Legal Assistant / Secretary
Keep files, deadlines and court dates under control for a legal team.
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- Typical pay
- €24k–€38k
- Usual education
- School leaver friendly
- Outlook
- Steady, and a common stepping stone into paralegal work.
A day in the life
Manage a lawyer's diary, file court documents on time, prepare bundles and speak to clients calling in.
Ways in
- Business administration apprenticeship
- College legal secretarial course
- Office admin experience
What to study at 16
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Spain
Bachillerato de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
Portugal
Línguas e Humanidades
France
Bac général — spécialités
Italy
Liceo classico / scienze umane
Netherlands
Profiel Economie & Maatschappij
Ireland
Leaving Certificate subject choice
Skills that matter
Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
Paralegal Apprenticeship
Paid legal training inside a firm, a common route in without university.
Practical legal office training.
Helpful school subjects: English
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