Paralegal secretary vs paralegal

Differences between paralegal secretary and paralegal 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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Paralegal example responsibilities.

• Manage client expenses and prepare billing and financial statements using PClaw and reconcile attorney's escrow and general accounts using QuickBooks.
• Manage discovery process of lawsuits by preparing pleadings and subpoenas for records and answering requests for production and interrogatories.
• Manage large volume of documents, enabling attorneys to easily identify key documents that are critical for mediation and arbitration.
• Prepare H-1B petition with supporting evidence and supplementary forms for attorney review and filing with USCIS.
• Conduct legal research on Lexis and factual inquiries regarding pending litigation.
• Review Lexis Nexis for any and all relevant documents regarding hormone replacement litigation.
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