
The Lawyer Priesthood created a complex court system using the foreign language of "legalese," detailed ritualistic procedures and an old boys network. For hundreds of years only lawyers could navigate the treacherous waters of the American court system.
Then somewhere at some unknown time, some unknown genius legal secretary became the first hybrid legal secretary-paralegal. "Para" means next to or alongside in Greek. This first legal secretary-paralegal was learning so much about the essential nuts and bolts operation of the legal system by working alongside an attorney that the transformation from legal secretary to paralegal was a natural and necessary evolution. Many paralegals go on to actually become attorneys. Many paralegals, this writer included, have taken a few law school classes and decided to remain paralegals.
What can paralegals do? Lots! NALA's web-site, located at www.nala.org lists these duties:
A legal assistant may perform any function delegated by an attorney, including but not limited to the following:
• Conduct client interviews and maintain general contact with the client, so long as the client is aware of the status and function of the legal assistant, and the legal assistant works under the supervision of the attorney.
• Locate and interview witnesses.
• Conduct investigations and statistical and documentary research.
• Conduct legal research.
• Draft legal documents, correspondence and pleadings.
• Summarize depositions, interrogatories and testimony.
• Attend executions of wills, real estate closings, depositions, court or administrative hearings and trials with the attorney.
• Author and sign correspondence provided the legal assistant status is clearly indicated and the correspondence does not contain independent legal opinions or legal advice.
• Professionally, a paralegal's time for substantive legal work (as opposed to clerical or administrative work) is billed to clients much the same way as an attorney's time, but at a lower hourly rate.
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With money tight people begin doing things for themselves, like exercising their constitutional right to represent themselves in legal matters. However the court system is still that same complex beast created by attorneys for attorneys, and the help of a paralegal can help smooth the way to an affordable solution to one's legal problems. And in the current economic crises a legal problem is transformed into personal empowerment to the people by dean@legalnoodle.com. (310) 944-2055. www.LegalNoodle.com Dean's first web site is AOSC.
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Posted 08:33 AM February 17, 2009
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Paralegal Degree Los Angeles CA - Getting a paralegal degree can be the first exciting step to a financially rewarding career. A paralegal degree will prepare the individual in Los Angeles to work in the field of law, most often side-by-side with Los Angeles attorneys. A paralegal degree prepares the student to work in a job that offers employment year round and the average work week for a paralegal is often full-time. There are some paralegal positions in Los Angeles that provide temporary lay offs when the workload is slow, but for the majority of available positions, a student that earns their paralegal degree can rest assured in knowing that they will always be able to be gainfully employed.
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The Los Angeles Paralegal Market is better than ever.
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Although I am still the most highly reviewed Los Angeles Paralegal, I have moved my office to Beverly Hills to be closer to my high end attorney clients.
Today I meet with a Los Angeles Lawyer from Encino who wants me to refer clients and cases to him.
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The Los Angeles Paralegal market has been heating up lately, but now it is starting to cool down with the rain.
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One moment I was at the top of Los Angeles in the LA Paralegal listings and the next day I was down. What is happening in Los Angeles with the LA paralegal listings. It is a very competitive market and most of my clients outside of LA search for a Los Angeles Paralegal. SEO has become a very important element of my life these days and I am trying to figure this out. The transformation of the "Lawyer Priesthood" has been rapidly evolving. Thanks-
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