The Foundation Degree: Legal Assistant provides basic knowledge of both private and public law. It trains students to use their knowledge in a practical way in a professional context. Legal assistants work with legal professionals (lawyers, notaries, bailiffs, experts, adjudicators etc.), the directors of SMEs and legal affairs/human resources managers in commercial and non-commercial organisations. Legal assistants prepare and classify files pertaining to lawsuits. They also file evidence, write up legal acts (contracts, minutes, demands for payment, leases etc.), whose contents are checked by a lawyer, and carry out the associated formalities. In doing so, legal assistants ensure respect for (administrative, fiscal and other) procedures and deadlines. Legal assistants can also work in litigation management at a bank or insurance company.
- Legal advisor
- Company lawyer
- Accident/litigation manager (banking, insurance etc.)
- Clerk for a bailiff, notary or lawyer
- Employee for the legal service of a public agency and/or the office of a local head of government
- Legal secretary
- Acquire legal vocabulary
- Become familiar with court procedures and alternative ways of settling disputes
- Acquire a basic knowledge of civil, business and social law
- Acquire a basic knowledge of public and criminal law and fiscal procedures
- Be able to draw up legal acts: contracts, documents for bailiffs and lawyers
- Conduct independent legal intelligence for a company director, legal professional or elected representative
- Understand and be able to summarise legal information
- General introduction to the study of law, legal methodology and the writing up of legal documents
- Civil law, civil procedure and the basics of criminal law
- Public law, social law and business law
- EIEBS – European Institute of Excellence Business School
