Paralegal secretary vs summer associate

Differences between paralegal secretary and summer associate 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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Summer associate example responsibilities.

• Manage client expenses and prepare billing and financial statements using PClaw and reconcile attorney's escrow and general accounts using QuickBooks.
• Gather and analyze statutes, decisions, legal articles and codes using Lexis Nexis research software.
• Perform citation checks and proofread supervisor's work before publishing.
• Proofread, edit, and research various issues relate to a forthcoming law review article submission focusing on animal law
• Perform firm strategy research and create PowerPoint presentations for management and executive teams.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations on regulatory and policy matters affecting the health care industry.
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