Skype Legal Secretary Course for Tablets
Start working as a legal secretary right away. Choose Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.
Robots will be speaking for your instructor for this course. We are using the robot voices so that the student gets the full benefit of varied voices as well as becoming acclimated to robotic voices which are part of numerous law firm computer software. We are using a tablet for the course because of its simplicity and portability. As well, the typewriter software that you will practice on only works with a tablet. All your questions are answered in real time and you may ask the live instructor questions at any time during the session in the chat mode. You may also send an email to the instructor.
Your course is comprised of three (3) levels. The fee for each level is $25 USD.
Level 1
- Office Practice
- Legal Ethics
- Answering Phones
- Taking Messages and Dictation
- Typing and Filing
- Creating Client Files
Level 2
- Legal Forms and Correspondence
- Citations and Basic Legal Research
- Personal Injury Law Forms
- Civil Action Law Forms
- Tort Law for Legal Secretaries
Level 3
- Pre-Trial Forms
- Motion Court Forms
- Closing Documents
- Delegating Work to Support Staff
The Course Starts on Saturday, August 20, 2016
You may sign up for any of the Levels, but beginners must start at Level 1. Each Level is for four (4) Saturdays, starting at 10:00 AM to 12 Noon. Check your local time for the time difference. This timing is for Central time. After paying the course fee, just log on to the website and you will be directed to Skype for your lessons, which will begin promptly at the times specified.
Here are the specific times for the start of each Level (all on Saturdays):
- Level 1: 10:00 AM
- Level 2: 12:30 PM
- Level 3: 3:00 PM
Each Level has its own Certificate. If you take all three (3) Levels, you will received three (3) Certificates.
You will need a Tablet that is pretty much clean of data. You will need the space for the apps that you will download to your Tablet. All of the apps can be downloaded directly from Google Play. Just type in the name of the app and download to your Tablet from there.
Apps to download prior to start of the course:
- Typewriter (To learn or practice touch typing and typing speed)
- WriterP (Word Processor)
- Indigo (Personal Assistant)
- Lawyer's Case Diary (To keep track of lawyer's cases)
- Push Legal (To check citations and basic legal research)
- Speech to Text Notes (Practice typing from dictation)
- Indigo Café (Practice ordering lawyer's luncheons)
- Discount Flights (Practice scheduling lawyer's travel and itinerary)
- Lawyer on the Go (To keep lawyer apprised of all appointments and court info)
- Timesheet (For lawyer's billable time)
Prior to starting your course, take these steps:
Step 1: If you don't already have a gmail account, establish your email @gmail.com.
Step 2: Download the Skype app to your tablet. You can download the program directly from Google Play.
Step 3: Download the above-listed apps to your tablet.
There is no pre-requisite for this class, other than students must be 17+ years old.
Some course material will be on this website. Always check the website prior to starting your Level Session. On Skype, we will have an interactive session, with real-time demonstrations and document downloads. Downloadable audio explanations in MP3 format are included in your Skype lesson.
We have Facebook and Twitter.
After you have paid your enrollment fee, send an email to instructor with your chosen Level in the Subject Line, i.e. Level 1 or Level 2 or Level 3. If you do not already have Skype, you can download the app directly from Google Play. After creating your username for Skype, include that info in the email you send to your instructor for this course.
The Skype Username for this course's instructor is: noniomi1.
Your Instructor
Riki started working as a legal typist at a bank's Estates department prior to working as a legal secretary for major law firms. After being a legal secretary for ten years, Riki attended paralegal school and worked as such at major law firms for the next 25 years. Riki has previously trained in-house legal secretaries as well as taught an online legal secretary course at UniversalClass.com for 8 years.