Legal assistant vs legal clerk

Differences between legal assistant and legal clerk duties and responsibilities

Legal assistant example responsibilities.

• Complete accounting and payroll functions.- gather and process client documents.- manage daily operations of office.
• Manage document production with various internal departments for response to DCAA investigations and third party subpoenas.
• Assist patent attorneys by managing invention disclosure documentation and relate correspondence with outside counsel and USPTO.
• Relocate temporarily to Chicago, Illinois to facilitate and manage electronic discovery exchange in preparation for arbitration.
• Perform administrative tasks for managing partner and trial attorney at a medical malpractice litigation firm including daily transcription and stenography.
• Gather and prepare documents for binders/notebooks for depositions, arbitration, hearings/trial; manage incoming document production mostly for litigation purposes.
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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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