Paralegals do legal work, but are not fully-qualified solicitors or barristers. They could work in many different kinds of organisation, such as: law firms, where they support solicitors and usually specialise in one area of law such as probate or family law the public and not-for-profit sector, such as in Citizens Advice Bureaux, charities or trade unions, where they [...]
Legal secretaries give administrative support to lawyers and legal executives, and help with the day-to-day tasks involved in running a legal firm. The main duty of a legal secretary is to type letters and other legal documents such as wills, contracts, leases and court documents. They often work from notes dictated onto audiotape. Other duties may [...]
