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How Paralegals Can Avoid UPL

Paralegal Bootcamp

This happens frequently at those initial client intake meetings for personal injury paralegals. Paralegals cannot appear in court on behalf of a client. This is a pretty simple rule to adhere to; paralegals are not recognized in most courts. For example, what exactly can be considered legal advice?

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Justices to consider scope of “clear and unmistakable error” review of Veterans Affairs decisions

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The relevant statute , regulating disability benefits, provides that “the United States will pay [compensation] to any veteran” who is “disabled” as a result of (1) “personal injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty,” or (2) “aggravation of a preexisting injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty.”

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