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What IS a paralegal, exactly?

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I think a shorter list is what one is not, but in summary, paralegals provide day to day support by assisting attorneys, law offices, or other various agencies conducting research, drafting legal documents, and handling cases. Paralegals are an attorney’s right-hand person. What a paralegal is NOT.

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Attorney at Work’s Top 20 Articles of the Year

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. “ Shadow IT: A Serious Threat to Law Firms” by Sharon Nelson (@SharonNelsonEsq) and John Simek (@SenseiEnt). “Top 6 Reasons to Hire a Paralegal Over a Lawyer” by Roy Ginsburg. “Moving to a Virtual Law Office: How to Ethically ‘Practice in Place'” by Mark C.

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