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What is a legal assistant?

What is a paralegal?

What educational requirements are needed?

Legal assistant vs. paralegal

Summary

Law offices, like many other types of businesses, must address a bevy of administrative, financial, and professional considerations in order to operate successfully. In a law firm, these tasks are, generally, divided up between lawyers, legal assistants, and paralegals, among other staffers. Depending on the size of your law firm, these items may be divided up into highly specialized roles, or for smaller firms, one or two individuals may be asked to address a broad array of tasks.

Legal assistants, also sometimes referred to as litigation assistants, and paralegals are among those often charged with handling a multitude of support duties. Here, we will explore the similarities and differences between legal assistants and paralegals, look at some of the education and training necessary to take on those roles and parse through the specific tasks these employees handle each day.

While there are many areas of overlap between the two jobs, and they sometimes get lumped together, there are, in fact, several important differences between the expectations of a legal assistant and a paralegal. Let’s take a closer look at these two roles below.

What is a legal assistant?

A legal assistant, also known as a legal secretary, is a professional who provides administrative and legal support to lawyers and law...

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