Word processing and Practical Law Precedents
June 9, 2008
A good legal secretary will have excellent word processing skills which will help them understand how various documents and templates are set up so they can amend and alter the document without losing any formatting to font, paragraph spacing, numbering and automatic cross referencing. It’s vital that the document is presented clearly and consistently so that the law firm is represented professionally.
An example of how a legal document is formatted is a precedent from Practical Law.
- The document is split into sections: for the front sheet, table of contents and the body of the document.
- In each section the footer text will differ slightly and page numbering should start after the table of contents.
- The table of contents will automatically update to the text created in the body of the document by pressing the F9 key.
- Automatic numbering to paragraphs is applied using heading styles.
- Cross referencing throughout the document is applied which will automatically update if paragraphs are changed or added to.
Learning how to link and unlink headers and footers, create, amend and apply heading styles and insert and update cross referencing can easily be done with our online training courses.
Access to your own web-based learning course, online books and a mentoring service will give you everything you need to know to learn advanced word processing techniques.
In typical Document Direct style, we’ll arrange for you to have a sample course so you can try before you buy. Click here to learn more and to choose your sample course.
Legal Experience + Microsoft Training = Great Results
May 27, 2008
Being a great legal secretary isn’t just about typing letters. Experience and specialism in working in the various aspects of law, understanding the needs of fee earners and clients and how to support them come with experience and on the job training. Now that we have Microsoft Office 2007 (yes, another version) it is vital that practical skills are kept up to date so that we can give our best. After all, computers and software are the tools of our trade.
Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) can be learnt in depth, online, in your own time and a qualification awarded for module. You don’t have to be a whizz in Word or an expert in Excel to get yourself Microsoft certified.
Document Direct will work with the best legal secretaries who have proven experience and skills and if you’re one of them, we want to hear from you.
Microsoft Office training is now more important than ever
April 27, 2008
Remote working, from home or office, wherever that may be, is great for concentration, flexibility, comfort, time and costs. More and more people are taking advantage of how modern technology helps us achieve all of the above. But there can be a disadvantage to working alone too, and not one that’s easily spotted until you find you have a difficulty: the lack of help from other humans around you. How many times in the past have you just shouted “can anyone help …”; or “I’ve got a problem with …”
When you’re working alone, whether self employed or not, to have the correct training, knowledge and resources are an invaluable tool to help you get your job done.
Document Direct is helping more and more businesses with designing templates, creating banks of precedents, calculating Excel spreadsheets and designing PowerPoint slideshows. Our documents contain automatic cross-referencing, automatic tables of contents and other advanced word processing features. Our ongoing training ensures our skills are up to date to get the most from our techonology and you can too.
Microsoft Certificate Application Specialist (MCAS) is the qualification to have which will give you the skills needed to manage your remote office and it has never been easier to learn now that the whole course, libraries and exams are available online. Having an indepth knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint will mean you’ll never have to hold up your hand and ask for help, in fact, others might end up calling you!
If you’re interested in having more skills and knowledge about Microsoft Office then give us a call or email (you might even get a discount).
