paralegal

Most paralegals go to school for two to four years.

She is a paralegal who has already raised two children.

People who want to be paralegals need strong reading skills.

The lawyers and paralegals are nice enough, but need to be on their way.

Paralegals often deal with the public, so they should be polite.

Paralegals have taken over much of the research that young associates used to do.

Paralegals are similar to lawyers, but not as educated in the law.

His firm has 10 paralegals to assist its 52 lawyers.

When law firms need historical research for a trial, they usually call on their paralegals.

For example, some paralegals help to write contracts and mortgages.

With the addition of paralegals, law students, and other associate members, total membership is about 31,000.

The Association has 6,900 members, including lawyers, judges, law students, and paralegals.

"We have 30 people on this," he said, including six paralegals, one of whom is a social worker.

Others stress that much of the work can be performed by investigators and paralegals.

Paralegals investigate cases to make sure that lawyers know all of the important facts.

In law firms, some paralegals work very long hours.

It has already doubled in size over the last few years, to 13 lawyers and 4 paralegals, along with 30 other people on the staff.

The majority of paralegals still do not have any formal legal qualifications.

They spent the afternoon in a conference room crowded with lawyers and paralegals.

"Use of paralegals has become a profit center for law firms.

In the beginning, paralegals were mainly women, and the pay was stinting.

It is never used to refer to patent agents or paralegals.

More than 25,000 paralegals have participated in this program.

Since 2000, the term paralegal has been consolidated into a one size fits all.

Law firms will hire more paralegals to help lawyers prepare their cases.