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The profession of legal assistant is accessible at several levels, preferably after a BAC L. There are several training courses that can be taken to reach the position, but the ideal would be to acquire a double competence in secretarial/administrative work and legal assistance: - CQP (certificate of professional qualification) for legal secretaries; - DU (university diploma) legal assistant/legal secretary; - BUT (university bachelor of technology) in legal careers and BTS (higher technician diploma) in managerial assistance; - DEUST (diploma of scientific and technical university studies) in legal assistance; - Professional licences with a focus on law or legal activities It is also possible to follow a correspondence course with the CNED (national centre for distance learning).

The legal assistant is unfortunately a little-known profession in the field of law, yet they are commonly found in law firms, bailiffs or notaries, and in all corporate legal structures. The function is thus associated with that of lawyers. A legal assistant performs a wide range of tasks. Generally speaking, he or she assists the legal professional in carrying out his or her tasks: filing and archiving documentation, drafting correspondence for files, handling mail related to the cases handled, communicating various information to different departments, etc. For private individuals, the legal assistant provides various advice concerning their case and can help them in the preparation of their legal documents before putting them in touch with the appropriate legal professional for their case.

A legal assistant can be called upon in many cases: to help us see a little more clearly in a legal case concerning us, to prepare administrative and legal documents, to advise us in a case requiring the intervention of the courts (divorce, child custody, etc.), etc.

Finding a legal assistant is easy when you turn to an online directory such as StarOfService. You can find many professionals on the site, either in your region or in your city, which makes it easier to choose.

In France, the cost of a legal service will depend on the type of service required. In the case of the preparation of legal documents, it will cost between €120 and €400 depending on the nature of the documents to be processed. For example, a will can be drawn up by a legal assistant before being initialled by a notary - this is one of the documents requiring a broad knowledge of the articles of law, especially those relating to succession. For the drafting of an authentic will, it is necessary to charge €115.39 excluding VAT and this is done before the notary in the presence of witnesses. However, a legal assistant can be used to help us draw up the private will; in this case, it is called a holographic will with a cost of approximately 60 € excluding VAT to which it will be necessary to add the opening and description costs, and the costs of custody before death: 53.84 € excluding VAT.

In order to choose a legal assistant, you must first define your needs. You can then turn to a specialist professional who can assist you in your case. In particular, you can ask them whether they work alone or with other professionals - if they work in a law firm, for example, they can simply hand the case over to a lawyer or bailiff and work with them.

- What kind of work do you do as a legal assistant? - Do you work alone or with other legal professionals? - What experience do you have as a legal assistant?