Legal secretary vs senior secretary

Differences between legal secretary and senior secretary 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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Senior secretary example responsibilities.

• Manage high volume of requests and correspondence from executives and colleagues, pharmaceutical representatives, patients and outside physicians.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations, complete statistical reports, and convert reports to various formats.
• Maintain confidentiality of all payroll documents and office files.
• Compile and distribute customer updates for payroll software programs and telecommunications networks.
• Maintain databases, prepare PowerPoint presentations, maintain inventory and requisition supplies for the department.
• Demonstrate professional integrity and tactful handling of confidential and protect health information according to HIPAA and administrative policy guidelines.
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