Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants
Confidential Secretary, Legal Administrative Assistant, Legal Office Support Assistant, Legal Secretary
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What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Prepare, proofread, or process legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements.
- Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
- Receive and place telephone calls.
Knowledge
Business
- administrative services
Safety and Government
- law and government
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- writing things for co-workers or customers
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- order or arrange things
- notice when problems happen
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
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Self Control
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Accounting software
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Sage 50 Accounting
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
- Dropbox
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Microsoft Access
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
some college or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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