Legal Secretaries

Professional, Science, & Technical

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. 

Also called: Confidential Secretary, Legal Administrative Assistant, Legal Office Support Assistant, Legal Secretary 

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

Abilites:

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:

Description: 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:

Accounting software

Intuit QuickBooks
Sage 50 Accounting

Document management software

Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS

Data base user interface and query software

Electronic adjudication management systems EAM
Microsoft Access

Education:

some college

bachelor's degree