Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who assists a lawyer in the performance of various legal tasks and activities associated with the representation of clients.
- adjective Of or relating to the tasks performed by a paralegal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law One who assists a
lawyer in their routine work but who is without the qualified status of asolicitor orbarrister (England and Wales),attorney (U.S.), oradvocate ; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
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Examples
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It could be as simple as requiring that anyone using or given the title paralegal meet the education and testing requirements of the program.
Paralegals ask to be Bar licensed and regulated - The Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida 2010
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“Yes, and that is why I called 1-800-Dial-A-Will, where phone operators with mail-in paralegal diplomas were waiting to take my call”) suddenly seem like profound cinéma vérité.
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I'd told him the night before to call a paralegal and have the paperwork signed and ready to go, and he'd promised me he would.
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I'd told him the night before to call a paralegal and have the paperwork signed and ready to go, and he'd promised me he would.
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I'd told him the night before to call a paralegal and have the paperwork signed and ready to go, and he'd promised me he would.
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I believe you're a paralegal, which is a called a law clerk in Canada.
got it 2007
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Another was being called a paralegal instead of a secretary.
One Shot Child, Lee 2005
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Melodee called paralegal Candis Juckette over to take a look at the latest.
Cruel Deception Olsen, Gregg 1995
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The paralegal was a philosophy major, according to her Facebook page.
NYDN Rss MELISSA GRACE 2012
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I'm not sure if it's a kind of paralegal, or just a friendly gal...
The Radical Is Reminded Of A Time When Intellectuals Were Witty And Television Talk Shows Were Smart Tenured Radical 2009
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