A Receptionist should have:

• Technology skills
• Multitasking capabilities
• Organisation
• Communication skills
• Professionalism

You can pursue qualifications in Legal Secretary through studying the NATED Legal Secretary courses offered at Bellview.

Yes, you will need a National Senior Certificate or an Amended Senior Certificate to start your NATED Legal Secretary studies.

The entry requirements for a Legal Secretary NATED N4 National Certificate course is a Matric Certificate.

Once you have completed your Legal Secretary N4 National Certificate course, you will be eligible to study towards the Legal Secretary: NATED N5 National Certificate course.

You can apply for entry-level positions in Legal Secretary, with an N4 Certificate. However, you will not be able to get a National Diploma.

To find out the current fees for the N4 Legal Secretary course, contact one of our course specialists.

The Legal Secretary: NATED N6 National Diploma is the highest Legal Secretary award. This award is on an NQF level 06.

An N4 Legal Secretary National Certificate is the first accredited course you will take, and is the first year of your studies towards a diploma qualification in Legal Secretary.

To become a Legal Secretary you will need to have a:

• Legal Secretary: NATED N4 National Certificate
• Legal Secretary: NATED N5 National Certificate
• Legal Secretary: NATED N6 National Certificate
• Legal Secretary: NATED N6 National Diploma

The Legal Secretary: NATED N4 National Certificate covers a total of four subjects.

A Legal Secretary earns about R17 000 per month in South Africa.

During your N4 Legal Secretary course, you will complete two assessments, and write two examinations, for each of your courses subjects.

Colleges where you can study towards a Legal Secretary qualification include:

• Bellview Institute of Distance Learning
• Skills Academy
• Matric College

Your NATED Legal Secretary studies will take about three years to complete, before you will be ready to work in law firms, or legal offices.

Upon completion of your Legal Secretary N4 National Certificate, you can either further your studies by applying for the N5 National Certificate or you can apply for entry-level jobs.

Yes, you can. You can apply for the Legal Secretary course as long as you have a Matric Certificate. Your Matric Pass level will not affect your admission.

Yes, as a Legal Secretary one of your duties will be to support the attorneys by attending court proceedings and providing whatever assistance is needed.

These are the skills you will need to be a Legal Secretary:

• Writing skills
• Organisational skills
• Research skills
• Technological Skills
• Confidentiality

   

You will need a Matric Certificate, NSC or adult matric, to start your Legal Secretary programme.

Your Legal Secretary N4 course studies consists of the following assessments:

• Office Practice N4 Assessment 1&2
• Communication N4 Assessment 1&2
• Information Processing N4 Assessment 1&2
• Mercantile Law N4 Assessment 1&2

Yes, Legal Secretaries accompany the lawyers they work for to court.

A Legal Secretary earns R17 294 per month in South Africa.

The following subjects will be covered in this course:

• Office Practice N4
• Communication N4
• Information Processing N4
• Mercantile Law N4

Yes, however, they will need to further their studies to become a Lawyer. The experience they gained and the connections they made as a Legal Secretary will help them in their studies and career as a lawyer.

The Legal Secretary N4 exams are:

• Office Practice N4 Internal exam
  
• Office Practice N4 External exam
  
• Communication N4 Internal exam
  
• Communication N4 External exam
  
• Information Processing Internal exam
  
• Information Processing N4 External exam
  
• Mercantile Law N4 Internal exam
  
• Mercantile Law N4 External exam

A Legal Secretary’s job is to assist attorneys with a variety of tasks, such as preparing legal documents and gathering the information they need for a case.

A lawyers daily schedule is often packed with meetings and drafting legal documents. Therefore they need secretaries to help them:

• Handle clients
  
• Prepare accurate court documents
  
• Maintain and update their diaries
  
• Perform other crucial tasks

Yes, the Legal Secretary course is accredited by the Quality Council of Trades and Occupations (QCTO) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).

The Legal Secretary N4 National Certificate course is an NQF level 5 qualification.

You will be able to pursue the following careers with the Legal Secretary N4 National Certificate:

• Assistant Legal Receptionist
  
• Administrative Assistant Intern
  
• Filing Clerk Intern

The Legal Secretary: NATED N4 National Certificate is issued by the Deparment of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and by the Quality Council For Trades and Occupations (QCTO).

You could either complete the Legal Secretary: NATED N5 and N6 National Certificate courses and the Legal Secretary: NATED N6 National Diploma course. You could also apply for an entry-level position.

No, you will not need any specific subjects to study this course. All you are going to need is a Matric Certificate – Amended Senior Certificate or a National Senior Certificate.

The Legal Secretary N4 National Certificate course has a total of 60 credits.

You are going to complete two assignments for each subject. In total, there are eight assignments you will be expected to complete.

You will not need any specific pass level to qualify for the Legal Secretary course, all you need is a Matric Certificate.

Once you have completed the Legal Secretary N4 National Certificate course, you can register for the Legal Secretary N5 National Certificate course or apply for an entry level job.

The Legal Secretary N4 National Certificate course is approximately 6 – 12 months long.

No, you are not going to need a specific subject to qualify for the Legal Secretary N4 National Certificate course. As long as you have a Matric certificate – Amended Senior Certificate or a National Senior Certificate.

No, a legal secretary is not allowed to offer any legal advice.

Yes, however, you will need to study a Law degree to become a lawyer.

As a legal secretary, you are going to need to have the following qualities:

• A positive and upbeat attitude
  
• The ability to work well in a team
  
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  
• Great organisation and problem solving skills

No, a legal secretary is not a lawyer. They both work in the same environment, but they are two different occupations.