Legal secretary vs paralegal/office manager

Differences between legal secretary and paralegal/office manager duties and responsibilities

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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Paralegal/office manager example responsibilities.

• Assist patent attorneys by managing invention disclosure documentation and relate correspondence with outside counsel and USPTO.
• Prepare interrogatories, subpoenas, document requests and conduct client interviews.
• Direct administrative aspects of discovery, presenting draft interrogatories and responses for attorney review.
• Create and track all expenses and client account codes utilizing QuickBooks accounting software.
• Track billable time, use QuickBooks to create monthly invoices, accept and record payments, make bank deposits.
• Prepare payroll, paid invoices and supervise receptionist and secretary.
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