Legal assistant
Legal assistants and paralegals support the organization's lawyers so that legal work is organized, accurate, and on time. They manage matters and documents, prepare contracts and bundles, research legal questions, and handle routine legal tasks. In a digital health care organization much of the work involves technology contracts, data sharing and data processing agreements, information requests, and claims that may involve sensitive patient information.
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- Legal
- UK GDaD PCF role
- None: this reference defines the role
- ESCO occupations
- legal assistant (ISCO-08 3411); legal administrative assistant (ISCO-08 3342)
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Levels
| Band | Role level | UK GDaD PCF level | Civil Service grades | Job evaluation points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Legal administrator | — | — | 223 |
| 4 | Legal assistant | — | — | 277 |
| 5 | Paralegal | — | — | 364 |
In a digital health care organization
- Legal files often contain confidential health information, such as clinical records in claims, so strict information governance applies.
- Many agreements are for software, cloud services, and data sharing, so staff need to recognize the clauses that matter for patient data and service continuity.
- Deadlines in claims, inquests, and procurement challenges are short and fixed, and missing them can be costly.
- The organization spends public money on external lawyers, so legal spending must be tracked and controlled.
ESCO occupations and skills
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legal assistant
Legal assistants work closely together with lawyers and legal representatives in the research and preparation of cases brought to courts. They assist in the paper work of cases and management of the administrative side of court affairs.
Essential skills and knowledge (15)
Skills and competences
- compile legal documents
- execute working instructions
- handle case evidence
- manage accounts
- meet deadlines for preparing legal cases
- pose questions referring to documents
- revise legal documents
- study court hearings
- use word processing software
Knowledge
Optional skills and knowledge (14)
Skills and competences
- advise on legal services
- apply technical communication skills
- assist judge
- brief court officials
- manage personnel agenda
- perform clerical duties
- perform office routine activities
- process commissioned instructions
- proofread text
- record court procedures
- respond to enquiries
Knowledge
legal administrative assistant
Legal administrative assistants carry out the daily administrative activities of firms, offices of notaries, 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.
Essential skills and knowledge (11)
Skills and competences
- communicate by telephone
- compile legal documents
- manage personnel agenda
- meet deadlines for preparing legal cases
- observe confidentiality
- perform clerical duties
- perform office routine activities
Knowledge
Optional skills and knowledge (18)
Skills and competences
- apply technical communication skills
- brief court officials
- decode handwritten texts
- fix meetings
- handle case evidence
- issue sales invoices
- liaise with typists
- manage accounts
- manage digital documents
- revise legal documents
- study court hearings
- translate keywords into full texts
- use word processing software
Knowledge
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