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
Scotton is a small village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England with a population of 524 in the 2001 census,[2] increasing to 624 at the 2011 Census.[1] It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Harrogate, 1.2 miles (2 km) north west of Knaresborough[3] and is just north of the River Nidd where it flows through Nidd Gorge.[4][5] However, all the watercourses through the village and the parish flow eastwards via the River Tutt and empty into the River Ure, despite Scotton being very close to the Nidd.[6]