Assists lawyers by researching legal precedents, investigating facts, or preparing legal documents. Conducts research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.
This career is part of the Government and Public Administration cluster Legal Services pathway.
A person in this career:
- Prepares affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organizes and maintains documents in paper or electronic filing system.
- Prepares for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits.
- Prepares legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements.
- Meets with clients and other professionals to discuss details of case.
- Files pleadings with court clerk.
- Gathers and analyzes research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
- Calls upon witnesses to testify at hearing.
- Investigates facts and law of cases and searches pertinent sources, such as public records, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
- Directs and coordinates law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.
- Keeps and monitors legal volumes to ensure that law library is up-to-date.
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