Legal Officers & Paralegals

Legal Officers & Paralegals carry out a variety of tasks to support lawyers, including investigating facts, conducting legal research, and drafting legal documents. They also perform support functions in courts of law or in law offices, and provide services related to legal matters. They are responsible for: investigating facts, cases of law, and conducting research on relevant laws, regulations, and legal articles; arranging meeting with clients and other professionals to discuss details of cases; preparing and drafting correspondence and legal documents including trial briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills and contracts; gathering evidence and other legal documents for case preparation obtaining affidavits and other formal statements that may be used as evidence in court documenting court proceedings and judgements; filing exhibits, briefs, appeals and other legal documents with the court; organising and maintaining documents in a paper or electronic form supporting lawyers during trials by handling exhibits, taking notes, or reviewing trial documents.