American Samoa Paralegal Directory
American Samoa Paralegals, Legal Assistant LDA
American Samoa Legal Secretary
American Samoa Paralegal and Legal Document Assistants, known as LDA’s assist lawyers with legal services. American Samoa Paralegal, American Samoa Legal Document Assistants ( LDA ) and American Samoa Legal Secretary can help with legal forms and document preparation regarding divorce, child support, custody modifications, small claims, right to lien, release of liens, simple wills, name change, quitclaim deeds and promissory notes.
In most judicial systems, a American Samoa Paralegal, Legal Document Assistants ( LDA ) or Legal Secretary can do any functions that most lawyers do except actual court litigation and giving legal advice. Legal advice may only be given by a qualified licensed lawyer.
American Samoa Paralegal, American Samoa Legal document
assistants
(LDA) and Legal Secretary may perform
the following functions under the guidance of a lawyer:
- Conduct legal research, including procedural, administrative, or case law.
- Conduct investigations and record searches.
- Locate and interview witnesses for dispositions.
- Draft legal documents, correspondence and pleadings.
- Document retrieval and filing in court.
- Keep track of and report any pending legislation that may affect clients.
- Prepare medical summaries and chronologies.
- Attend executions of wills, real estate closings, depositions, court or administrative hearings and trials with the lawyer.
- Interview client to gather facts and background information.
- Assist in preparing witnesses for court hearings.
- Service of subpoenas and summonses.
- Bilingual legal translation services.
Five things a American Samoa Paralegal, Legal Document
Assistant
( LDA
)
or American Samoa Legal Secretary cannot do are:
1) An American Samoa Paralegal cannot give legal advice.
2) An American Samoa
Paralegal cannot develop the lawyer-client relationship.
3) The American Samoa
Paralegal cannot sign papers on behalf of the client.
4) The American Samoa
Paralegal cannot represent a client in court.
5) The American Samoa Paralegal cannot
set and collect legal lawyer fees.
These functions are considered the practice of law. Different judicial systems have different requirements for Paralegal, Legal Document Assistants ( LDA ) and Legal Secretary. Federal and State laws and judicial system policies are continually under review. When selecting a American Samoa Paralegal or legal document assistant (LDA) from the American Samoa Paralegal Directory always ask about the particular constraints in their practicing area. ADR means Alternative Dispute Resolution.
If legal action is necessary, before contacting a American Samoa Lawyer or American Samoa Paralegal, we suggest that you educate yourself on American Samoa law and the legal process by reading the books mentioned in our recommended reading section.