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PARALEGALISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-05-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal Profession: Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paralegalism
1, record 1, English, paralegalism
correct, North America
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- legal paraprofessionalism 2, record 1, English, legal%20paraprofessionalism
North America
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For many years, experienced legal secretaries have been completing probate forms, preparing deeds, and drafting corporate charters and bylaws for lawyers, lay employees of title companies have been doing searches, and lay employees in government have been answering questions on the meaning of statutes and regulations. Only since the mid-1960's, however, has the occupational classification of paralegal, or legal assistant, been recognized. ... Some paralegals are supersecretaries or glorified file clerks, but many are performing tasks that lawyers typically have done. Paralegalism has developed because there is a great deal of legal work that can be done by nonlawyers working under lawyer supervision. If lawyers are true to the professional principle that lawyering is more than a money-getting trade, the employment of paralegals should result in the furnishing of legal services less expensively than otherwise would be the case. Indeed, the development of paralegalism could be the key to providing legal services for middle- and low-income people who presently are priced out of the market. 1, record 1, English, - paralegalism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation de la profession (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- technique juridique
1, record 1, French, technique%20juridique
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- professionnalisme parajuridique 2, record 1, French, professionnalisme%20parajuridique
proposal, masculine noun
- para-professionnalisme juridique 3, record 1, French, para%2Dprofessionnalisme%20juridique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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