Legal technician vs legal assistant

Differences between legal technician and legal assistant duties and responsibilities

Legal technician example responsibilities.

• Gather and prepare documents for binders/notebooks for depositions, arbitration, hearings/trial; manage incoming document production mostly for litigation purposes.
• Collect medical records for attorneys, law enforcement, and court order subpoenas.
• Prepare medical records for patients, physicians, subpoenas, copy services, etc.
• Maintain and track litigation data, analyze data problems and recommend corrective action to senior legal systems staff.
• Collect and prepare required documentation for answering interrogatories and drafting interrogatories for attorney review to be forward to opposing counsel.
• Administer government policies and procedures in the resolution of litigation and other matters resulting from the closing of fail financial institutions.
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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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