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Legal Assistant

  • 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

​Bicton is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 890, increasing to 1,092 at the 2011 Census.[1]

The village is about three miles north-west of Shrewsbury town centre and includes part of Montford Bridge.

The parish includes the small primary Bicton school.

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