The Legal Secretary's Guide, 5th Edition

• Completed specimen forms and documents, demonstrating how all documentation should be processed in practice
• Excellent coverage of topics in an accessible style make this suitable for experienced legal secretaries who want to know more about their area of law, or for non-legal secretaries wishing to learn about the role
• A test yourself section at the end of most chapters, making this the ideal study, or desktop, aid for the experienced legal secretary or beginner to the position
• A guest chapter on finding a job has been written by Zarak Legal, a leading legal recruitment consultants firm in the City of London
• The inclusion of useful addresses, telephone numbers and web addresses make this a practical guide

New to this edition

• Updated contents to take account of changes in the law which are relevant to a legal secretary
• Completed new specimen forms and documents offering those in training the ideal opportunity to see how to use forms they will come across in day to day practice

This practical and comprehensive guide for legal secretaries is an ideal book for someone thinking of becoming a legal secretary, or for those experienced in the role who want to know more. A good legal secretary is one of the most valuable assets in any legal office and this book, written as a practical guide, will enable them to approach their work with increased confidence. Of particular assistance will be the numerous completed specimen forms and documents. These examples indicate the best way of filling in such forms, and they will be invaluable for reference. As well as covering most areas of law, this book identifies the people who work in the law and the structure of the courts. It contains a useful glossary, a section on etiquette and a helpful list of addresses and telephone numbers, and web addresses. There is also a guest chapter on finding a job which has been written by Zarak Legal, a leading legal recruitment consultants firm in the City of London. There is also a test yourself section at the end of most chapters. It is an ideal study, or desktop, aid for the experienced legal secretary or beginner. It will assist legal secretaries to understand more about what they are doing and why each stage of various procedures is necessary. Therefore, they will find their work more interesting and fulfilling, as well as being a greater asset to their employer.

Readership: Those wishing to be legal secretaries taking legal secretarial courses in colleges of further education and private training.