Litigation paralegal vs senior paralegal

Differences between litigation paralegal and senior paralegal duties and responsibilities

Litigation paralegal example responsibilities.

• Achieve sole responsibility for administration of all estates and guardianships.
• Deliver PowerPoint presentations to various legal groups with regard to managing discovery.
• Assist patent attorneys by managing invention disclosure documentation and relate correspondence with outside counsel and USPTO.
• Organize and computer-log hundreds of litigation files, ranging from asbestos exposure to product liability cases.
• Assist attorneys with all aspects of litigation from preliminary motions through discovery and preparations for arbitration or trial.
• Proofread and edit legal documents.
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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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