There are currently many Merit Badge Counselors on the Homeschooled Scouts email list who are willing to work with homeschooled scouts. See information to the left to subscribe. Lone Cub Scouts and Lone Boy Scouts may advance in rank in the same manner as do Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in packs and troops.
Family law paralegals often perform client intake procedures on behalf of the attorney. A family law legal assistant is responsible for supporting the work of a family law attorney and plays an integral role in the functionality of the domestic law practice.ommunication with Court Staff and Opposing Counsel. During domestic litigation, the legal assistant may be in contact with the court staff and opposing counsel in order to keep the case moving forward. Opposing counsel may contact the law office to arrange for a settlement negotiation or to make discovery requests.
The term âlegal assistantâ is a common title for a legal secretary or paralegal assistant. Many law firms have re-titled legal secretaries as âlegal assistantsâ so they can bill certain tasks of the secretary (such as drafting correspondence or organizing documents) to clients.These two terms - âparalegalâ and âlegal assistantâ - are still used synonymously in the legal industry.However, the growing trend is to use the title of âparalegalâ for educated and/or certified employees who perform substantive legal tasks.In the past decade, the title of âlegal assistantâ has expanded to describe the roles of legal secretaries, law clerks and paralegal assistants.owever, the trend is to use the term paralegal â to avoid confusion with secretarial and other legal support roles. Surveys of the paralegal industry have revealed an overwhelming preference by paralegals for the title of âparalegalâ over âlegal assistantâ.