Legal research assistant vs executive legal assistant

Differences between legal research assistant and executive legal assistant duties and responsibilities

Legal research assistant example responsibilities.

• Complete accounting and payroll functions.- gather and process client documents.- manage daily operations of office.
• Collect and organize customer information in response to subpoenas.
• Attend depositions and prepare interrogatories in personal injury and other tort cases.
• Assemble case information and draft specific interrogatories and requests for production of documents.
• Draft responses to commissioner complaints and subpoenas; explain mortgage-servicing issues to homeowners after conducting research; edit form letters.
• Answer and propound discovery/mandatory disclosure/financial affidavits.
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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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