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Law Practice

Jan. 27, 2001

Unsung Heroes

Law firm legal secretaries are the unsung heroes of the profession. Even courts depend on them. Most judges do not have personal secretaries. The court may have a general-purpose secretary available to all the judicial officers, or the judge's clerk may perform secretarial services to a degree. So why is what a legal secretary does in some law office important to the court?

        By Douglas G. Carnahan

        Law firm legal secretaries are the unsung heroes of the profession. Even courts depend on them.
        Most judges do not have personal secretaries. The court may have a general-purpose secretary available to all the judicial officers, or the judge's clerk may perform secretarial services to...

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