Office manager and legal assistant vs litigation paralegal

Differences between office manager and legal assistant and litigation paralegal 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.
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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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