LibGuides: Paralegal/Legal Secretary/Pre-law: Legal Secretary Web Sites

Legal Secretary - General Information Resources

Basic Legal Citation
This website has a detailed description of legal citations. They differ significantly from the general citation systems, so it's important to know about them.
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The website refers to print citation guides, and explains differences between them. The site also explains how different states, including Utah, have different citation systems.
Legal Secretary Careers
You can find out more information about the job outlook and required skills of legal secretaries here. It also provides good links to other sites.
Legal Secretary: Career Profile
This Website offers information about the legal secretary field. Included are historical salary earnings, educational requirements, current and future trends within the field, and a description of typical job duties.
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It’s recommended for students who are interested in the field but haven’t entered it yet.

Legal Secretary - Narrower Resources

FindLaw Legal Forms
This web page offers legal forms that can be downloaded onto your computer, many of them for free. Both federal and state legal forms are included. This site is recommended if you need legal forms for research or homework.
US Court Forms
This Website, which requires free registration, allows you to access legal forms used in U.S. courts. Federal, state, and county forms are included. You may search for the forms by entering the criteria they need into a search box.
Utah State Court Forms
This Website offers state legal forms for free. The forms are categorized, so you can look for forms according to the title of the form or what aspect it covers. Most forms come in PDF form.
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Legal secretaries are asked to write and edit as part of their job. This website is a valuable resource for them, because it has a list of grammar topics. You can choose the one you want and find a guide on it. Quizzes are also provided.

Legal Secretary - Professional Association Resources

NALS
This is an association for legal professionals. It offers information on the benefits of membership and certification and professional development information. It also has newsletters and Forums. It’s recommended if you want to network.
Legal Secretaries International
This organization provides links and articles to legal secretaries. It works to improve your skills. Membership gives you opportunities to network and reduced fees for their for-profit services. Recommended for everyone who wants to network.

Evaluating Websites

When using the Web for research, it is important to evaluate what you find, because no one curates or rates it. There are different methods of deciding if a source is credible, but an easy-to-remember evaluation acronym to use is CRAAP:

CURRENCY
timeliness of the information

RELEVANCE
importance of the information for your needs

AUTHORITY
source of the information

ACCURACY
reliability and correctness of the content

PURPOSE
the reason for it or why the information exists

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