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name: legal-administrative-assistant
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'legal administrative assistant' (also: legal secretary, certified legal assistant, collection legal assistant, certified legal secretary specialist, litigation legal assistant, paralegal assistant). Use when the user asks for typical legal administrative assistant work such as: Prepare and distribute invoices to bill clients or pay account expenses.; 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."
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# Legal Administrative Assistant

Legal administrative assistants carry out the daily administrative activities of firms, offices of notaries, and companies. They perform activities such as writing mails, phone-answering and typing/keyboarding. They combine these activities with specific knowledge and understanding of the procedures and codes managed in legal business affairs.

## Core workflow

1. Prepare and distribute invoices to bill clients or pay account expenses.
2. Prepare, proofread, or process legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements.
3. Mail, fax, or arrange for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
4. Receive and place telephone calls.
5. Schedule and make appointments.
6. Make photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter.
7. Organize and maintain law libraries, documents, and case files.
8. Assist attorneys in collecting information such as employment, medical, and other records.

## How to use this skill

- Read `references/profile.md` for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult `references/tasks.md` for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check `references/skills.md` for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check `references/tools.md` for the software commonly used in this role.

## Key competences (essential)

- communicate by telephone
- compile legal documents
- legal department processes
- legal terminology
- manage personnel agenda
- meet deadlines for preparing legal cases
- observe confidentiality
- perform clerical duties
- perform office routine activities
- private law
- procedural law

## Hot technologies

- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Access
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0264b794-3771-47aa-a675-78bf13b62ee7), O*NET 30.3 (43-6012.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
