Corporate law assistant vs legal assistant

Differences between corporate law assistant and legal assistant duties and responsibilities

Corporate law assistant example responsibilities.

• Complete accounting and payroll functions.- gather and process client documents.- manage daily operations of office.
• Answer and propound discovery/mandatory disclosure/financial affidavits.
• Serve as a notary public, research for pending cases, serve papers to defendants.
• Answer and propound discovery/mandatory disclosure/financial affidavits.

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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