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. From that point forward I instruct staff to always move the call off to the lawyer. My list is below.
Attorney at Work
JANUARY 18, 2022
Advances in technology and access to legal staffing is helping rural lawyers improve workflows and operate more efficiently. How can rural attorneys consistently get on the same playing field as urban and suburban lawyers? For instance, easy-to-use calendaring tools allow attorneys to offer appointment booking on their websites.
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MyCase
AUGUST 12, 2022
Managing partners are the most senior-level lawyers at law firms. Not all firms employ the entire hierarchy of lawyers. Paralegals and Legal Secretaries . Paralegals (often called legal assistants) can’t provide legal advice but help attorneys in a variety of capacities such as: Conducting research.
MyCase
AUGUST 12, 2022
Managing partners are the most senior-level lawyers at law firms. Not all firms employ the entire hierarchy of lawyers. Paralegals and Legal Secretaries . Paralegals (often called legal assistants) can’t provide legal advice but help attorneys in a variety of capacities such as: Conducting research.
MyCase
AUGUST 7, 2023
As stated in the ABA’s definition, there is often some overlap between legal assistants and paralegals. Because they aren’t required to have any education or background in law, they don’t assist a lawyer with specific legal tasks. Many successful law firms find legal assistants valuable exactly because of that flexibility.
The Estrin Report
AUGUST 26, 2021
Calendar management. 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. .
MyCase
MAY 11, 2022
When asked what their virtual legal assistants contribute toward, in one recent online forum thread with 192 (!) Calendaring. But that allows us to consider the following types of legal virtual assistants, all of whom play critical roles in supporting law firms: Virtual administrative assistant. Virtual legal secretaries.
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