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Written by Kristine Custodio Suero, ACP Many of us contemplate it but do not actually make the leap from paralegal to lawyer. Yet some of us make that transition to […]

Paralegals assist lawyers in the delivery of legal services. The career began to develop in the late 1960’s when law firms and individual practitioners sought ways to improve the efficient […]

Employers establish the hiring standards for paralegals. Generally, a paralegal should meet certain minimum qualifications for employment, and for law firms to use in establishing billing rates. The following standards […]

Paralegal education programs are offered in many formats and lengths. Generally, paralegals are graduates of two-year associate degree programs. Various kinds of public and private institutions offer paralegal education, including […]

Working under the supervision of an attorney, the paralegal’s work product is merged with the attorney work product for a client. In communications with clients and the public, the paralegal’s […]