Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.
What is this job like?
- Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
- Call upon witnesses to testify at hearing.
- Arbitrate disputes between parties and assist in the real estate closing process, such as by reviewing title searches.
- Arbitrate disputes between parties and assist in the real estate closing process, such as by reviewing title searches.
- Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of case.
- Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of case.
- Keep and monitor legal volumes to ensure that law library is up-to-date.
- Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.
- Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
- Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.
- Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.
- Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
- Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
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