Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Paralegals and Legal Assistants typically perform the following tasks: • Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system. • Prepare, edit, or review legal documents, including legislation, briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements. • Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases. • Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits. • Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of cases. • Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents. • File pleadings with court clerks. • Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas. • Call upon witnesses to testify at hearings. • Arbitrate disputes between parties and assist in the real estate closing process, such as by reviewing title searches. • Appraise and inventory real and personal property for estate planning. • Keep and monitor legal volumes to ensure that the law library is up-to-date. • Manage attorneys' calendars and schedule meetings. • Request, review, and summarize relevant records for the cases.