Performed legal research using reference materials generally available within a law library and electronic resource tools.
Performed legal research using print and digital sources to identify issues, determine legal authority, and arrive at legal conclusions or recommendations.
Professional Duties & Responsibilities Provided administrative and technical support to multiple law firms Scheduled activities for intellectual property, bankruptcy, and corporate attorneys Created and distributed weekly and monthly calendars containing case deadlines Obtained working knowledge of the Federal and local rules of Civil Procedure
Performed legal research using multiple industry search engines and databases Assisted attorneys with conflict of interest inquiries, strategy, and special projects Filed legal documents in federal, state, county, city, and appellate courts Oversaw case developments and prepared status reports for legal team Scanned, proofread, edited, and converted legal documents into Adobe PDF files for printing and archival purposes Oversaw all firm incoming and outgoing mail processes Directed and maintained large scale military computer systems Received multiple awards for excellent service record
Professional Accomplishments Provided administrative and technical support to multiple law firms Scheduled activities for intellectual property, bankruptcy, and corporate attorneys Created and distributed weekly and monthly calendars containing case deadlines Obtained working knowledge of the Federal and local rules of Civil Procedure
Performed legal research using multiple industry search engines and databases Assisted attorneys with conflict of interest inquiries, strategy, and special projects Filed legal documents in federal, state, county, city, and appellate courts Oversaw case developments and prepared status reports for legal team Scanned, proofread, edited, and converted legal documents into Adobe PDF files for printing and archival purposes Oversaw all firm incoming and outgoing mail processes Directed and maintained large scale military computer systems Received multiple awards for excellent service record
Not exact matches
Performing legal research is an important and unavoidable aspect of the practice of law, but the costs of
using the largest commercial
legal research tools (namely, Westlaw and Lexis) are -LSB-...]
«Clerking» is courts
using law students to
perform legal research duties.
So, although finding
legal information has almost become a one - click process, intelligently
using it remains a difficult skill to master.40 To understand
research and
perform it well, students must be able to specifically identify a
legal source when they see one — in any medium — and they must learn to question the nature of everything that they turn up along the way.41 Even more fundamentally, they must understand exactly what authority governs a particular
legal issue.
I increasingly
use Google to
perform necessary
research more often than I
use any other
legal research tools.
While advertising and marketing your law practice in search engines will not make it rain overnight, if you commit to thinking about how your potential clients might
use search to consume
legal information, get answers, and
perform research, you might surprise yourself as to how successfully you can increase your firm's profile online.
This fast tip demonstrates how to
perform efficient
legal research on the internet
using the Google search engine.
The product is intended to be
used not only by associates, but by anyone within a firm or organization who is most intensively involved in
performing legal research.
In administering the program, the Director will participate in the hiring, orientation, training, and evaluation of
legal research and writing instructors; participate in the orientation of incoming first - year law students; prepare the syllabi and the common writing problems
used by all
legal research and writing sections; chair regular meetings of the
legal research and writing instructors to discuss course content, teaching methods, and related issues; handle student issues related to the program; oversee the selection of
legal research and writing award recipients; coordinate
legal research and writing with the broader curriculum in conjunction with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; and
perform other related administrative duties as assigned.
Legal professionals use a wide range of legal databases to perform research, verify case law and track
Legal professionals
use a wide range of
legal databases to perform research, verify case law and track
legal databases to
perform research, verify case law and track data.
Get docket alerts,
perform legal research, get updates of major decisions and orders,
use our advanced analytics, and more.
Visitors to the Law Library of Congress and other law libraries can also
use legal research databases such as Lexis Advance and Westlaw to
perform more targeted searching for majority opinions by Judge Gorsuch, as well as his concurring and dissenting opinions.
conducted
research on deceased borrowers and heirs
using Westlaw and local county online services prepared contact letter to heirs drafted correspondence and pleadings for creditor's administration and requests to the underwriter to insure around deceased borrower coordinated with attorneys, dependent administrators and local counsels with hearings updated to clients with status of loans handled by the firm
performed title reviews and determine if title claims are needed for prior liens, missing conveyances,
legal discrepancies referral administrator.
Skill Highlights Office Administration
Research Client Relations Civil Litigation Legal Documentation Case Management Education Associate of Applied Science, Paralegal Studies — Current Phoenix College — Phoenix, AZ Key Skills Assessment Legal Research and Writing Used online databases such as WestLaw and LexisNexis, as well as print sources, to perform research; researched and reviewed secondary sources, statutory and case law, and local, state, and federal legi
Research Client Relations Civil Litigation
Legal Documentation Case Management Education Associate of Applied Science, Paralegal Studies — Current Phoenix College — Phoenix, AZ Key Skills Assessment
Legal Research and Writing Used online databases such as WestLaw and LexisNexis, as well as print sources, to perform research; researched and reviewed secondary sources, statutory and case law, and local, state, and federal legi
Research and Writing
Used online databases such as WestLaw and LexisNexis, as well as print sources, to
perform research; researched and reviewed secondary sources, statutory and case law, and local, state, and federal legi
research;
researched and reviewed secondary sources, statutory and case law, and local, state, and federal legislation.
,
Perform typical Paralegal functions, including: moderately complex
legal research; synopsizing transcripts of hearings and oral arguments for attorney
use; reviewing case related materials; and...
Cantey & Hanger, L.L.P. (Fort Worth, TX) 1993 — 1996
Legal Assistant, Litigation Section • Prepared legal documents including briefs, memoranda, and motions for use in litigation • Performed research regarding procedural and substantive points of law • Wrote and distributed official correspondence on behalf of firm • Provided administrative support including filing, scheduling, and other tasks as n
Legal Assistant, Litigation Section • Prepared
legal documents including briefs, memoranda, and motions for use in litigation • Performed research regarding procedural and substantive points of law • Wrote and distributed official correspondence on behalf of firm • Provided administrative support including filing, scheduling, and other tasks as n
legal documents including briefs, memoranda, and motions for
use in litigation •
Performed research regarding procedural and substantive points of law • Wrote and distributed official correspondence on behalf of firm • Provided administrative support including filing, scheduling, and other tasks as needed