These individuals are employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity and perform specifically delegated legal work for which a lawyer is responsible.
Paralegals & Legal Assistants perform tasks requiring knowledge of the law and legal procedures. They are not lawyers but are typically employed by a law office or internal legal department of a company; paralegals are typically not allowed to offer legal services independently.
Paralegals & Legal Assistants operate under a form of independent legal ethics, and generally must also conduct their work under the formal supervision of an attorney.
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