Paralegals & Legal Assistants
Also called: Law Associate, Legal Assistant, Paralegal, Paralegal Specialist,
What they do:
Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.On the job, you would:
- Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.
- Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
- Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits.
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What they do:
Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.On the job, you would:
- Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system.
- Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
- Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits.
KNOWLEDGE
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- administrative services
- customer service
Safety and Government
- law and government
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES
Verbal
- read and understand what is written
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Cooperation
- Adaptability/Flexibility
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Document management software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Dropbox
Information retrieval or search software
- LawManager
- LexisNexis
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Access
EDUCATION
- associate's degree
- bachelor's degree
JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$51,740
$32,160
$82,500