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
Morcottis a village andcivil parishin the county ofRutlandin theEast MidlandsofEngland. The population at the 2001 census was 329 falling slightly to 321 at the 2011 census.[3]It is located about 7 miles (11 km) south-east of the county town ofOakhamon theA47andA6121roads. A prominent reconstructed windmill can be seen from both East and West-bound approaches to Morcott along the A47.[4]
Rutland County Council designated Morcott a Conservation Area in 1981,[5]one of 34 conservation areas in Rutland which are "of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance".