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