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School Subject: Keyboarding

  • Independent Paralegals

    Legacy duties

    • Represent clients in small claims court and in other lower court proceedings, at tribunals and before administrative bodies
    • Advise clients and take legal action on landlord and tenant matters, traffic violations, name changes and other issues within their jurisdictions.

  • Court Recorders

    Legacy duties

    • Record verbatim proceedings of courtroom using computerized recording equipment, electronic stenograph machine or stenomask
    • Respond to requests during court sessions to read back verbatim evidence
    • Transcribe recorded proceedings in accordance with established formats
    • Verify accuracy of transcripts by checking copy against original record of proceedings and accuracy of rulings by checking with judge
    • Research and locate quotes to ensure accuracy
    • Respond to requests for transcripts ordered by judges, lawyers or the public
    • File and store shorthand notes of court session.

  • Secretaries (Except Legal and Medical)

    Legacy duties

    • Prepare, key in, edit and proofread correspondence, invoices, presentations, brochures, publications, reports and related material from shorthand, machine dictation and handwritten copy using computers
    • Open and distribute incoming regular and electronic mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments and organizations
    • Schedule and confirm appointments and meetings of employer
    • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
    • Answer telephone and electronic enquiries and relay telephone calls and messages
    • Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
    • Determine and establish office procedures
    • Greet visitors, ascertain nature of business and direct visitors to employer or appropriate person
    • Record and prepare minutes of meetings
    • Arrange travel schedules and make reservations
    • May compile data, statistics and other information and may conduct research
    • May organize conferences
    • May supervise and train other staff in procedures and in use of current software.

  • Medical Secretaries

    Legacy duties

    • Schedule and confirm medical appointments and receive and communicate messages for medical staff and patients
    • Prepare, key in, edit, and proofread medical records, reports, articles, case histories and correspondence from machine dictation, shorthand and handwritten notes using computers
    • Interview patients in order to complete forms, documents and case histories
    • Complete insurance and other claim forms
    • Initiate and maintain confidential medical files and records
    • Prepare financial statements and billing procedures
    • Order supplies and maintain inventory
    • Determine and establish office procedures and routines
    • May supervise and train other staff in procedures and in use of current software.

  • Medical Transcriptionists

    Legacy duties

    • Transcribe machine dictation or rough notes from medical reports, correspondence, medical records and patient information
    • Proofread work for typographical and grammatical errors.

  • Legal Secretaries

    Legacy duties

    • Prepare and key in correspondence and legal documents, such as deeds, wills, affidavits and briefs, from handwritten copy, shorthand and machine dictation using computers
    • Review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures and grammatical usage
    • Schedule appointments, meetings and conferences for employer
    • Set up and maintain filing systems, utilizing knowledge of legal records and procedures and frequently controlling confidential materials and documents
    • Open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments or organizations
    • Determine and establish office procedures and routines
    • May supervise and train other staff in procedures and in the use of current software
    • May attend court, meetings or conferences to take notes, minutes and dictation
    • May perform other general office work as required including preparing financial statements.

  • Legal Assistants and Paralegals

    Legacy duties

    • Assist lawyers by interviewing clients, witnesses and other related parties, assembling documentary evidence, preparing trial briefs, and arranging for trials
    • Prepare wills, real estate transactions and other legal documents, court reports and affidavits
    • Research records, court files and other legal documents
    • Draft legal correspondence and perform general office and clerical duties.

  • Data Entry Clerks

    Legacy duties

    • Receive and register invoices, forms, records and other documents for data capture
    • Input data into computerized databases, spreadsheets or other templates using a keyboard, mouse, or optical scanner, speech recognition software or other data entry tools
    • Import and/or export data between different kinds of software
    • Verify accuracy and completeness of data
    • Identify, label and organize electronic storage media
    • Maintain libraries of electronic storage media