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Legal Assistant Applications in 2018

295K+

Paralegal Applications in 2018

213K+

Legal Secretary Applications in 2018

123K+

Attorney Applications in 2018

115K+

Contract Administrator Applications in 2018

51K+

Legal Assistant

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Duties and Responsibilities

  • Help lawyers and paralegals
  • Converse directly with lawyers, clerical personnel, courtroom staff members, clients, commercial vendors, and expert witnesses
  • Answer phones and take messages
  • Create detailed spreadsheets and presentations
  • Prepare law documents for conferences and review
  • Prepare the first drafts of memos; proofreading legal documents, such as briefs and pleadings
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Paralegal

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Duties and Responsibilities

  • Create reports and documents for lawyers based on case specifications and requests
  • Help lawyers prepare legal arguments, motions, and other case filings
  • Develop and follow a case file indexing system that can be used as an active archive for all ongoing and completed cases
  • Monitor changes to laws, guidelines, or regulations; submit reports on pertinent changes in law
  • Utilize existing files and a variety of other legal research resources to develop information for pending cases
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Legal Secretary

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Duties and Responsibilities

  • Greet and interact with clients in person, over the telephone, and via email
  • Assist attorneys with information gathering and research for cases, including client details such as employment, financial, and medical records as well as legal documentation
  • Conduct research in legal publications and databases to find laws and court decisions pertaining to current cases
  • Draw up legal documents including appeals, complaints, discovery requests, motions, pretrial agreements, subpoenas, and summonses
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Attorney

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Duties and Responsibilities

  • Consult with clients on legal best practices.
  • Prepare case file documents.
  • Work with legal team to compile comprehensive trial briefs.
  • Draft and administer contracts, negotiate deals.
  • Review discovery documents and define best course of action.
  • Adhere to a consistent schedule of hearings, court appearances, and case related conferences.
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Contract Administrator

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Duties and Responsibilities

  • Follow company rules and guidelines when reviewing contracts
  • Collaborate with sales team and internal business partners on contract details
  • Negotiate terms and conditions of contracts
  • Draft and revise contracts as updates become available
  • Work with legal, HR, and all relevant involved teams to ensure contracts are in compliance
  • Present and explain contract conditions and details to business partners, employees, and management
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Legal Assistant

  • If an attorney asked you to conduct research for a case, where would you start?
  • What is your experience with case management software?
  • Have you ever summarized a deposition?
  • Do you have experience with litigation support activities?

Paralegal

  • Provide an example of a complex legal issue that you had to analyze and solve.
  • If you had to support more than one lawyer, how would you decide which tasks to complete first?
  • Do you have experience drafting depositions, summonses, and subpoenas?
  • What's your familiarity with paralegal software? Which ones have you used?

Legal Secretary

  • Which areas of law are you most interested in?
  • Do you have experience preparing subpoenas?
  • What filing system do you use to protect confidential data?
  • Have you recorded meeting or trial minutes?

Attorney

  • Do you have experience in real estate law?
  • How did you become interested in the area of law you practice?
  • Tell me about a recent Supreme Court case you disagreed with and why.
  • In what state(s) are you licensed to practice law?

Contract Administrator

  • How would you make sure that both digital and physical contracts remain confidential?
  • Do you have experience negotiating contract terms?
  • What resources do you use when writing terms of use for sales contracts?
  • How would you describe your negotiation skills?

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