Legal assistant vs senior paralegal

Differences between legal assistant and senior paralegal 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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Senior paralegal example responsibilities.

• Achieve sole responsibility for administration of all estates and guardianships.
• Respond to active litigation in collaboration with internal custodians and external counsel, including responding to discovery requests and subpoenas.
• Handle all corporate matters including annual shareholder documentation and shareholder meetings, prepare contracts and coordinate execution, and provide litigation support
• Edit and proofread initial drafts, transcribes dictation and perform cite checking, copy assembly/attachments for filing and/or mailing.
• Draft and prepare legal documents, correspondence, corporate resolutions and UCC's, together with file maintenance and organization.
• Position entail all secretarial correspondence, dictation, expense reporting, record keeping and the handling of settlement documents and payments.
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