// Unit group · 3411

Legal and Related Associate Professionals

Legal and related associate professionals perform support functions in courts of law or in law offices, provide services related to such legal matters as insurance contracts, the transferring of property and the granting of loans and other financial transactions or conduct investigations for clients.

3 Technicians and Associate Professionals / 34 Legal, Social, Cultural and Related Associate Professionals / 341 Legal, Social and Religious Associate Professionals / All level 4

// Working conditions

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

documenting court proceedings and judgements

serving statements of claims, summonses, warrants, subpoenas and other court orders

maintaining order in court and hearing rooms

preparing legal documents including trial briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills and contracts and preparing, papers summarizing legal positions or setting out conditions of loans or insurance

investigating facts, assembling evidence and researching relevant statutes, decisions and other legal documents to prepare cases

advising clients on legal matters

examining documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgements, easements, contracts and maps in order to verify properties’ legal descriptions and ownership

preparing documents relating to transfer of real estate, stocks or other matters requiring formal registration

investigating possible cases of theft of goods, money or information from business establishments and of other possible cases of unlawful behaviour by customers or employees

investigating establishments or the circumstances and behaviour of persons on behalf of clients.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Bailiff
- Conveyancing clerk
- Court clerk
- Judge’s clerk
- Justice of the peace
- Law clerk
- Legal assistant
- Paralegal
- Private detective
- Title searcher

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Lawyer - 2611
- Judge - 2612
- Notary - 2619
- Legal secretary - 3342

Indexed job titles 17