Legal Administrative Assistant
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A Legal Administrative Assistant is a legal practitioner who is an administrative professional (who provides legal support services in a law office).
- AKA: Legal Secretary.
- Context:
- They can (typically) provide legal support services to other Legal Practitioners.
- They can often perform: calendar management, document drafting, file organization, communications, and scheduling.
- They can intake new client files, prepare legal documents like motions and discovery, and process billing/invoices.
- They can (often) knowledge of Legal Terminology, Legal Procedures, and Legal Documentation.
- They can (often) have strong Written Skills and Verbal Skills (to effectively interact with clients, attorneys, courts, and medical experts).
- They can (often) have attention to detail and organizational abilities.
- They can (often) have a High School Diploma and an Associate's Degree.
- They can range from being an Early-in-Career Legal Secretary to being an Experienced Legal Secretary.
- ...
- Examples:
- one at a Law Office (a Law Office Assistant).
- one at an In-House Counsel Team.
- ...
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Paralegal Assistant.
- a Laywer.
- See: Law Office Management, Practice of Law, Legal Document, Motion (Legal).
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/paralegal#Difference_from_legal_secretaries Retrieved:2023-8-1.
- A legal secretary is generally a secretary who has a basic understanding of legal terminology and the specific formatting required by a particular court or government agency. Legal secretaries are also typically responsible for keeping case files organized and indexed, often taking on the duties of a file clerk. Although legal secretaries may be trained to prepare some basic legal papers and letters, they generally have little or no knowledge of particular legal doctrines, statutes or regulations, and typically have no training or experience in conducting legal research or drafting legal documents, pleadings, motions, briefs or other court papers. On the other hand, a typical paralegal in the United States can perform all of these tasks under an attorney or law office. Paralegals bill for their time at a higher rate than legal secretaries.
In Canada the title Legal Secretary is outdated. The recognized title of that position is Legal Administrative Assistant, or Legal Assistant.
- A legal secretary is generally a secretary who has a basic understanding of legal terminology and the specific formatting required by a particular court or government agency. Legal secretaries are also typically responsible for keeping case files organized and indexed, often taking on the duties of a file clerk. Although legal secretaries may be trained to prepare some basic legal papers and letters, they generally have little or no knowledge of particular legal doctrines, statutes or regulations, and typically have no training or experience in conducting legal research or drafting legal documents, pleadings, motions, briefs or other court papers. On the other hand, a typical paralegal in the United States can perform all of these tasks under an attorney or law office. Paralegals bill for their time at a higher rate than legal secretaries.
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/legal_secretary#Background Retrieved:2023-8-1.
- In the practice of law in the United States, a legal secretary is a person who works in the legal profession, typically assisting lawyers. Legal secretaries help by preparing and filing legal documents, such as appeals or motions. It is not unusual for a larger firm to place managerial duties on a particular legal secretary. Much like a paralegal, a legal secretary is responsible for locating relevant information for cases. This type of person would be called a "paralegal" in the UK.In the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, a legal secretary is a secretary experienced in working for a law firm or in-house legal department. They assist by giving administrative support to lawyers and are significant members of a team of professionals who work together. The work of a legal secretary varies. They deal with a wide range of challenging legal and business issues, combining their skills with modern technology.In Ceylon, it used to refer to the head of islands legal arms such as the Attorney General's Office and the Legal Draftsman's office during the British colonial period.