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What it’s like to be a law student turned legal secretary

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We recently caught up with Myfanwy Sequeira, a law graduate who now works at Brockbanks as a legal secretary. Myfanwy kindly shared the path she took as a student, her 3 key pieces of advice for aspiring legal professionals and an insight into life as a student and secretary. Search the latest Legal Secretary jobs.

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The Confusion of Legal Assistant vs. Paralegal Titles

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That was the first association NALS, which back then stood for the National Association of Legal Secretaries. They changed it in 1999 to the National Association of Legal Support Professionals. But let’s go back to when they started in 1929 as an association for legal secretaries. Times are changing.

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What is a Public Defense Paralegal?

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Unsurprisingly, a large part of a paralegal’s workload is drafting legal documents. This is separate from the task of legal secretaries, wherein the aforementioned deals with specializing in addressing the clerical needs of the office. Paralegals’ administrative duties extend into the legal realm. LEARN MORE.

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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

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They are responsible for: Drafting documents/agreements Corresponding with clients Meeting with clients for the signing of documents Legal Research Using eDiscovery software Representing individuals in small matters Administrative duties. If that doesn’t say I do extremely substantive legal work, then I don’t know what does!

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Probate Paralegal Woodland: Are They Necessary

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Paralegals and legal assistants are increasingly doing activities that were traditionally allocated to legal secretaries, in addition to typical paralegal duties. drafting trusts, wills, or other relevant documents. Paralegals’ Increased Duties. They may be asked to do the following tasks: Consultation with clients.

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Growing Your Law Practice Using Virtual Staff

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For some, this means an Internet-based legal practice with brick-and-mortar offices throughout the U.S. for others; it means virtual paralegals, legal secretaries, and assistants available on demand with no fixed locations. It’s easy to see why so many legal practices are turning to virtual staff; the advantages are numerous.

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What does legal tech mean for the legal profession?

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In this article, our partners ILSPA (The Institute of Legal Secretaries and PA’s) will consider some of the latest IT innovations affecting the profession. Law firms and government departments have been using new technologies to provide legal services for years. Automated legal research. Providing legal advice.

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