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How to Become a Virtual Legal Assistant

The Estrin Report

. • Legal: Prepare litigation, estate planning, bankruptcy, corporate, real estate, family law, immigration and other practice specialty documents, schedule events and calendar management for law firms and attorneys; audit letters; handle correspondence; intake; anything and everything a legal secretary can do.

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The Differences Between Paralegals and Legal Assistants

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These dedicated professionals are responsible for conducting thorough legal research and managing extensive paperwork, playing a critical role in the operational success of law firms. Attorneys and judges who bear ultimate responsibility for paralegals’ work put significant trust in their expertise and efficiency.

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Five Things to Look for in Shared Office Space

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Some centers offer paralegal staff who can assist with everything from basic administrative tasks to legal research. Some services come at an additional fee, but it saves you the expense of hiring a full-time legal assistant. Paralegal support. Illustration ©iStockPhoto.com.

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What is a Public Defense Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

As society shifts and the need for lawyers to work faster and smarter grows, it becomes increasingly important that lawyers are able to nurture partnerships with freelance paralegals and legal assistants. For one, legal assistants focus solely on administrative work, clearing up time for lawyers to focus on other tasks.

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Is It Time to Steal One of Those Surprising Job Titles?

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HR Manager, attorney, paralegal, marketing manager, may describe your role but it sure ain’t fun. What happened to Attorney, Paralegal, Administrator? And: Provides training for new attorneys on the various research resources including Lexis, Westlaw, Casetext, etc. Research training……. By Chere B. Holy, moly!

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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

Paralegal Bootcamp

With this being the case, we focus on a variety of paralegal, legal assistant, and administrative assistant legal positions in our home country. Assistant Juridique (Legal Assistant): Legal assistants in France perform similar duties to that of legal assistants in the USA, but they don’t necessarily work for law firms.

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Ethics Meets Opportunity – How AI Can Propel Your Paralegal Career

Paralegal Bootcamp

So youre really good at drafting discovery, doing legal research, managing document productions, etc. If youre operating from the career security mindset, then you still go out and learn everything you can about eDiscovery , maybe even try to get your attorney to allow you to do the next small document production electronically.

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