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An assistant juridique supports lawyers, in-house legal teams or notaries with the procedural and administrative side of legal work.

In a litigation practice, you track court deadlines, file submissions through the lawyers' secure network (RPVA), prepare case bundles and send documents to the commissaire de justice for service. In corporate law, you handle the secrétariat juridique of client companies: drafting the minutes for the annual approval of accounts, updating share registers, and filing changes with the Guichet unique. In a company's legal department, you manage contract databases, powers of attorney and board paperwork. Everywhere, you format documents to strict standards, manage the lawyers' diaries and know where each file stands. Precision with dates is the core of the job: a missed deadline can lose a case.

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[First name Last name]

Legal Assistant (Assistant juridique) | Litigation, Court Deadlines, RPVA

[City] · [phone] · [email]

Profile

Legal assistant with [x] years in business law firms. I handle corporate housekeeping for a portfolio of client companies, from annual meetings to filings on the Guichet unique, and support two partners with diaries, billing and document formatting.

Experience

Assistant juridique, business law firm, [City]

[month year] to present

  • Maintained the deadline calendar for [x] ongoing litigation files and alerted lawyers ahead of each due date
  • Filed submissions and exhibits through the RPVA and kept proof of filing in each file
  • Prepared annual meeting documents for [x] client companies and filed changes on the Guichet unique
  • Formatted contracts and briefs to the firm's templates and checked cross-references
  • Recorded lawyers' time and prepared draft fee notes for monthly billing

Resume headlines

  • Legal Assistant (Assistant juridique) | Litigation, Court Deadlines, RPVA
  • Assistant juridique | Corporate Housekeeping and Company Formalities
  • Legal Assistant | In-house Legal Department, Contracts and Board Paperwork

Summaries for your profile

Entry level

Recent graduate with a licence professionnelle in legal assistance and a one-year apprenticeship at a [x]-lawyer firm in [City]. I tracked procedural deadlines, prepared filings through the RPVA and drafted standard letters to clients and court registries.

Experienced

Legal assistant with [x] years in business law firms. I handle corporate housekeeping for a portfolio of client companies, from annual meetings to filings on the Guichet unique, and support two partners with diaries, billing and document formatting.

Career change

Former executive assistant in a bank, now trained as an assistant juridique through the ENADEP programme. I bring diary management and formal writing skills and have added procedure, legal terminology and corporate formalities.

Tips

  • Say which branch of law you have supported: litigation, corporate, employment, real estate, IP. Recruiters search by specialty.
  • List the procedural tools you use, especially RPVA and the firm's case management software.
  • Mention the volume you handle with placeholders: number of files, client companies, lawyers supported.
  • Show knowledge of formalities if you have done them: transfers of registered office, changes of directors, approval of accounts.
  • Include English and other languages if you apply to international firms, where you may format documents in both languages.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Presenting yourself as a general secretary without legal vocabulary.
  • Forgetting to mention deadline management, the first skill recruiters look for.
  • Confusing assistant juridique with juriste, which requires a master's degree in law.
  • Leaving out software that the firm will expect you to know.

Working as a legal assistant in France

The job is not regulated. Employers recruit with a BTS Support à l'action managériale, a licence professionnelle in legal careers (métiers du droit, activités juridiques) or an uncompleted law degree; law firms also value the ENADEP programme designed for lawyers' staff. Procedural work happens in French and through French systems such as the RPVA and the Guichet unique, so fluent written French is essential. Search for 'assistant juridique', 'secrétaire juridique', 'assistant juridique droit des sociétés', 'assistant contentieux' and, in notary offices, 'assistant notarial'.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between assistant juridique and juriste?

The juriste usually holds a master's in law and gives legal analysis and advice. The assistant juridique handles procedures, formalities, document preparation and organisation, and typically studied at Bac+2 or Bac+3 level. Some assistants do become juristes later through further study.

Can I list a law degree I did not finish?

Yes. Write the years completed, such as 'Licence en droit, two years completed', with the university. It shows you understand legal concepts. Pair it with your practical experience in a firm or legal department.

Should I mention secrétariat juridique if I worked in an accounting firm?

Yes. Many accounting firms have a legal department handling corporate housekeeping for clients. That experience transfers directly to business law firms. Describe the types of companies and formalities you handled.

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