Legal administrative assistant jobs in Finland
Legal administrative assistants carry out the daily administrative activities of firms, offices of notaries public, and companies. They perform activities such as writing mails, phone-answering and typing/keyboarding. They combine these activities with specific knowledge and understanding of the procedures and codes managed in legal business affairs.
Legal administrative assistant - Which skills are essential?
The law that encompasses the rules of procedure followed in court, and the rules governing the civil and criminal procedures.
Compile and collect legal documents from a specific case in order to aid an investigation or for a court hearing, in a manner compliant with legal regulations and ensuring records are properly maintained.
Plan and adjust timings in order to prepare legal documents, collect information and evidence, and contact clients and lawyers in order to prepare the case properly.
Program, prepare, and perform activities required to be performed everyday in offices such as mailing, receiving supplies, updating managers and employees, and keeping operations running smoothly.
Schedule and confirm appointments for the personnel of the office, mostly managers and directive employees, with external parties.
Observe the set of rules establishing the nondisclosure of information except to another authorised person.
Perform administrative tasks such as filing, typing up reports and maintaining mail correspondence.
The different processes, duties, jargon, role in an organisation, and other specificities of the legal department within an organisation such as patents, legal cases, and legal compliance.
The special terms and phrases used in the field of law.
Liaise via telephone by making and answering calls in a timely, professional and polite manner.
Legal administrative assistant - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Draft e-mails, letters and other written documents on the basis of keywords or key concepts outlining the content. Choose the appropriate format and language style according to the type of document.
Handle evidence important for a case in a manner compliant with regulations, in order to not affect the state of the evidence in question and to ensure its pristine condition and usability in the case.
Brief court officials such as judges, barristers, and other representatives on the day's events, the details of the cases scheduled for that day, attendance, and other matters pertaining court proceedings which are significant.
Read and interpret court hearings in order to format and process the outcome information of these events.
The procedures of a legal case from opening to closing, such as the documentation that needs to be prepared and handled, the people involved in different stages of the case, and the requirements that need to be met before the case can be closed.
Read and interpret legal documents and proofs about happenings in relation with the legal case.
Fix and schedule professional appointments or meetings for clients or superiors.
The methods and procedures of research in legal matters, such as the regulations, and different approaches to analyses and source gathering, and the knowledge on how to adapt the research methodology to a specific case to obtain the required information.
Explain technical details to non-technical customers, stakeholders, or any other interested parties in a clear and concise manner.
The legal rules and their applications used in disputes between different parties.
The regulations which are in place during the investigation of a court case and during a court hearing, and of how these events occur.
Manage the accounts and financial activities of an organisation, supervising that all the documents are correctly maintained, that all the information and calculations are correct, and that proper decisions are being made.
Prepare the invoice of goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms. Complete order processing for orders received via telephone, fax and internet and calculate the customer’s final bill.
Analyse, understand, and read handwritten texts with different writing styles. Analyse the overall message of texts to ensure coherence in the understanding.
The legal procedures and standards that courts follow in civil lawsuits.