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That may come in the form of legalsecretaries, runners, file clerks, copy people, or even assistants whose job it is to schedule, docket, or do document management. These numbers exclude all legalsecretaries and administrative assistants. Federal jobs don’t lag too far behind. That will serve you best in the end.
I’ve mentioned in previous articles that 43 years ago, the profession of “paralegals” and “legal assistants” didn’t really exist. Legalsecretaries absorbed some of what is now considered paralegal responsibilities. Value your legal team. Paralegal Lessons Learned From Years of CaseManagement.
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To better understand what’s out there, let’s run down the general types of support roles found at a law office: LegalSecretary—Mostly Administrative Work A legalsecretary is someone whose primary focus is handling non-legal, administrative tasks for a law firm so lawyers have more time to spend on billable hours.
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