Australia Paralegal Directory
Australia Paralegals, Legal Assistant LDA
Australia Legal Secretary
Australia Paralegal and Legal Document Assistants, known as LDA’s assist lawyers with legal services. Australia Paralegal, Australia Legal Document Assistants ( LDA ) and Australia 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. Australia Legal Secretary generally works directly for Australia Lawyer or as an employee of the Australia Judicial Court.
In most judicial systems, a Australia 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 Australia lawyer. Most Australia paralegals, Australia legal assistants and Australia legal secretary work under the guidance of the Australia Lawyer or as approved by the Australia Judicial Court.
Australia Paralegal, Australia 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 Australia Paralegal, Legal Document Assistant
( LDA
)
or Australia Legal Secretary cannot do are:
1) An Australia Paralegal cannot give legal advice.
2) An Australia
Paralegal cannot develop the lawyer-client relationship.
3) The Australia
Paralegal cannot sign papers on behalf of the client.
4) The Australia
Paralegal cannot represent a client in court.
5) The Australia 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 Australia Paralegal or legal document assistant (LDA) from the Australia 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 Australia Lawyer or Australia Paralegal, we suggest that you educate yourself on Australia law and the legal process by reading the books mentioned in our recommended reading section.