Paralegals and Legal Assistants (23-2011.00)
Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.
12 tasks, 12 offered as a checkbox. Back to the catalog.
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| Task | Class | Offered as checkbox | Human approval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents. | digital | yes | no |
| Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in paper or electronic filing system. | digital | yes | no |
| Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing exhibits. | digital | yes | no |
| Meet with clients and other professionals to discuss details of cases. | digital | yes | no |
| Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases. | digital | yes | no |
| Prepare, edit, or review legal documents, including legislation, briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real estate closing statements. | licensed-advisory-only | yes | required |
| Call upon witnesses to testify at hearings. | licensed-advisory-only | yes | required |
| Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas. | physical-low-risk | yes | required |
| Keep and monitor legal volumes to ensure that the law library is up-to-date. | digital | yes | no |
| Appraise and inventory real and personal property for estate planning. | licensed-advisory-only | yes | required |
| File pleadings with court clerks. | licensed-advisory-only | yes | required |
| Arbitrate disputes between parties and assist in the real estate closing process, such as by reviewing title searches. | licensed-advisory-only | yes | required |
This catalog contains information from O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET(R) is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Task text is unmodified; classification, approval and signing fields are added by this project and have not been reviewed or endorsed by USDOL/ETA.