
The Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs
Supporting the profession since 1990

Our Students consistently share uplifting feedback about our Legal Secretary courses and the support they receive from our dedicated team. Discover how our Students have enjoyed their learning journey and how their qualifications have opened doors to rewarding Legal Secretary careers.
Our Students come from diverse backgrounds—from beginners with no legal experience to seasoned Legal Secretaries looking for formal credentials. We also welcome law graduates eager to gain practical skills and start their careers. ILSPA Students and Members are based across the UK and globally, in locations like Dubai, Hong Kong, and the Cayman Islands.
Hearing from our Students brings great joy to our team. We’re passionate about empowering people to succeed in their Legal Secretary careers, and their stories make our work truly meaningful.

Taking this course was the best decision I could ever have made. Not only did it help me to secure a job as a Legal Assistant but learning the foundation of the UK's common law legal system gave me great understanding of how the laws and procedures function within the court system. It has been a fantastic journey and I will strongly recommend the course to anyone who is starting their journey or wants to advance their career as a Legal Secretary.
I am very proud that I took this course without any hesitations. Since the day I started the course, it challenged me to keep going and be able to gain more knowledge. I work as a Secretary and had no idea how the court system works. After completing the course, I now understand how the law works and how each area has different specialty.
I am currently a Legal Secretary in a law firm. I took this course to expand my basic understanding of being a Legal Secretary and also to learn about different types of law. This course has been really helpful in regards to my knowledge of law and legal procedures. It has helped me learn new things that I was not aware of before taking the course. Maria, my assessor, has been nothing but helpful through the duration of my course. ILSPA provides great CV help in respect of you applying for Legal Secretary jobs in the future. Overall, I would recommend this course to someone who hasn't worked in the legal field, or even someone who has experience, just like myself, who would like to gain a nationally known qualification and learn more about law. Thank you ILSPA for all your help!
I took the course with no previous legal experience, but looking for a career change, and I was not disappointed! Seamus is a great tutor, he explains things very clearly, goes at a pace suitable for everyone and has a good sense of humor to keep things interesting. The course content exceeded my expectations and I certainly feel prepared and confident to start applying for roles within the legal sector. I would recommend this course to anyone with an interest in law.
I decided to take this course as I had a genuine interest in law and this seemed a great place to start. I have learnt so much over time and I am so grateful to the staff at The Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs who helped me with my enquiries, and Maria my course assessor who was always on hand when I needed help. I would recommend this course.
Amazing experience. Loved every bit of the course. My tutor Seamus was also great. I have Legal Secretary background experience however never had a diploma, so this course was perfect. Very helpful course, highly recommend it! ILSPA were also amazing. Every time I have called they were very helpful and so polite. Thank you very much for the experience!
I have taken the course to gain employment as a Legal Secretary and to advance my knowledge beyond the modules offered in my Law LLB degree at university. Even prior to official completion of the course, I have secured work as an assistant to various legal professionals and look forward to also building my business as a sole trader. I can genuinely say that the course has given me an incredibly useful set of practical skills which I now use consistently in employment, at university, and in my personal life.
The course was very helpful and educative, everything was self-explanatory. I would recommend anyone looking to acquiring legal knowledge to go for it. I took this course to be able to gain employment as a Legal Secretary and expand my knowledge too. I must say it really feels like I acquired all the necessary skills and attributes that I need to work in a firm or any legal organisation.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the course. The content of the course is very well written and helps to build layers of knowledge across different areas of legal practice. Maria is very helpful and responsive, and supported me to feel confident throughout my online learning. I would definitely recommend this course!
I have really enjoyed the course, it's been a great start to my legal career. Thank you to Emma for her understanding and kindness throughout my time with ILSPA, a huge thanks to Seamus for his teaching and sense of humor to law. I will be forever grateful to everyone at ILSPA, thanks for taking a chance on me.
I decided to study this course as I wanted to gain knowledge to help me to find employment as a Legal Secretary in a law firm. I found the course very informative and interesting, I enjoyed studying and putting together my portfolio.
Great course, excellent materials - I have learnt a lot even studying from home. Best decision I have made.
This course was excellent, not too hard and provides a lot of information. My notes will certainly be useful when I get a job as a Legal Secretary. This course is extremely straightforward, I like the flexibility of this course. It worked well with my busy schedule.
I have thoroughly enjoyed completing this course and have learnt so much in doing so. I loved how each unit is clearly explained and you can learn one topic at a time without all the new information becoming overwhelming. I took the course to potentially gain employment as a Legal Secretary and this course has given me the skills in which I feel I will be able to do that now.
I took the ILSPA Legal Secretaries Diploma as an introduction to law before starting my Criminology Degree at the Open University. This diploma has given me an interesting introduction into the world of law, with a good, but not overwhelming, amount of detail about each area covered. The course was succinct and easy-to-follow. The contact I had with my tutor was helpful and timely. I did the fully online option which has set me up well ahead of distance learning at a higher level, helping me learn to motivate myself to study and set up a good routine, which will stand me in good stead for my degree. I'm confident that my legal secretaries Diploma with ILSPA was thorough and has given me a lot of confidence, if and when I would like to pursue a career in a law firm/legal sector. Having a portfolio ready made to show during an interview is a bonus of completing the course, and a great way to show knowledge of the forms and responsibilities you'd take on as a legal secretary.
I took this course to assist me in gaining employment as a Legal Secretary. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and think the material is very detailed and easy to understand. The lessons helped to solidify my understanding of the material and I found them very useful! The assessments and portfolio work helped me to gain knowledge and skills I hope to carry forward into my career.
My HR department suggested this course to me. I have thoroughly enjoyed this course. It has made me so vigilant and focused on the certain terminologies that I have to keep in mind while completing this course, of which I am able to utilize this in my day to day life while working in the law firm. Although my current post is a receptionist, I am hoping to pursue my career and looking for growth and opportunities within my firm. Thank you ILSPA! I will surely recommend your institute to others who wish to pursue this course.
I felt the course was extremely knowledgeable and easy to understand in regards to the course material. Help was readily available, so even when I did have issues, they were speedily dealt with. Overall I very much enjoyed the course as a whole and look forward to hopefully studying further.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the course. I had no prior legal knowledge before taking the ILSPA diploma, I now have a wealth of knowledge at my disposal and I believe this course has greatly enhanced my chances of employability in a legal setting. The course is very well set out, thorough, and informative. I will now move on towards the Advanced single subjects.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the course as a whole. I would recommend the live classes as it not only makes you accountable to others, but you learn with like-minded individuals of all levels of expertise. Seamus was also a delight. I will certainly miss my Wednesday night classes.