Senior paralegal vs senior legal assistant

Differences between senior paralegal and senior legal assistant duties and responsibilities

Senior paralegal example responsibilities.

• Achieve sole responsibility for administration of all estates and guardianships.
• Respond to active litigation in collaboration with internal custodians and external counsel, including responding to discovery requests and subpoenas.
• Handle all corporate matters including annual shareholder documentation and shareholder meetings, prepare contracts and coordinate execution, and provide litigation support
• Edit and proofread initial drafts, transcribes dictation and perform cite checking, copy assembly/attachments for filing and/or mailing.
• Draft and prepare legal documents, correspondence, corporate resolutions and UCC's, together with file maintenance and organization.
• Position entail all secretarial correspondence, dictation, expense reporting, record keeping and the handling of settlement documents and payments.
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Senior legal assistant example responsibilities.

• Perform administrative tasks for managing partner and trial attorney at a medical malpractice litigation firm including daily transcription and stenography.
• Handle collections, probate, estate planning, real estate and corporate work.
• Interview witnesses, prepare declarations, and draft responses to interrogatories and requests for production.
• Prepare lawsuits from complaint through judgment and garnishment for foreclosures, probate, and loss mitigation.
• Develop numerous PowerPoint presentations for conferences and teachings.
• Develop PowerPoint presentations, reports and legal documents.
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