Used in a Sentence

paralegal

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for paralegal.

Editorial note

It could mean $15 an hour paralegal work, so that statistic isn't useful.

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Quick take

(law) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of paralegal gathered in one view.

noun

(law) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for paralegal.

noun

(law) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

Example sentences

1

It could mean $15 an hour paralegal work, so that statistic isn't useful.

2

Seems more like this totally replaces the job of much of what a paralegal does, research.

3

Work as a paralegal (or similar job) for a year before you apply to law school.

4

The basic problem is that these clients couldn't even afford a paralegal without donor funding, and that's a limited resource.

5

This could all be the result of an overzealous paralegal just trying to make-work.

6

My girlfriend is a paralegal and she just told me it was common practice.

7

The best they can hope for is to become a paralegal or research assistant.

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But only the ones at the top get to be partners the support and paralegal staff doing get nothing from the partnership.

9

I worked full time as a paralegal and went to school at night, then studied on weekends.

10

Gokhale might as well have been a paralegal or an engineer.

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>If your concern is that the company is taking advantage of the paralegal environment to exploit these workers, you should be as against these ridiculous laws as me.

12

She'd even be happy doing research or paralegal type work.

Quote examples

1

This paralegal I know told me 2 years ago "I wish someone would automate discovery because it sucks right now".

2

Within broad notions of a career, for example a "career in law" or a "career in medicine", we see much more equal numbers for men and women, but when we look at the jobs women actually have, we see that women occupy low status jobs (like paralegal and nurse) while men occupy high status jobs (like lawyer and doctor), indicating that interest is not a factor in gender gaps for specific professions.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use paralegal in a sentence?

It could mean $15 an hour paralegal work, so that statistic isn't useful.

What does paralegal mean?

(law) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

What part of speech is paralegal?

paralegal is commonly used as noun.