Departmental secretary vs legal secretary

Differences between departmental secretary and legal secretary duties and responsibilities

Departmental secretary example responsibilities.

• Manage financial bookkeeping efficiently for the company using QuickBooks.
• Complete and monitor payroll in the API system for multiple employees.
• Prepare and submit employment, payroll and tuition forms to comptroller for faculty, staff and students.
• Coordinate between student, local and national political movements by issuing departmental briefings for the political science and economics departments.
• Initiate and monitor requisitions through PeopleSoft for office supplies, laboratory supplies including purchasing lab animals for research and travel reimbursement.

Legal secretary example responsibilities.

• Interview clients and manage discovery response process including responses to interrogatories and production of documents.
• Manage and perform paraprofessional and legal research functions relate to medical malpractice, products liability and general litigation.
• Perform administrative tasks for managing partner and trial attorney at a medical malpractice litigation firm including daily transcription and stenography.
• Draft and type probate documents, estate planning documents, discovery including interrogatories, correspondence.
• Prepare pleadings such as; summonses and complaints, motions, interrogatories, subpoenas and judgments as well as general correspondence.
• Provide full administrative and secretarial support for labor and employment law partner involve with high-stakes litigation on behalf of corporate clients.
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