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Overview
This course will provide you with a broad range of office-based skills and knowledge required particularly for a career in an administrative role in a legal office. This is a challenging course, where you'll develop specialist knowledge of a range of legal subjects together with skills in Administration and IT.
The course will be delivered by our highly professional teaching staff with significant experience in office administration and a proven track record of bringing out the best in their students.
This course accepts year two direct entrants (you must have a completed HNC Administration, please see further information in direct entry section).
This course is placed on the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework at Level 7 (year 1) and Level 8 (year 2). For more information on the framework visit: www.scqf.org.uk/the-framework/.
Minimum entry requirements
- Two Highers at Grade C or above in a relevant* subject; OR
- Other equivalent qualifications or experience
* relevant academic subjects include English, Administration, Business Management, Economics, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Studies or a Science subject.
Applicants whose first language is not English should have minimum SQA ESOL National 5 or equivalent for NC/NQ courses and ESOL Higher or equivalent for HNC/D courses.
Additional selection requirements
- You'll be invited to attend a group presentation and interview session. The presentation will give you all of the information you need about the course, this will be followed on the same day by an individual interview where you can tell us why you are interested in this course and ask any specific questions related to your own application.
What you study
- IT in Business Word Processing and Presentation Applications.
- Spreadsheets.
- Databases.
- Office Administration.
- Digital Technologies.
- Personal Development Planning.
- Business Law: An Introduction.
- Business Contractual Relationships.
- Individual Employment Relations: Law.
- Legal Secretarial Practice.
You will also study various optional units.
After the course
This course prepares you for a career as a Personal Assistant or Administrator in both the public and private sector and will be particularly relevant to those wishing to work in administrative roles in the legal sector. The HND can provide progression into employment in a general administrative role within small to medium enterprises. It'll also provide opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge required for more specialist posts demanded by larger organisations. The legal sector is currently seeking increased numbers of well qualified support staff who will often have opportunities to work on client matters. Those entering the sector may later wish to qualify as Paralegals and the studies on this course will provide an excellent foundation and platform for further development in the profession.
The qualification will allow you to develop:
- Technical and administrative knowledge relevant to current practice.
- Interpersonal skills relevant to an administrative role.
- Specialist Legal Knowledge
- Personal effectiveness.
- Communication.
- Presentation techniques.
Continuing Study
Successful students can progress to:
- Direct entry to the third year of Business/Management, Technology and Enterprise courses which articulate directly from HND Administration and Information Technology.
- Entry to year one and year two of a range of degrees in other disciplines.
How the course is taught
A mixture of class lecturers, practical activities, group tasks and presentations.