Can someone please let me know if a “Practice Assistant” in a law firm is just a glorified floater for a specific team? I can’t tell the difference between the legal assistant and the practice assistant position from the job descriptions.

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Honestly this is going to vary a lot by firm. In some firms practice assistants specialize in one practice but LAs float over a broader group.

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Varies by firm, but it is likely a floater though with upward mobility into paralegal or non-atty timekeeper work. I poached two enterprising practice team assistants that wanted overtime, treated them as paralegals, trained them as such, and they went on to be very successful. I don't think that would have happened if they had the title of "floating secretary."

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Sounds like someone responsible for admin work moreso than (or maybe in addition to) legal assistant work

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