Executive legal assistant vs contractor-paralegal

Differences between executive legal assistant and contractor-paralegal duties and responsibilities

Executive legal assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage transactions involving the sale or purchase of publicly trade securities, both equity and debt instruments.
• Manage litigation discovery process, including coordinating electronic and tangible document production, as well as litigation record hold obligations.
• Provide administrative support to attorneys with mergers and acquisitions and due diligence procedures.
• Prepare legal documents, assist clients with their legal needs, notary, general office duties
• Complete & record minutes of meetings, using a variety of shorthand, or machine transcription.
• Provide notary assistance as requested.
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Contractor-paralegal example responsibilities.

• Manage client expenses and prepare billing and financial statements using PClaw and reconcile attorney's escrow and general accounts using QuickBooks.
• Assist staff counsels in all aspects of litigation management including factual investigation, document preparation, trial preparation and support.
• Research using Lexis Nexis and online resources.
• Summarize medical records, check blue-book cites, retrieve statutory and case law on LEXIS ,
• Complete contract work for local attorneys in the areas of civil, family law, personal injury, and probate matters.
• Prepare, compile and distribute various PowerPoint presentations.
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