Certificate III in Business Administration (Legal)
Course Summary
| Course Level |
Certificate III |
Supplier | TAFE NSW |
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| Delivery Mode | Online | Price | Enquiry |
| Duration | 12 Months - Approximately 10 hours p/w |
Course overview
This course is for people/trainees of all ages who want to work as legal secretaries and administrators in a legal environment. It is also suitable for people who want to work in non-legal offices such as accounting firms and banks.
You will learn how to use legal terminology, draft legal correspondence, maintain records for time and legal disbursements and apply principles of confidentiality and security in the legal office.
You will learn how to apply knowledge of the legal system to complete administrative tasks.
Course structure
The course structure below shows what you must do to complete this course. Units/modules are arranged in groups and sometimes also in subgroups.
You must complete each group as specified as well as following the course completion instructions. If a course contains optional groups there will be a statement at the top of the course indicating how many you must do. At the top of any group containing optional subgroups there will be a statement saying how many you must do.
Course contents
A total of 13 units must be completed - 2 core units plus 11 elective units.
Online Study Option
CORE UNITS
All module/units must be completed|
BSBITU307A |
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BSBOHS201A |
ELECTIVE UNITS
All module/units must be completed|
BSBINM303A |
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BSBLEG301A |
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BSBLEG302A |
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BSBLEG304A |
Apply the principles of confidentiality and security within the legal environment |
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BSBLEG305A |
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BSBITU302B |
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BSBITU303A |
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BSBITU304A |
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BSBITU306A |
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BSBITU309A |
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BSBWOR204A |
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BSBITU203A |
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Computer Skills
Students will need to be able to operate a personal computer to access:
Computer Requirements (hardware/software)
Career Opportunities
Graduates from this course could seek work as a legal receptionist
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification. To give you the greatest chance of successfully completing this qualification it is strongly recommended that students follow the preferred pathways:
Preferred pathways into this qualification include:
BSB20107 Certificate II in Business or other relevant qualification/s with vocational experience assisting in a range of support roles without a formal business qualification. Examples of indicative job roles for candidates seeking entry based upon their vocational experience include:Articulation
When you finish this course you can apply to do BSB41207 Certificate IV in Legal Services (17813) or a range of other Certificate IV qualifications. In addition, depending on units/electives completed in this course, you may be eligible for advanced standing in other courses and other Training Package qualifications.Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is the process of assessing a candidate’s competence based on evidence other than a recent testamur listing identical or equivalent units. Evidence that may be used for recognition includes (but is not limited to)
Credit Transfer is the process of acknowledging successful completion of one or more units of competence with TAFE NSW or any other RTO. To have those units credited towards the current qualification, the student must be able to provide a testamur with transcript of competencies achieved.
If the date of the testamur is more than three years prior to the current enrolment the candidate will need to demonstrate that their competencies are still current. This changes the process from credit transfer to recognition.
Note: For Credit Transfer and RPL - Units are only considered ‘equivalent’ if the current Training Package lists them as such in the mapping of units from the immediately previous version of that Training Package.
| Sub courses | |
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| Create Electronic Presentations | BSBADM306A |
| Use business technology | BSBCMN205A |
| Design and produce text documents | BSBITU303A |
| Produce spreadsheets | BSBITU304A |
| Design and produce business documents | BSBITU306A |
| Produce desktop published documents | BSBITU309A |
| Communicate electronically | BSBITU203A |
| Develop keyboarding speed and accuracy | BSBITU307A |
| Participate in OHS processes | BSBOHS201A |
| Handle receipt and despatch of information | BSBINM303A |
| Apply knowledge of the legal system to complete tasks | BSBLEG301A |
| Carry out search of the public record | BSBLEG302A |
| Apply the principles of confidentiality and security within the legal environment | BSBLEG304A |
| Use legal terminology in order to carry out tasks | BSBLEG305A |
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