Good
lawyers draft correspondence, motions and briefs that are well - cited and well - written.
Not exact matches
I've won one case where this happened (where there was extensive email
correspondence between business
lawyers regarding the changes that would be made in each
draft and there the version signed did not correspond to the last version signed electronically in a very long document on paper and there were other indicia of fraud), but by far the more common outcome is to bind the party signing the document (especially in a commercial context) and to consider failing to carefully read all terms of the final
draft to be negligent on the part of the party signing the contract.
â $ cents Minimum 5 years of Litigation experience â $ cents Confident and dependable, with strong initiative and ability to work both independently and in a team oriented atmosphere â $ cents Organize and maintain client files â $ cents Experience liasing with clients, insurance adjusters and defence counsel â $ cents Prepare and edit
correspondence and legal documents â $ cents Assist with authorizations, undertakings, discoveries and productions â $ cents Drafting pleadings, routine motions, affidavits of documents, pre - trial / mediation memos, etc. â $ cents Reviewing and summarizing medical documentation â $ cents Trial preparation â $ cents Responsible for tracking limitation periods â $ cents Prior experience working with Ontario & Superior Court of Justice â $ cents
Draft and respond to
correspondence â $ cents Initiate follow - up as required and communicate with clients â $ cents Calendar management, scheduling meetings and arrange examinations for discovery and mediations â $ cents Coordinate and monitor administrative functions to ensure completion of work accurately and in a timely manner â $ cents Act as liaison between clients and
lawyers â $ cents Other duties as required
In short,
lawyers in British Columbia should not be sending, what I call «snot - o - grams», to other
lawyers, no matter how creatively
drafted the
correspondence is.
A Legal Clerk helps
lawyers by
drafting legal documents, conducting research on case laws, filling legal documents, and handling
correspondence.