18 Questions
You may spend most of your time assisting the lawyers in preparing ______ until you become very proficient in this kind of legal work.
legal documents
If you are interested in continuing your education or pursuing a career in law, you may have the opportunity for ______ to positions of greater responsibility.
advancement
You may prefer to work in a large corporation and be assigned to work in the Legal Department of the company as a Legal Office ______.
Assistant
As a member of a large office staff, the Legal Office Assistant may also have some benefits not available to one who works in a ______ office.
small
If you work in a large firm and you are assigned to assist one or two attorneys, you will soon learn their areas of specialization and become proficient and knowledgeable in the legal office responsibilities related to these ______.
areas
You may work in the day, you may work in a law office and pursue your studies of law in the ______.
evening
Larger firms employ law students or beginning lawyers as law clerks to assist with ______ and preparation of documents.
research
Some lawyers are forming corporations instead of ______.
partnerships
Large corporations often have a legal staff, and frequently the manager of the office is a ______.
lawyer
Some companies employ attorneys on ______. This means that the company pays the lawyer a specified amount each month in return for which they handle any legal problems that the business may have.
retainer
Other lawyers may be employed on a temporary basis to handle special legal problems, on a ______ basis.
case-to-case
More and more lawyers are needed today by government agencies to defend ______ people.
its
Large companies often provide employees with benefits such as life insurance and health plans, as well as opportunities to develop office friendships with fellow workers from other departments, which may not be present in a ________ office.
small and medium sized
To serve effectively as a Legal Office Assistant, it is important to understand the background and training of the lawyer who will be your boss to have a real comprehension of the demands that his profession makes upon him. Knowing the nature of the legal profession will help you better perform your job as a Legal Office Manager or Legal Office Assistant. Learn to understand the ________ profession.
legal
Your boss, who is a lawyer, has spent many years preparing for his career. He probably attended a four-year college taking a ________.
pre-law
Lawyers must keep abreast of changes in the law, which is why you will be expected to do various legal research when you work as an assistant to a lawyer. Your boss needs to have great knowledge and special ________.
skills
When a lawyer receives his license, he is said to be 'admitted to the ________.' The term bar is synonymous with lawyers.
bar
Advancement in a legal career often requires specialized training, such as spending three years in a specialized law school - ________ or ________.
public, private
This quiz focuses on the roles and responsibilities of a legal office assistant in a medium-sized office setting. It covers tasks such as preparing legal documents and the potential for career advancement in the legal field.
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