The Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs

Dedicated to your career every step of the way

About ILSPA

As the professional body for Legal Secretaries and PAs, ILSPA enables people to have rewarding careers in law throughout the UK and around the world. Whether you would like to become a Legal Secretary or advance your legal career, we are here to support you. 

We offer recognised qualifications, professional status, career advice, professional development and guidance to secure employment. Our Legal Secretary courses are very popular and widely recognised by law firms and legal recruiters. We offer excellent benefits through Membership and our Legal Secretary Jobs Board is a hub for Legal Secretary vacancies.

Our team consists of dedicated people who are passionate about their work. From legal professionals to our admin staff, we aim to be of service whatever stage you are at in your career. ILSPA includes Students and Members of all ages, nationalities and varying levels of experience. As well as being situated in the UK, they come from countries in Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. We welcome a wide diversity of people to our Institute and always have the best interests of our Students and Members at heart. 

The Professional Body for Legal Secretaries and PAs
ILSPA's Aims
  • To provide for the needs of trainee and experienced Legal Secretaries and PAs
  • To award recognised qualifications which enable people to start or advance their careers
  • To offer career advice to people from a wide range of backgrounds and varying levels of experience
  • To encourage Members to advance their knowledge and skills through professional development
  • To keep our Members up to date with new laws and procedures
  • To create awareness of the standards that are expected of Legal Secretaries and PAs
  • To unite Legal Secretaries and PAs at all levels and make them feel like they are part of a community

The Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs was formed in 1990 by a group of like-minded legal professionals with the mission of promoting the excellence and professional recognition of Legal Secretaries and PAs.

ILSPA Tutor and Students, Regents University
ILSPA Tour of the Royal Courts of Justice, London
ILSPA's Legal Secretaries Diploma Class, London
ILSPA REVIEWS
I picked ILSPA in particular because it encompassed a very solid foundation of legal subjects, unlike other courses I have found, and secondly, because of its focus and support in securing employment. ILSPA made me feel very secure that I would have a very good chance at becoming employed after finishing the diploma and investing my time and effort, which was the end goal for me. A lot of the other companies promise good courses but seem to be missing that element of support. I really liked the aspect of membership offered by ILSPA, because it opened up access to a new supportive community.Evelina Tarabuta, BrightonFrom when I started as a Legal Secretary, I always wanted to become a Paralegal and I was aiming for that, but I wanted to be a really good Legal Secretary also and I enjoyed that role a lot. After having my two daughters and changing law firms, I found ILSPA and I was impressed with the flexibility of the learning and courses on offer. That’s when I started to aim more for becoming a Paralegal. During my time at the new law firm as a Legal Secretary, I worked for the head of department whilst doing my courses with ILSPA.Elizabeth Forbes, KentThe diploma was a dream to complete because I needed to complement all the years of work experience I had in this sector with an actual diploma from a professional Institute. My experience with the Institute was wholeheartedly fantastic and I would highly recommend anyone interested in this field to gain their diploma and to embark upon it with sheer confidence. The entire team at ILSPA are welcoming and professional and helped me develop my career further which I am extremely grateful for.Shama Ali, DubaiThe main benefit to membership is the responsibility for learning coupled with a reputable institution’s recognition. This offers not only the external benefits provided by ILSPA but the desire to achieve and maintain a level of expertise. I don’t think we could have done such a task if we had not been part of ILSPA.Sidley Austin LLP, Worldwide
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National Paralegal College
National Association of Licensed Paralegals
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Legalex
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Totum
The Legists
Cardiff Metropolitan University
The Institute of Legal Finance and Management

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