Legal transcriptionist vs senior paralegal

Differences between legal transcriptionist and senior paralegal duties and responsibilities

Legal transcriptionist example responsibilities.

• Gather and prepare documents for binders/notebooks for depositions, arbitration, hearings/trial; manage incoming document production mostly for litigation purposes.
• Own and operate successful transcription business, transcribing and producing medical reports for workers' compensation doctors.
• Train incoming co-op to use SQL for cleaning and processing incoming data files.
• Work from home transcribing court proceedings, hearings, examinations under oath, etc.
• Prepare legal and court transcripts by deciphering and transcribing deposition audio from multiple formats.
• Order subpoenas for records using ABI s website, log them in as received.
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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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