities of the legal secretary. In the office, he must also be quick, responsive, able to manage priorities... and stress.
Nature of the work
Classic secretarial
This professional is first and foremost a secretary: he welcomes clients, answers the telephone, makes appointments, keeps his superior's diary, enters letters and monitors payment of invoices, classifies and archives files. , organizes travel and travel.
Monitoring legal files
The legal secretary also ensures documentary monitoring of legal texts and case law, prepares files by gathering the documents necessary for the procedures. He can participate in writing summary notes or conclusions. In business, he addresses issues related to corporate law and social law (employment contracts, dismissal procedures, preparation of files for industrial tribunals, professional training, etc.).
Welcoming customers
First contact with the client, the legal secretary must give him the best welcome, indicate to him the lawyer who will be able to respond to his request, but also keep him informed of the progress of his file in the absence of his superior.
Training to enter the profession
Several training courses, from bac + 2 to bac + 3 level, allow you to become a legal secretary. To put all the chances on your side, you must ideally acquire dual skills, administrative and legal. • DUT legal careers • DEUSTlegal assistant • DUlegal secretary • Professional license oriented towards legal activities
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