Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.
Level 3 most recognisedOpen entry
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
1
Qualifications employers recognise (Level 3)
Any of these strengthens your application.
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Where this can take you
Enter via general administration with no formal qualification, then take the ILSPA Legal Secretaries Diploma or CILEX Level 2 to 3 units, progressing to senior legal secretary or paralegal.
Courses for this career
See free Legal Administrator courses
Level 2
- Certificate in Law and Legal Work L210 courses