What would you do as a Legal executive?
Legal executives
- usually work regular business hours
- usually work in offices and courts
- need to be accurate, organised and work well under pressure
Tasks
- assist lawyers in legal proceedings
- research materials for legal cases
- prepare legal documents and contracts
- give legal advice to clients
- communicate with other law professionals
- guide property sales and purchases
- prepare wills
- set up trust funds
- mediate legal disputes
- coordinate legal schedules
How can you become a Legal executive?
You need a qualification to become a legal executive and experience may be useful.
You need
- a New Zealand Diploma in Legal Executive Studies (Level 6)
You may need
- to join the New Zealand Institute of Legal Executives
- experience in similar work
If you're in school
You need NCEA Level 2 to do the study or training for this job.
