Paralegals and Legal Assistants License Clerks TORQ Analysis of Paralegals and Legal Assistants to License Clerks ANALYSIS INPUT Transfer Title O*NET Filters Paralegals and Legal Importance LeveL: Weight: From Title: 23-2011.00 Abilities: Assistants 50 1 Importance LeveL: Weight: To Title: License Clerks 43-4031.03 Skills: 69 1 Labor Market Importance Level: Weight: Maine Statewide Knowledge: Area: 69 1 TORQ RESULTS Grand TORQ: 93 Ability TORQ Skills TORQ Knowledge TORQ Level Level Level 96 91 91 Gaps To Narrow if Possible Upgrade These Skills Knowledge to Add Ability Level Gap Impt Skill Level Gap Impt Knowledge Level Gap Impt No Critical Gaps Recorded! Speaking 76 13 83 Customer and Personal 88 32 73 Service Transportation 12 2 76 LEVEL and IMPT (IMPORTANCE) refer to the Target License Clerks. GAP refers to level difference between Paralegals and Legal Assistants and License Clerks. ASK ANALYSIS Ability Level Comparison - Abilities with importance scores over 50 Paralegals and Legal Description Assistants License Clerks Importance Oral Comprehension 67 51 75 Oral Expression 66 53 75 Written Comprehension 69 50 72 Written Expression 64 48 65 Speech Recognition 59 41 62 Speech Clarity 53 44 62 Near Vision 71 51 59 Problem Sensitivity 51 42 53 Deductive Reasoning 59 44 50 Inductive Reasoning 64 42 50 Information Ordering 55 44 50 Jul-07-2009 - TORQ Analysis Page 1 of 53. Copyright 2009. Workforce Associates, Inc. Paralegals and Legal Assistants License Clerks Selective Attention 42 39 50 Skill Level Comparison - Abilities with importance scores over 69 Paralegals and Legal Description Assistants License Clerks Importance Speaking 63 76 83 Knowledge Level Comparison - Knowledge with importance scores over 69 Paralegals and Legal Description Assistants License Clerks Importance Transportation 10 12 76 Customer and Personal 56 Service 88 73 Experience & Education Comparison Related Work Experience Comparison Required Education Level Comparison License Paralegals and Description Paralegals and Legal Assistants Clerks Description Legal License Clerks Assistants 10+ years 0% 0% Doctoral 0% 0% 8-10 years 1% 0% Professional Degree 0% 0% 6-8 years 0% 0% Post-Masters Cert 0% 0% 4-6 years 4% 0% Master's Degree 0% 0% 2-4 years 37% Post-Bachelor Cert 0% 0% 24% Bachelors 29% 0% 1-2 years 26% 25% AA or Equiv 30% 3% 6-12 16% 10% Some College 23% 37% months Post-Secondary 5% 5% 3-6 months 5% Certificate 24% High Scool Diploma 10% 54% 1-3 months 1% 0% or GED 0-1 month 0% 0% No HSD or GED 0% 0% None 6% 15% Paralegals and Legal Assistants License Clerks Most Common Educational/Training Requirement: Associate degree Short-term on-the-job training Job Zone Comparison 3 - Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed 2 - Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not required for these occupations. For example, an electrician needed. For example, a teller might benefit from must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship experience working directly with the public, but an or several years of vocational training, and often must have inexperienced person could still learn to be a teller with passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job. little difficulty. These occupations usually require a high school diploma Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational and may require some vocational training or job-related schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree. degree could be needed. Employees in these occupations usually need one or two Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few years of training involving both on-the-job experience and months to one year of working with experienced employees. informal training with experienced workers. Jul-07-2009 - TORQ Analysis Page 2 of 53. Copyright 2009. Workforce Associates, Inc. Paralegals and Legal Assistants License Clerks Tasks Paralegals and Legal Assistants License Clerks Core Tasks Core Tasks Generalized Work Activities: Generalized Work Activities: Getting Information - Observing, receiving, Interacting With Computers - Using and otherwise obtaining information from computers and computer systems (including all relevant sources. hardware and software) to program, write Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - software, set up functions, enter data, or Developing specific goals and plans to process information. prioritize, organize, and accomplish your Documenting/Recording Information - work. Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or Interacting With Computers - Using maintaining information in written or computers and computer systems (including electronic/magnetic form. hardware and software) to program, write Getting Information - Observing, receiving, software, set up functions, enter data, or and otherwise obtaining information from process information. all relevant sources. Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Processing Information - Compiling, coding, Subordinates - Providing information to categorizing, calculating, tabulating, supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates auditing, or verifying information or data. by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in Communicating with Persons Outside person. Organization - Communicating with people Processing Information - Compiling, coding, outside the organization, representing the categorizing, calculating, tabulating, organization to customers, the public, auditing, or verifying information or data. government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in Specific Tasks person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. Occupation Specific Tasks: Specific Tasks Appraise and inventory real and personal Occupation Specific Tasks: property for estate planning. Arbitrate disputes between parties and Amend indictments when necessary, and assist in real estate closing process. endorse indictments with pertinent information. Call upon witnesses to testify at hearing. Answer inquiries from the general public Direct and coordinate law office activity, regarding judicial procedures, court including delivery of subpoenas. appearances, trial dates, adjournments, Gather and analyze research data, such as outstanding warrants, summonses, statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, subpoenas, witness fees, and payment of and documents. fines. Investigate facts and law of cases to Collect court fees or fines, and record determine causes of action and to prepare amounts collected. cases. Conduct roll calls, and poll jurors. Keep and monitor legal volumes to ensure Direct support staff in handling of that law library is up-to-date. paperwork processed by clerks' offices. Prepare affidavits or other documents, Examine legal documents submitted to maintain document file, and file pleadings courts for adherence to laws or court with court clerk. procedures. Prepare legal documents, including briefs, Explain procedures or forms to parties in pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts, and real cases or to the general public. estate closing statements. Follow procedures to secure courtrooms and exhibits such as money, drugs, and Detailed Tasks weapons. Detailed Work Activities: Instruct parties about timing of court appearances. analyze existing evidence or facts Meet with judges, lawyers, parole officers, analyze legal questions police, and social agency officials in order to appraise, evaluate, or inventory real coordinate the functions of the court. property or equipment Open courts, calling them to order and assist with legal research announcing judges. Jul-07-2009 - TORQ Analysis Page 3 of 53. Copyright 2009. Workforce Associates, Inc. Paralegals and Legal Assistants License Clerks communicate technical information Prepare and issue orders of the court, including probation orders, release compile evidence for court actions documentation, sentencing information, compile information for court cases and summonses. compose draft legal pleadings Prepare and mark all applicable court exhibits and evidence. conduct legal research Prepare courtrooms with paper, pens, direct and coordinate activities of workers water, easels, and electronic equipment, or staff and ensure that recording equipment is direct serving of legal documents working. examine data against legal precedents Prepare dockets or calendars of cases to be file documents in court called, using typewriters or computers. follow rules of evidence procedures in legal Prepare documents recording the outcomes setting of court proceedings. maintain legal forms Read charges and related information to the court and, if necessary, record maintain records, reports, or files defendants' pleas. make presentations Record case dispositions, court orders, and mediate or arbitrate disputes arrangements made for payment of court fees. obtain general information in legal office setting Record court proceedings, using recording equipment, or record minutes of court organize legal information or records proceedings using stenotype machines or organize reference materials shorthand. participate in appeals hearings Search files, and contact witnesses, search legal records attorneys, and litigants, in order to obtain information for the court. understand legal terminology Swear in jury members, interpreters, use interviewing procedures witnesses and defendants. use knowledge of legal procedural