Office manager and legal assistant vs legal assistant

Differences between office manager and legal assistant and legal assistant duties and responsibilities

Office manager and legal assistant example responsibilities.

• Gather and prepare documents for binders/notebooks for depositions, arbitration, hearings/trial; manage incoming document production mostly for litigation purposes.
• Prepare all pleadings for family law cases, as well as document preparation for bankruptcy and probate cases.
• Practice include plaintiff's personal injury, family law, criminal, real estate transactions, probate, corporate, collections.
• Draft legal documents including correspondence, pleadings, interrogatories, subpoenas and affidavits.
• Answer complaints, interrogatories and communicate with opposing counsel and insurance companies.
• Gather and collect financial information through subpoenas providing summary of assets and liabilities.
Show more

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.
Show more