Overview

A legal scretary is potentially one of the most valuable assets in any legal office. Well-trained secretarial staff ease the burden on fee earners, and should help to provide clients with a better service. However, without any basic understanding of how the law works, or familiarity with the forms and documents most commonly used, the legal secretary's job can be daunting and confusing. This is a practical guide for legal secretaries which should enable them to approach their work with increased confidence, and ultimately do a better job. Of particular assistance are the numerous specimen forms and documents which have been completed by the author. These examples indicate the best way of filling in such forms, and they should be useful as a reference. As well as covering most areas of the law, the book identifies the people who work in the law and the structure of the courts. It contains a section on etiquette and a helful list of addresses and telephone numbers. It should be suitable for someone thinking of becoming a legal secretary, or for the experienced legal secretary who wants to know more. This revised edition brings the subject up to date with the changes in the law which affect a legal secretary's work.

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Author:   Anne Cheyne
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Blackstone Press Ltd
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Weight:   0.869kg
ISBN:  

9781854318978

ISBN 10:   1854318977
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   01 November 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: the lawyer's office; the solicitor; the legal executive; the licensed conveyancer; the trainee solicitor; the barrister; the barrister's clerk; lawyers not in private practice; the client; categories of law. Part 1 General procedures: letters and post; taking messages; forms; copying documents; layout of documents; concluding words and attestation clauses; sewing up documents; financial transactions; billing clients; payment of fees; files; reminder systems; conflict of interest; the law library; going to court; confidentiality; common sense. Part 2 Civil litigation: the High Court; the County Court; sittings, vacations and court office hours; High Court litigation; County Court litigation; landlord and tenant. Part 3 Tribunals, other bodies, arbitration: industrial tribunals; other bodies; arbitration; arbitration and small claims in the County Court; alternative dispute resolution/mediation. Part 4 Family law: commencing proceedings; action taken by the court; service of the petition; answer; affidavit in support of petition; decree nisi; decree absolute; applications; Child Support Agency; notice of change of solicitor; involvement of magistrates' courts. Part 5 Criminal law: the magistrates' court; the Crown Court; things you may be doing; statements; how is someone brought to court?; arrest and charge; bail; indictment; summons; mitigation; offender's past history; taking offences into consideration; youth courts; driving offences; dealing with offenders; prisoners. Part 6 Legal aid: Green Form Scheme (legal advice and assistance); Green Form Scheme (assistance by way of representation - ABWOR Scheme)civil court proceedings; legal aid in criminal court proceedings. Part 7 Licensing: liquor licences; application for club registration; gaming clubs; music and dancing. Part 8 Appeals, judicial review, case stated. Part 9 Companies and businesses. Part 10 Probate. Part 11 Conveyancing. Part 12 Forms of address. Addresses and telephone numbers. (Part contents)

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