Certificate III in Business Administration (Legal)

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

Modules/Units	Name
BSBITU307A	Develop keyboarding speed and accuracy
BSBOHS201A	Participate in OHS processes

ELECTIVE UNITS

All module/units must be completed

Modules/Units	Name
BSBINM303A	Handle receipt and despatch of information
BSBLEG301A	Apply knowledge of the legal system to complete tasks
BSBLEG302A	Carry out search of the public record
BSBLEG304A	Apply the principles of confidentiality and security within the legal environment
BSBLEG305A	Use legal terminology in order to carry out tasks
BSBITU302B		Create electronic presentations
BSBITU303A		Design and produce text documents
BSBITU304A		Produce spreadsheets
BSBITU306A		Design and produce business documents
BSBITU309A		Produce desktop published documents
BSBWOR204A		Use business technology
BSBITU203A		Communicate electronically

Computer Skills

Students will need to be able to operate a personal computer to access:

Web pages

Manage files

Conduct research

Use email (with attachments)

Computer Requirements (hardware/software)

Home/Office computer

Windows, or equivalent

Microsoft Office, or equivalent

Broadband Internet access

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:

Administration Assistant

Clerical Worker

Data Entry Operator

Information Desk Clerk

Office Junior

Receptionist.

This breadth of expertise would equate to the competencies required to undertake this qualification.

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)

older testamur listing identical or equivalent units together with evidence of currency

current testamur listing similar, but not equivalent, units of competence together with evidence of competence in the gaps between those units and the target units

evidence of competence gained through informal learning and/or work experience

 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.