Legal technician vs senior paralegal

Differences between legal technician and senior paralegal 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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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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