Corporate law assistant vs legal clerk

Differences between corporate law assistant and legal clerk 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 clerk example responsibilities.

• Complete accounting and payroll functions.- gather and process client documents.- manage daily operations of office.
• Maintain and organize litigation materials; litigation management; process correspondence, and various clerical duties, including filing/copying/package assembly.
• Process civil, probate and small claims cases, issue writs, abstracts, summons, defaults and judgments.
• Assist or draft wills, power of attorney, revocable living trusts, probate, adoptions, ERISA and Medicaid eligibility.
• Serve subpoenas and notice and draft related affidavits.
• Conduct conference calls independently with clients to gather information to answer interrogatories.
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