A Legal Assistant, or Litigation Assistant, is responsible for helping Lawyers and other legal professionals prepare for trials or court cases. Duties typically listed in a Legal Assistant job description include answering phone calls and greeting clients, contributing to fact-checking, compiling case evidence and communicating with court employees to confirm court dates.
A Legal Assistant 應該能夠履行各種職責和責任。以下是 Legal Assistant 應該能夠執行的一些職責和責任：
- Communicating with clients via phone, by email and in person to conduct interviews and field questions
- Performing initial background research and briefing the lawyer
- Seeing to administrative tasks like making copies and sending invoices
- Attending meetings alongside the Lawyer and taking accurate notes on proceedings
- Organizing documents for court filing and record keeping
- Transcribing and proofreading legal documents
有競爭力的Legal Assistant將擁有一定的技能和資格，包括：
- Basic understanding of legal terminology
- Computer skills to use information retrieval, document management, appointment, litigation support, word processing, spreadsheet and database software
- Research skills to gather background information and relevant court records for cases
- Oral communication and interpersonal skills to interact positively with clients, court personnel and coworkers
- Organizational skills to maintain accurate records for multiple clients at one time
- Typing skills to produce error-free legal documents quickly
