Construction Legal Secretary Tort 
Paralegal Bootcamp
APRIL 15, 2022
That may come in the form of legal secretaries, runners, file clerks, copy people, or even assistants whose job it is to schedule, docket, or do document management. These numbers exclude all legal secretaries and administrative assistants. Federal jobs don’t lag too far behind. That will serve you best in the end.
Paralegal Bootcamp
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
In my own defense, the last 25 years of my career has been dedicated to one attorney as a contracted tort litigation paralegal. She began her career in 1977 in a quasi-legal secretarial/paralegal position as “paraprofessionals” weren’t quite yet a thing. I’m happy to report that we no longer have Jack Russell Terrier syndrome.
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Paralegal Bootcamp
MAY 20, 2022
I’ve mentioned in previous articles that 43 years ago, the profession of “paralegals” and “legal assistants” didn’t really exist. Legal secretaries absorbed some of what is now considered paralegal responsibilities. Certainly, every time I think I have heard everything, something new comes along. At least it hasn’t been boring.
Paralegal Bootcamp
JULY 24, 2023
In fact, what you see in most firms going forward is they have eliminated the legal secretary title and replaced it with a legal assistant title. While those roles used to be synonymous, the ABA recently clarified that they are not the same position. In response, the ABA now says they are two different roles.
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