Legal Secretaries
NOC: 1242
Description
Legal secretaries perform a variety of secretarial and administrative duties in law offices, legal departments of large firms, real estate companies, land title offices, municipal, provincial and federal courts and government.
| Essential Skill | Level Required | Example Task |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Text | 1 to 3 | Reads notes from co-workers (1) |
| Reads letters from lawyers’ clients (2) | ||
| Reads legal documents such as contracts, agreements, statements of claim, legal motions and affidavits (3) | ||
| Document Use | 1 to 3 | Locates data on labels (1) |
| Completes entry forms to order supplies, request services or record expenses (2) | ||
| Enters detailed information about clients and cases into lengthy forms (3) | ||
| Writing | 1 to 3 | Writes reminders and short notes to co-workers (1) |
| Prepares meeting minutes (2) | ||
| Writes sections of documents such as legal briefs and contracts (3) | ||
| *Numeracy | 1 to 3 | Counts cash payments from clients (1) |
| Estimates the amount of time lawyers will need to accomplish tasks and to meet with clients (2) | ||
| Calculates amounts for judgments and settlement offers (3) | ||
| Oral Communication | 1 to 2 | Discusses products, prices and deliveries with suppliers (1) |
| Listens to voice recordings to receive instructions, transcribe contents and prepare legal documents (2) | ||
| Computer Use | 2 to 3 | Uses databases, spreadsheets, and the Internet (2) |
| May use financial software (3) | ||
| Thinking Skills | 1 to 2 | Selects products, facilities and services (1) |
| Receives last-minute cancellations from clients and co-workers (2) | ||
| Thinking Skills - Problem Solving | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Decision Making | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Critical Thinking | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Job Task Planning and Organizing | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Significant Use of Memory | Data currently being updated | |
| Thinking Skills - Finding Information | Data currently being updated | |
| Working with Others | 2 | Works independently when keeping schedules, arranging appointments, maintaining files and preparing administrative, financial and legal records. May occasionally work jointly with other legal secretaries or coordinate with law clerks. |
| Continuous Learning | 2 | Learns continuously in order to maintain current knowledge of regulations and legal processes. |
| Other Information | Physical | Mostly working at computers |
| Must be tactful and discreet | ||
| Will need to read well and use computers to find, analyze and display information | ||
**Thinking Skills include: Problem Solving, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Job Task Planning and Organizing, Significant Use of Memory, and Finding Information.
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Average Salary: 15
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To Be successful in this position, a person may need:
Literacy & Basic Skills, Grade 12, College/Apprenticeship
Source: HRSDC
Most Important Skills:
Reading Text, Oral Communiciation , Computer Use
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Age Profiles
| Age Bracket | Age Profile |
|---|---|
| 15 to 24 | 15 |
| 25 to 44 | 80 |
| 45 to 64 | 145 |
| 65 plus | 20 |
Employment Trends
Information not available at this time
Source: http://www.labourmarketinformation.caTop Occupational Areas
| Sector | Number Employed in Niagara | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 Professional, scientific and technical services | 240 | 88.89% | |
| 62 Health care and social assistance | 10 | 3.70% | |
| 81 Other services (except public administration) | 10 | 3.70% | |
| 91 Public administration | 10 | 3.70% | |
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