The CLET BSB40620 Certificate IV in Legal Services is the second level of legal sector vocational courses and is part of the pathway to becoming a qualified paralegal.
This is a great entry level course for those seeking to gain confidence in a number of different legal areas related to the support of the professionals working in the legal sector. To gain confidence in study, or to widen your knowledge about legal principles, the CLET BSB40620 Certificate IV in Legal Services is an excellent starting point and a great learning experience.
| Course Name: | Certificate IV in Legal Services |
| Course Code: | BSB40620 |
| Maximum Course Completion Time: | 2 Years |
| Units Studied: | 10 |
| Nationally Recognised Training: |
Yes  |
| Fees: | $4295 |
| Delivery Mode: | Study Online , RPL |
| Assessment: | Yes |
| Assessment Due Dates: | No - study at your pace |
| Start Date: | Monthly - enrol anytime |
Nationally recognised training is defined as: Any program of training leading to vocational qualifications and credentials that are recognised across Australia.
These include: industry training package qualifications and units of competency as listed on www.training.gov.au and courses that have been accredited by a VET Regulator.
Only Registered Training Organisation's (RTOs), such as CLET RTO #31254 are able to offer vocational education and training (VET) courses to students. CLET as an RTO must meet strict regulatory standards and our Nationally Recognised Courses that appear on our scope of registration can be identified when we display the following symbol, for example:
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to protect information in a legal services environment.
The unit applies to individuals who provide services to support legal practitioners, while under supervision.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply understanding of the Australian legal system. This includes understanding and applying knowledge of the Federal system, sources of law, and the trial system for resolving disputes.
The unit applies to individuals who are in legal assistant job roles, as well as those who are required to apply basic legal knowledge in a work environment.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work under supervision to conduct simple legal research locating relevant information and writing up a basic summary.
The unit applies to individuals who provide legal support services while under supervision. Its application in the workplace will be determined by the job role of the individual and the legislation, rules, regulations and codes of practice relevant to different jurisdictions.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support the drafting of complex legal documents that meet legislative and organisational requirements, including by using advanced features of relevant software packages.
The unit applies to individuals who use a broad knowledge base and well-developed skills to provide administrative support in a legal environment.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to facilitate and apply communication strategies in the workplace within any industry.
This unit has a specific focus on the communication skills required for supervisor level workers with responsibility for other workers.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain a file under the instruction of a designated individual.
The unit applies to individuals who apply well established, sound theoretical knowledge in the provision of administrative support in a legal services environment.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply project management skills in a legal context to assist in the delivery of project to time and cost requirements.
The unit applies to those who have a broad knowledge of project management who contribute well-developed skills to creating solutions to unpredictable problems. They may have responsibility to provide guidance or to delegate aspects of these tasks to others.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources and supply solutions to contractual issues in a legal environment.
The unit applies to individuals who provide support in a range of legal service settings with a degree of responsibility to plan and complete investigations. It also applies to individuals in a range of work environments that a required to apply a basic understanding of contract law principles.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assess, analyse, and evaluate tort law matters, and apply the principles of the law of torts.
The unit applies to individuals who provide support in a range of legal service settings with a degree of responsibility to plan and complete investigations.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan, draft and finalise complex documents.
The unit applies to individuals who work in a range of business environments and are skilled in the creation of documents that are more complex than basic correspondence, memos and/or forms and that require review and analysis of a range of information sources.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
This course is assessed using a diverse range of assessment strategies to ensure we cover the assessment conditions for each unit of study and provide our students with interesting and flexible assessment experiences.
All assessments are completed in your own time and submitted online, with no assessment due dates. This modern and flexible approach is designed to reduce the uncomfortable pressure and unnecessary stress that traditional assessment testing is so famous for. Marking feedback is provided online usually within 3 weeks of submission.
Many assessments will include researching, reading and analysing information on your computer, laptop or tablet (Internet required), however each unit of study provides assessment instructions and benchmarks you can easily follow to successfully complete each assessment task.
Click here to read in full: How we assess our courses.
Formal Entry Requirements:
There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification, however please read through the following information to assess if you have the English language and literacy skills necessary to successfully complete this course.
Suggested Entry Pathways:
Due to the ASCF core skills of learning, reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy involved in this course, it is suggested that:
Education: you have successfully completed year 10 (only a recommendation).
Employment: you have an interest in working in a business or legal setting, which can include the public sector, or you would like to use this course to prepare you for higher level study.
Is this course right for me?: to assist with your decision, click on the 'Is this course right for me' button positioned at the top of the right hand side of this page and it will ask you questions to assist you in making your decision to enrol.
Technical Requirements: please see the technical requirements below, as you will need access to a modern personal computer and the internet to study this course. In addition, you will need to be able to use this computer, including basic word processing, use of Microsoft Office software and electronic communication platforms and internet search engines.
Enrolment Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) testing: if you cannot meet any of the above suggested entry requirements, which are a guide only and not mandatory, and you would still like to enrol into this course, it is a procedure during our enrolment process to email everyone a link to participate in a short online LLN test that will check your current learning, reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy skills and from these results, allow us to offer you the necessary support needed, if any, to help you successfully complete this course.
Learner support: learner support is offered for this course. Following enrolment you will be asked to complete a questionnaire that will allow you to identify any factors that may impact your ability to successfully complete your studies.
This course is delivered in English online and requires all participants to have sufficient spoken and written comprehension to successfully complete all study and assessment requirements.
Participants with English as their second language must ensure that have the following levels of English language competency if they did not complete year 11 and 12 English before enrolling into the course:
If you do not believe your spoken and written English is at the standard to participate in this course, see the following list of organisations that can provide you with assistance to build your English Language and Literacy skills.
If you have read through the above information and you believe you have the English skills to participate and complete this program we are here to support you all the way.
CLET student support is monitored Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm (Qld time), so we are here daily to help you with your studies. You can send an individual message to student support 24/7 and all questions will be answered during 8am-4pm (Qld time) Monday to Friday.
If you would prefer personal contact, you may call the student support line during the above hours for phone support from one of our qualified student support officers.
Kate is the Director and RPL team leader for CLET and is in charge of the strategic development of the college.
As a director, trainer and student, Kate Martin understands what skills are required to truly be a successful student.
Kate has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Psychological Sciences (Psychology) and completed a Doctor of Business Administration in 2020. She has achieved eight Master’s Degrees in Social Science (Criminology), Business Administration (MBA), International Security Studies, Policing, Intelligence and Counter terrorism, Disaster and Emergency Response, Project Management, Marketing and most recently a Master of Investigations, all studied at six separate Universities.
To finalise this impressive and unprecedented skill set, Kate also holds a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice and Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced).
Kate has extensive employment experience in the legal sector and government and shares her knowledge and experience as a CLET trainer and assessor in our crime and justice, legal, government and emergency management courses.
Job roles and titles vary across different industry sectors. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:
Study Online FEES - By Payment Plan: $4295 (Full Fee)
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is available on all CLET qualifications. If you have completed formal or informal training and have knowledge, skills and employment experience in this area, you may apply for RPL.
You will be asked to provide evidence to support your application and the CLET RPL team will assist you through the RPL assessment process. Apply for RPL below to commence the process. Click here for more information.
Credit is also available for this qualification. If you have completed previous study in this qualification, or an equivalent, you can provide a copy of your transcript/s from your earlier study and CLET will conduct a credit assessment.
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