Legal Assistant
Support Lawyers by managing legal documentation, conducting research, and handling administrative tasks.
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What's it like to be a Legal Assistant?
A Legal Assistant, often called a Paralegal, supports Lawyers by managing case files, conducting legal research, and drafting documents. They help Lawyers prepare for court proceedings by maintaining and organising files, coordinating with witnesses, and handling any necessary paperwork. They must be detail-oriented and have a strong understanding of legal procedures and terminology.
Tasks and duties
- Answering client enquiries, filing paperwork and taking notes in meetings.
- Curating, analysing and organising information.
- Collecting and recording evidence exhibits.
- Searching legal records in databases.
- Preparing legal document drafts ready for a senior team member to finalise.
- Supporting the legal team at hearings.
- Tracking hours and billing clients.
- General office administrative duties.
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Latest Legal Assistant reviews
Jan 2024
Experience
Less than a year
Organisation size
Medium (20-199 employees)
The good things
Good things:
You are helping those people who do not have that much knowledge about the Law and their Rights. When you save a person's life from being destroy you feel good and proud of yourself.
The challenges
Challenges:
You will face some clients who are not much cooperative, then you need to find out different ways to get those informations from him/her to solve the cases.
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