Paralegal secretary vs litigation legal assistant

Differences between paralegal secretary and litigation legal assistant duties and responsibilities

Paralegal secretary example responsibilities.

• Perform administrative tasks for managing partner and trial attorney at a medical malpractice litigation firm including daily transcription and stenography.
• Draft interrogatories and production of documents, and responding to request of the same in family law proceedings.
• Draft legal documents including but not limit to estate planning, probate, quitclaim, personal representatives, and warranty deeds.
• Draft legal documents including correspondence, pleadings, interrogatories.
• Direct and coordinate delivery of subpoenas for medical records and witnesses.
• Handle multiple case management responsibilities through entire litigation cycle for busy practice groups.
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Litigation legal assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage and coordinate various aspects of major pharmaceutical litigation including budgeting, work scope plans, staffing and defense coordination.
• Prepare and review all discovery materials, including depositions, subpoenas, interrogatories, interviews.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations for visual aids at trial and for inhouse presentations.
• Review and respond to interrogatories and discovery.
• Prepare answers to and draft interrogatories and document requests.
• Prepare defensive pleadings, motions and affidavits including discovery.
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