Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or being a person with specialized training who assists an attorney.
Wiktionary
- n. law One who assists a lawyer in their routine work but who is without the qualified status of a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
Examples
“It could be as simple as requiring that anyone using or given the title paralegal meet the education and testing requirements of the program.”
Paralegals ask to be Bar licensed and regulated - The Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida
““Yes, and that is why I called 1-800-Dial-A-Will, where phone operators with mail-in paralegal diplomas were waiting to take my call”) suddenly seem like profound cinéma vérité.”
“I'd told him the night before to call a paralegal and have the paperwork signed and ready to go, and he'd promised me he would.”
The Huffington Post: Wajahat Ali: Fighting Wells Fargo and Foreclosure
“I believe you're a paralegal, which is a called a law clerk in Canada.”
“Another was being called a paralegal instead of a secretary.”
“Melodee called paralegal Candis Juckette over to take a look at the latest.”
“The paralegal was a philosophy major, according to her Facebook page.”
“I'm not sure if it's a kind of paralegal, or just a friendly gal...”
The Radical Is Reminded Of A Time When Intellectuals Were Witty And Television Talk Shows Were Smart
“Anyway, I pointed out to the self-anointed "election integrity advocate" who also claims to be a "paralegal" that the basic rule of statutory or constitutional construction is that the law should be followed in a way which gives all provisions full force and effect if possible.”
“Community colleges do a considerable amount of vocational training, through courses that lead to certifications for positions such as paralegal, medical-office clerk or computer-network technician.”
The Wall Street Journal: Retraining Services Could Clear a Hurdle for the Unemployed
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘paralegal’.
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A-R-A Words
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scarab, Arawak, Sahara, Arab, pharaoh, caravan, carat, parachute, arachnid, Saran Wrap, Sarah, tarantella and 492 more...
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JURI - courtroom speak
Legal glossary with special focus on courtroom vocabulary
accused, acquittal, ADA, adjournment, adjudication, affidavit, affirmed, aggravated range, aggravating factors, allegation, alleged, answer and 794 more...
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Trusty Assistants
right-hand man, amanuensis, moonshee, man Friday, PDA, famulus, aide, lieutenant, deputy, Man Friday, girl Friday, reading-boy and 25 more...
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para-, par-
beside or adjacent to; analogous to
parathyroid, paramilitary, parallel, parallelogram, paradichlorobenzene, paramedical, parafunctional, paracholera, paralegal
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attribute, sticking, distinct, perseverance, trend, clarify, avoidant, ambivalent, disoriented, cling, prompting, appositive and 94 more...
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Words & Phrases #1 (New)
bimbo, himbo, vacuous, aftermath, boffin, aftereffect, scrub, hashtag, obnoxious, captivate, cultivate, throttle and 73 more...
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legal words
inchoate, incarceration, judgment, sentence, attempt, finding, imprisonment, due process, certification, probable cause, abnormality, whereas and 59 more...
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Para
paradise, paranormal, paradox, paradiddle, paramecium, parameter, parachute, paralegal, paramedic, parabola, paradigm, parallel and 3 more...
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