legal assistant
Legal assistants work closely together with lawyers and legal representatives in the research and preparation of cases brought to courts. They assist in the paper work of cases and management of the administrative side of court affairs.
Also called: corporate legal assistant, law clerk, paralegal specialist, public administration legal assistant, judicial assistant, paralegal, corporate law assistant, legal aide
- 15
- essential skills
- 14
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- corporate lawyer6 skills in common
- conveyance clerk5 skills in common
- legal administrative assistant5 skills in common
- prosecutor5 skills in common
- case administrator4 skills in common
- court administrative officer4 skills in common
- court clerk4 skills in common
- legal service manager4 skills in common
Essential skills
15- compile legal documents
- court procedures
- execute working instructions
- handle case evidence
- legal case management
- legal department processes
- legal research
- legal terminology
- manage accounts
- meet deadlines for preparing legal cases
- pose questions referring to documents
- private law
- revise legal documents
- study court hearings
- use word processing software
Optional skills
14- advise on legal services
- apply technical communication skills
- assist judge
- brief court officials
- civil law
- civil process order
- criminal law
- manage personnel agenda
- perform clerical duties
- perform office routine activities
- process commissioned instructions
- proofread text
- record court procedures
- respond to enquiries
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