Specialized Secretarial Skills Required For Law Offices

 Exceptional typing, dictation, and time management skills will be required.  They will also be required to be familiar with legal vocabulary and terminology, federal and state court filing regulations, and legal procedures.  The duties  of a lega secretary may also require them to assist with case research, communications between attorneys and experts, opposing counsel, clients, vendors, or other office staff members.  They will need to be able to prepare and type legal documents such as subpoenas, briefs, motions, discovery documents, or pleadings.  Creating spreadsheets, scheduling depositions, conducting site inspections, tracking filing deadlines, attending hearings and meetings will also be a responsibility of a paralegal.