paralegal
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6.6
- noun
- /ˌpærəˈliːɡəl/
- Specialized
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paralegal
- As a skilled paralegal, he assists attorneys with legal research and case preparation.
- lawyers and paralegals
- attorneys and paralegals
- independent paralegal
And a chili Florida, I'm a paralegal by day and a Chili's worker by night.
- And a chili Florida, I'm a paralegal by day and a Chili's worker by night.
- But this one, I have to stick with my paralegal at the time.
- I don't know the laws only time you learn the laws today speaking with you, I'm like a paralegal.
- I knew like, OK, how much of the paralegals bill, I know how much each, each, each seat will bill.
Examples
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I was a paralegal in New York for 11 years.
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All right, so who wants to be the paralegal?
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Hey, um... would you be interested in becoming a paralegal?
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Yes, she made more money as a paralegal than he did as an attorney.
Blog text (19) -
A person who is interested in becoming a paralegal should be detail-oriented and independent.
Blog text (15) -
In 1976, Maria quit her paralegal job and began graduate studies in art history at the University of Minnesota.
Fiction book (2002) -
Valdo worked as a paralegal for a firm I had once dealt with on a case.
Fiction book (1991) -
Erin was seated with a paralegal, rattling off facts and numbers from memory.
Fiction book (2000) -
Interns work closely with attorneys and paralegals on substantive matters in all stages of litigation.
Blog text (33) -
Behind one partition stood a row of computer terminals, which attorneys and paralegals used for computerized legal research.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who helps lawyers with legal tasks but cannot practice law
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7.2
A person who helps a professional, like a teacher, but is not fully qualified
How Qualified
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paralegal comes from the prefix para- meaning 'beside', as in paramedic, and legal meaning 'about the law'. So a paralegal works 'beside' a lawyer, helping with legal work but not being a full lawyer.