article thumbnail

What is a paralegal and what do they do?

SimplyLawJobs

Many paralegals choose to specialise in a particular area of law and build up experience in this area with a view to becoming a senior paralegal or solicitor. Their time spent at particular law firms will help them to win highly competitive training contracts and give them an edge over fresher faces. Browse jobs.

article thumbnail

Will AI Replace Paralegals and Legal Assistants?

MyCase

Drafting legal documents: Paralegals draft documents as needed, from correspondence with witnesses to pleadings and briefs. Managing document databases: Paralegals may be responsible for maintaining a clear, functional system of organization for the firm’s templates, contracts, and other critical documents.

article thumbnail

Paralegals v. Artificial Intelligence – Friend or Foe?

LexBlog

It has been compared to teaching a baby to do a paralegals job, which is quite cute, but not practical. The ABA published an article in 2017, introducing a paralegal robot that reviews patent documents. Human Paralegal vs. Paralegal Bot. No need to fret, just like us humans, A.I. has its myriad of flaws.