I always see people saying that they’re paralegals and I’m still no where near close to understand who they are or what they do…
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There are lots of tasks that need to be done in a law firm, but a licensed lawyer doesn’t necessarily need to be the one who does them. For example, maybe a client needs to be interviewed to determine the facts of a possible lawsuit. Maybe someone needs to research all the state court cases on a given topic in the past five years to confirm that the legal standard hasn’t changed. Maybe some forms that accompany a court filing have to be filled out.
A paralegal is a person with a greater understanding of the law than an ordinary worker, who has the skills to perform some of these tasks and assist a lawyer. The client is benefited by not having to pay the lawyer’s fee if the lawyer was doing all these tasks themselves.
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