Happy May Day! The May edition of DEDICATED - The Legal Secretary Journal has been published. 

As you may have more time on your hands at the moment, the focus of this month's journal is professional development. There are some great online courses you can take to advance your skills whilst you are at home. After the lockdown, you will be able to apply them to your working life and boost your career. 

Our Partners, Totallylegal and Secsinthecity, have provided some helpful recommendations on the various online courses you can take, many of which are free. They have also given advice on …

As much of the country moves to remote working due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many experienced professionals and companies are taking time to offer their own advice to people new to working from home.

Here is a list of our top articles and blogs on the topic:

How to Work From Home Successfully During COVID-19 - The Assistant Room

Mental Health Tips For Working From Home - Totally Legal

Working From Home: How to Stay Visible, Connected and Efficient - Rhonda Scharf

Working From Home Tips for Legal Professionals - Totally Legal

Working From Home as an Executive Assistant: Is It Possible? - Secs …

The April edition of DEDICATED - The Legal Secretary Journal is now available online.

If you are working from home for the first time, please read our article on staying productive and healthy. It will provide you with some great tips and help you to keep on top of things. Some of you may have more time on your hands at the moment to do your coursework. If you are returning to study after a break, we have provided some advice on getting back into the swing of things. Sometimes it can feel daunting to revisit something that you …

In 2020 The Assistant Room Live returns with the ultimate event series exclusively for the Personal and Executive Assistant industry. Situated in London across five key dates, you can enjoy an evening of growth and self love, mingling with top assistants over bubbles and food and sit in on thought provoking talks from TEDx speakers, psychologists, career gurus and award winning Executive Assistants. Take your professional knowledge and personal well-being to the next level and be part of the most empowering series of live events London has to offer. 

For more information visit The Assistant Room website.

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This month's edition of our journal has been published!

Experienced Members will be pleased to hear that you can now receive a 20% discount on our Advanced Single Subject Legal Courses. This was previously only available to our Graduates. As many of you work in specific legal departments, we want you to be able to advance your knowledge and skills at an affordable cost. You could potentially receive a raise or promotion, or even change jobs!

This month's edition of our journal includes a helpful article on Case Management Systems for new Legal Secretaries. If your role involves legal research, take …

The February edition of ILSPA's Legal Secretary Journal has just been published and this month we have some fantastic career advice and job search articles for Legal Secretaries and PAs.

Simply Law Jobs and Totally Legal work in partnership with us to help our Members with their careers. We recommend reading the advice they have provided on performing a legal job search and benchmarking your salary, depending on what stage you are at in your career.

LegalEx 2020 takes place next month on the 18-19 March in London. It's a very worthwhile event to attend as a new or experienced Legal Secretary. …

Our Partners Simply Law Jobs have released their annual report for 2018-2019. 

The report provides a comprehensive overview of the job seeker insights Simply Law Jobs has gathered in 2019. The purpose of the report is to help legal job seekers improve their knowledge of the current legal industry, find out what they’re worth, and see who is looking for jobs and why.

The report is packed with interesting information and observations, including figures on legal salaries and how they have changed in the past year. One particularly exciting insight for ILSPA Members is that PAs within the legal sector have seen a 17.26% rise in …

The new year is a great time to reset and refresh ourselves, especially after the festive season when we can tend to consume more than usual! People around the country will be taking part in 'Dry January' this month in an effort to manage their habits and get their health back on track.

We were really interested to read this article from the Law Society Gazette about how junior lawyers are being encouraged to abstain from alcohol this month. Alcohol is being banned from all Junior Lawyers Division events to support those who care about their health and relieve the pressure of …

Fantastic news for all new ILSPA Students. There is currently 20% off all new Memberships to TOTUM PRO (NUS). 

Until the 6th January 2020, TOTUM PRO is available for only £11.99 for one year (usually £14.99), £19.99 for two years (usually £24.99), or £27.99 for three years (usually £29.97).

Contact ILSPA for your unique voucher code to enable TOTUM to verify you as an ILSPA student, and then head to the TOTUM website to sign up today! 

The December edition of ILSPA's Legal Secretary Journal has just been published.

December is a good time to prepare, plan and work through any tasks that need to be done before the Christmas office closure. It is also the perfect time to think about the goals you want to achieve in the new year. Being organised will help you to have a great start to 2020. Take a look at our article for some helpful tips.

Last month, our partners Secs in the City held their annual PA of the Year Awards. It was a wonderful event which was attended by PA, EAs …