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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: legal assistant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: paraprofessional
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der.? Proto-Indo-European *legh-der.? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lex Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin lēgālislbor. English legal English paralegal From para- + legal.
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