Assistant paralegal vs legal assistant

Differences between assistant paralegal and legal assistant duties and responsibilities

Assistant paralegal example responsibilities.

• Lead communications with courts, and other regulatory authorities in multiple state jurisdictions to ensure jurisdictional and regulatory compliance in litigation.
• Assist asbestos supervising attorney in all litigation tasks for product liability suits.
• Produce innovative bankruptcy PowerPoint marketing presentation
• Assist in depositions, providing administrative support to prominent law firms and DOJ officials.
• Analyze and relay intelligence communications of significance to appropriate DOJ officials.
• Edit and compile legal documents relating to military separations and courts-martial
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Legal assistant example responsibilities.

• Complete accounting and payroll functions.- gather and process client documents.- manage daily operations of office.
• Manage document production with various internal departments for response to DCAA investigations and third party subpoenas.
• Assist patent attorneys by managing invention disclosure documentation and relate correspondence with outside counsel and USPTO.
• Relocate temporarily to Chicago, Illinois to facilitate and manage electronic discovery exchange in preparation for arbitration.
• Perform administrative tasks for managing partner and trial attorney at a medical malpractice litigation firm including daily transcription and stenography.
• Gather and prepare documents for binders/notebooks for depositions, arbitration, hearings/trial; manage incoming document production mostly for litigation purposes.
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