paralegal
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əˈli noun
1.
an attorney's assistant, not admitted to the practice of law but trained to perform certain legal tasks.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to a paralegal or paralegals: a paralegal career.
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paralegal (ˌpærəˈliːɡəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person trained to undertake legal work but not qualified as a professional solicitor or barrister |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or designating such a person |
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Paralegal
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Word Origin & History
paralegal
1972, from para- (q.v.) + legal (assistant).
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Example sentences
He became so good at submitting his claims that he obtained a paralegal certificate along the way.
Their experts are trained to weed out excesses, such as billing for paralegal staff rather than cheaper clerks for menial tasks.
She plans to continue working as a reference librarian and took paralegal courses to help with her legal research in her job.
The older humanities student returning for a paralegal certificate is someone who has wised up.
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