paralegal

[ par-uh-lee-guhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an attorney's assistant, not admitted to the practice of law but trained to perform certain legal tasks.

paralegal

/ ˌpærəˈliːɡəl /

a person trained to undertake legal work but not qualified as a professional solicitor or barrister

First recorded in 1970–75; para- ¹ + legal

Whatever the truth, Miller hardly seems to have shrugged it off when the partner married a paralegal who worked in their office.

James Ferguson, 29, a design student and paralegal, who lives on 89th and 1st Avenue, is among them.

Among the others are massage schools, paralegal programs and auto repair academies.

Her paralegal license allows LaMay to do all of her own legal work.

Imagine you were a law firm and a paralegal disclosed sensitive information from a major client.

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