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