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The Differences Between Paralegals and Legal Assistants

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Rather, they are an integral part of the team, ensuring that legal claims are properly prepared and effectively managed. A Legal Assistant’s Role A legal assistant, also known as a legal secretary, is a professional who offers administrative and legal support to lawyers and law firms.

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At A Turning Point for the Law Firm Docketing Profession, A Conversation with Three of its Trailblazers

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In litigation and intellectual property matters, it is the responsibility of docketing professionals to ensure that electronic court pleadings and documents are properly and timely filed, to maintain internal databases of docketed documents, and to facilitate access to documents by the firm’s legal professionals. We do the research.