Are you losing a significant amount of time and money due to the frustration of formatting in MS Word?

This course covers legal document requirements, optimising document layout and focuses on enhancing the skills of legal professionals in drafting high-quality legal documents. It recaps essential MS Word techniques and introduces advanced tools to improve productivity.

Join us for a ten-hour course, held over five days.

When and where?

We are pleased to present this course three times in 2025:

  • 10 to 14 February 2025, 15:00 to 17:00 SAST
  • 19 to 23 May 2025, 15:00 to 17:00 SAST
  • 11 to 15 August 2025, 15:00 to 17:00 SAST

This course will be held remotely, most likely on Zoom - exact details will be sent to registered participants a few days before the course.

Course outline

In this course, you will learn:

  • about MS Word templates
  • about house style
  • about the difference between a Word template and house style template
  • how to paste correctly without damaging your document's layout
  • how to automatically cross reference in your documents
  • how to reduce drafting time like a pro with shortcuts, and Quick Parts
  • time-saving tips and tricks

Who will benefit from this course?

Law students, legal graduates, legal professionals, paralegals, legal support staff and legal secretaries.

Presenter

Pam Padayachee brings 25 years of legal expertise from top South African law firms. At PMV Virtual Assistants, she enhances legal teams with essential business support services. Known for her meticulous attention to detail, Pam excels at document formatting, earning her a reputation for “prettifying” legal documents. Her keen eye for detail is her greatest asset, making her an invaluable resource in the legal industry.

How much?

R3,800 per person

Certificate

A digital certificate of attendance from UCT will be issued to those who attend the full course.

How to sign up

Complete and submit the registration form. You will then be given the payment information. Please note that your registration is not complete until payment has been made.

One or two days before the course, we will send you the Zoom link. You will need to register and use a password to enter the virtual classroom.

Registrations close three days before the course starts.

Download the brochure.