paralegal
an attorney's assistant, not admitted to the practice of law but trained to perform certain legal tasks.
of or relating to a paralegal or paralegals: a paralegal career.
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The draft’s release follows the May arrest of 21 activists and paralegals who attended a conference on how to advocate for LGBTQ rights.
Draft of draconian anti-LGBTQ bill in Ghana leaked | Prince Chingarande | July 28, 2021 | Washington BladeEventually, he connected with a paralegal at the Legal Aid Society, who sent an email to two New York labor department officials asking to expedite his case.
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic | by Cezary Podkul | July 26, 2021 | ProPublicaPisarra, then, was an assistant to a paralegal at a toothpaste company.
Drew Pisarra’s ‘dangerously funny and queerly inventive brain’ | Kathi Wolfe | July 23, 2021 | Washington BladeWatson, a former paralegal, has now joined a Facebook group dedicated to tracking cicadas, and is also on a group chat with fellow enthusiasts.
The Brood X cicadas are here — and yes, there’s an app for that | Tanya Basu | June 3, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewJeffrey Day is a paralegal who oversees most of the public records requests that come through San Diego Unified School District.
San Diego Unified Official Admits to Not Following Public Records Act | Will Huntsberry | May 17, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
Whatever the truth, Miller hardly seems to have shrugged it off when the partner married a paralegal who worked in their office.
The Mystery Woman Who Tried to Outdo Dillinger | Michael Daly | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJames Ferguson, 29, a design student and paralegal, who lives on 89th and 1st Avenue, is among them.
Why the Upper East Side Is Now Cooler Than Brooklyn | Tom Teodorczuk | September 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmong the others are massage schools, paralegal programs and auto repair academies.
‘Degree Mills’ Are Exploiting Veterans and Making Millions Off the GI Bill | Aaron Glantz | June 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer paralegal license allows LaMay to do all of her own legal work.
Will Home Grown Marijuana Go the Way of Moonshine? | Caitlin Dickson | February 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTImagine you were a law firm and a paralegal disclosed sensitive information from a major client.
British Dictionary definitions for paralegal
/ (ˌpærəˈliːɡəl) /
a person trained to undertake legal work but not qualified as a professional solicitor or barrister
of or designating such a person
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