Daily Job Functions of a Paralegal

Daily Job Functions of a Paralegal/Legal Assistant Conducting client interviews and general contact. Communicating both in writing and orally to clients, other attorneys, and the courts. Performing case investigations. Conducting witness interview. Calendaring case progress and attorney schedules. Maintaining client files Performing legal research. Drafting and researching legal documents (IRAC). Summarizing testimony and depositions. Attending and assisting at legal proceedings. Client Representation (in Administrative Law Courts) Handling routine client correspondence. Process Service Court Running Timekeeping for attorney and self. A paralegal routinely performs tasks requiring analytical skills: The Socratic method - Analysis and teaching tool based on questioning and discussion. A legal memorandum - Summary and analysis of the law applicable to the facts of the issue researched. Legal Billing: Record keeping of time and tasks performed by a paralegal for each client and the legal task performed on behalf of the client. Develop and maintain a Personal Reference Manual Developed and personalized throughout coursework, can be a customized reference source file when you go into practice. If you maximize your use of the PRM while in school, you will have a great many tools, including a variety of writing samples, document templates, client files and substantive law. The PRM is your tool to create, maintain, and expand as you see fit. It is a file that you keep and carry with you from job to job. No matter what law offices you work at or what type of law you will be dealing with, the job function of a paralegal remains primarily the same. Calendaring: System of tracking dates, appointments, and filing deadlines for documents and events throughout the case file for both the attorney and the paralegal. Case management: Keeping track of the progress or status of the file and proactively organizing the work of both the attorney and the paralegal. Legal Office Management Mediation/Arbitration