What Would I Do?
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Legal administrative assistants perform secretarial and administrative duties in law offices or offices that work with legal documents (e.g. real estate companies, land title offices, the court system). You handle and format legal correspondence, and review and proofread outgoing documents.
Your duties can include:
- prepare and enter correspondence and legal documents, such as deeds, wills, affidavits and briefs
- review and proofread documents and correspondence to ensure compliance with legal procedures
- schedule appointments, meetings and conferences for employer
- use knowledge of legal records and procedures to set up and maintain filing systems (including confidential materials and documents)
- open and distribute regular and electronic incoming mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments or organizations
Paralegals: prepare legal documents and conduct research to assist lawyers or other professionals.
Your duties can include:
- assist lawyers by
- interviewing clients, witnesses and other related parties
- assembling documentary evidence
- preparing trial briefs
- arranging for trials
- prepare wills, real estate transactions and other legal documents, court reports and affidavits
- research records, court files and other legal documents
- draft legal correspondence and perform general office and clerical duties