Legal Office and Paralegal Skills

Support a case properly — files, deadlines, bundles and correspondence.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 How a law office is organised
2. 1.2 The paralegal's role, and its limits
3. 1.3 Who may give legal advice, and who may not
4. 1.4 Professional conduct and confidentiality
1. 2.1 Opening a matter correctly
2. 2.2 File structure and naming
3. 2.3 Conflict checks
4. 2.4 Closing, archiving and retention
1. 3.1 Limitation periods, and how they end cases
2. 3.2 Diarising dates and reminders
3. 3.3 Court and filing deadlines
4. 3.4 What to do when a deadline is missed
1. 4.1 Chronologies and case summaries
2. 4.2 Collecting and indexing evidence
3. 4.3 Preparing bundles
4. 4.4 Liaising with counsel and experts
1. 5.1 Writing letters on behalf of a firm
2. 5.2 Email, and what privilege actually protects
3. 5.3 Attendance notes
4. 5.4 Dealing with the other side
1. 6.1 Identity checks and onboarding
2. 6.2 Client care and expectations
3. 6.3 Keeping the client informed
4. 6.4 Vulnerable clients and the support they need
1. 7.1 Client money and office money
2. 7.2 Time recording
3. 7.3 Disbursements and billing
4. 7.4 Telling the client what it will cost
1. 8.1 Data protection in legal work
2. 8.2 Supporting a fee earner's research
3. 8.3 Managing a heavy caseload
4. 8.4 Knowing when to escalate

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Job-ready from the first module Everything here is a task you will actually be asked to do at work, not theory you will never use.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.