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What does a legal assistant do?
A legal assistant provides administrative and clerical support to facilitate a lawyer's day-to-day work and support their caseload. For this role, the exact duties can vary according to the size and organisational hierarchy of the firm or legal practice. A legal assistant's role may involve working alongside one legal professional in a single practice or as part of a larger legal team for a law firm, company or government agency. Below are some of a legal assistant's typical duties:
answering the phone, taking messages and greeting clients
responding to emails and client communications
organising and compiling case files
transcribing legal documents
managing the lawyer's schedule and booking appointments
drafting legal letters, contracts and documents
writing case reports
managing invoicing and bookkeeping
accessing confidential information
Aberdeen(/ˌæbərˈdiːn/ⓘAB-ər-DEEN;locally[ˌeːbərˈdin]ⓘor[ˈeːbərdin]ⓘ;Scottish Gaelic:Obar Dheathain[ˈopəɾˈʝɛ.ɪɲ]) is a port city in North EastScotland, and is thethird most populousScottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county ofAberdeenshire, but is now separate from the council area ofAberdeenshire. Aberdeen City Council is one of Scotland's 32local authorities[3](commonly referred to ascouncils). Aberdeen has a population of 198,590 (mid-2020 est.) for the main urban area and 220,690 (mid-2020 est.) for the wider council area including outlying localities[4], making it the United Kingdom's39th most populous built-up area. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features anoceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters.[5]
Aberdeen receivedroyal burghstatus fromDavid I of Scotland(1124–1153),[6]which transformed the city economically. The traditional industries of fishing, paper-making, shipbuilding, and textiles have been overtaken by theoil industryand Aberdeen's seaport. Aberdeen Heliport is one of the busiest commercialheliportsin the world,[7]and the seaport is the largest in the north-east part of Scotland.[8]Auniversity town, the city is known for theUniversity of Aberdeen, founded in 1495 as the fifth oldest university in the English-speaking world and located inOld Aberdeen.
During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried greygranite, which may sparkle like silver because of its highmicacontent.[9]Since the discovery ofNorth Sea oilin 1969, Aberdeen has been known as the offshore oil capital of Europe.[10]Based upon the discovery of prehistoric villages around the mouths of the riversDeeandDon, the area around Aberdeen is thought to have been settled for at least 6,000 years.[11]
