Executive legal assistant vs legal secretary

Differences between executive legal assistant and legal secretary 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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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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