Legal Secretaries job and career information

Career:
Legal Secretarie

Job Description: Perform secretarial duties using legal terminology, procedures, and documents. Prepare legal papers and correspondence, such as summonses, complaints, motions, and subpoenas. May also assist with legal research.

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What Legal Secretaries do:

Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
Make photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter.
Receive and place telephone calls.
Schedule and make appointments.
Prepare and process legal documents and papers, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, and pretrial agreements.

Draft and type office memos.

Assist attorneys in collecting information such as employment, medical, and other records.

Complete various forms, such as accident reports, trial and courtroom requests, and applications for clients.

Organize and maintain law libraries, documents, and case files.

Prepare and distribute invoices to bill clients or pay account expenses.

Submit articles and information from searches to attorneys for review and approval for use.

Review legal publications and perform database searches to identify laws and court decisions relevant to pending cases.

Attend legal meetings, such as client interviews, hearings, or depositions, and take notes.

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What work activities does a Legal Secretarie do?

Importance		Activities
		Interacting With Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
		Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
		Performing Administrative Activities - Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
		Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
		Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

		Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
		Communicating with Persons Outside Organization - Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
		Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
		Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
		Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
		Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
		Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
		Scheduling Work and Activities - Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
		Analyzing Data or Information - Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
		Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
		Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
		Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
		Performing for or Working Directly with the Public - Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
		Assisting and Caring for Others - Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
		Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others - Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
		Developing Objectives and Strategies - Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
		Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others - Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
		Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
		Developing and Building Teams - Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
		Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.