Training:

Certificate III in Business (Legal Administration)

Certificate III in Business (Legal Administration) - Requires completion of the following units

BSBITU307A - Develop keyboarding speed and accuracy
BSBOHS201A - Participate in OHS processes
BSBINM303A - Handle receipt and despatch of information
BSBLEG301A - Apply knowledge of legal system to complete tasks
BSBLEG409A - Provide non-legal advice
BSBLEG302A - Carry out search of a public record
BSBLEG304A - Apply the principles of confidentiality and security within the legal environment
BSBLEG305A - Use legal terminology in order to carry out tasks
BSBLEG306A - Maintain records for time and disbursements in a legal practice
BSBITU306A - Design and produce business documents
BSBWOR301A - Organise personal work priorities and development
BSBLEG308A - Assist in prioritising and planning activities in a legal environment
BSBLEG303A - Deliver court documents
BSBCUS301A - Deliver and monitor a service to customers
BSBINM301A - Organise workplace information
BSBADM303B - Produce texts from audio transcription

The above units have been organised into the following modules:

Legal Office Introduction

Legal employees and their role within a legal office environment.
Areas of law involved in a legal environment.
Role of the Law Institute of Victoria.
Role of the Legal Aid Commission.
Role of the Ombudsman.
Role of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Understanding ethics of employment in a legal environment (covering confidentiality).

Legal Office Roles and Procedures

Secretarial criteria and efficiency.
Office and business etiquette.
General office procedures required for employment within a legal office covering photocopying, faxing, filing, Ausdoc, binding and laminating.
Reception and telephonist procedures.
Accounts procedures including office and trust accounting.
Business letters.
Style manuals.
Computer functions.

Court Structure and the Legal System

Role of the Courts.
Court personnel.
Government offices including the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), Water Boards, State Revenue Office, Office of Fair Trading and Business Affairs, Land Titles Office and the Liquor Licensing Commission.

Wills and Probate

Requirements for making a will, definitions required for will making, general clauses and meanings, procedures relating to will making and related power of attorney requirements.
Procedures and requirements for obtaining probate and letters of administration including definitions relating thereto, terminology and documentation.
Utilising the LawPerfect system undertaking a case study.
Dicta typing in relation to wills and probate matters.
Practical display and practical exercises in relation to wills and probate matters.
Attend the Probate Office and undertake the required procedures relating to searching and lodging of the documentation.

Family Law

Procedures and documentation relating to divorce, final orders and child support including precedent documentation, definitions, terminology and administration duties.
Children's issues.
Utilising the LawPerfect system undertaking a case study.
Practical display and practical exercise in relation to Family Law.
Attend the Family Law Court and undertake the required procedures.
Dicta typing in relation to Family Law.

Litigation - Common and Commercial

Common Law Litigation (Civil Litigation)

Common law litigation relates to the law of disputes between individuals.
This area is covered in detail and includes the terminology and definitions involved in litigation.
Procedures relating to a dispute, claim and/or debt.
Procedures for handling a file on behalf of the plaintiff and defendant is undertaken utilising the appropriate court documentation.

WorkCover

WorkCover relates to the rights of employees whilst employed.
This module covers terminology and definitions of WorkCover.
Procedures relating to a claim.
Rights of both the employer and employees and the documentation and procedures involved therein.

Magistrates' Court

Undertaking a Magistrates' Court matter as a case study relating to debts, property damage files, both defended and not defended.

County Court

Undertaking a County Court matter as a case study including procedures for a file, both defended and not defended.

Supreme Court

Overview of the Supreme Court with regard to the interlocutory steps, court processes and documentation preparation.

Court Filing

Attend the courts and instruction on the procedures relating to lodging of documentation at the Supreme, County and Magistrates' Courts.

Document Preparation

Commercial Property and Corporate Law

Commercial law relates to the law of contracts. This is a wide and specialised area and covers many aspects of law. Corporate law relates to company law. In these modules both the definitions and terminology are extensively covered plus document layout with special regard to the appropriate rules and regulations applicable.

Conveyancing

Residential conveyancing means the buying and selling of property, houses, vacant land, apartments, flats and units.
In this area extensive coverage is made of the procedures relating to a sale of a property including the documentation involved, the procedures and the time limits with special regard to the rules and regulations covering this area.
Also extensively covered is the procedures relating to a purchase of a property and includes the documentation involved, the procedures and the time limits.
Case study utilising LawPerfect for the production of conveyancing precedent documents.

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