Judicial assistant vs senior legal assistant

Differences between judicial assistant and senior legal assistant duties and responsibilities

Judicial assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage highly complex case processing and coordination for judicial activities for judges, magistrates and clerks of the court.
• Maintain records of probate documents and matters.
• Assist attorney with preparing clients for arbitration, depositions and/or court hearings.
• Process motions, identify and notify necessary parties and issue subpoenas, if applicable.
• Organize and submit subpoenas, process transmittal documents and entry forms as a seasonal employee.
• Organize litigation files and other legal documentation.
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Senior legal assistant example responsibilities.

• Perform administrative tasks for managing partner and trial attorney at a medical malpractice litigation firm including daily transcription and stenography.
• Handle collections, probate, estate planning, real estate and corporate work.
• Interview witnesses, prepare declarations, and draft responses to interrogatories and requests for production.
• Prepare lawsuits from complaint through judgment and garnishment for foreclosures, probate, and loss mitigation.
• Develop numerous PowerPoint presentations for conferences and teachings.
• Develop PowerPoint presentations, reports and legal documents.
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