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Paralegal

A paralegal, also known as a legal assistant or paralegal specialist, is a legal professional who performs tasks that require knowledge of legal concepts but not the full expertise of a lawyer with an admission to practice law. The market for paralegals is broad, including consultancies, companies that have legal departments or that perform legislative…

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Paralegal

Nodes111
Edges110
Triples210
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018018
Components1

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Paralegal

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related to Education, training, and certification · 14
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related to Trends in use · 14
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related to In popular culture · 12
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related to Difference from legal secretaries · 10
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related to References · 8
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related to South Korea · 8
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related to Canada · 7
Paralegal → British Columbia, Canadian, However, In Canada, In Ontario, Ontario, Some
related to External links · 7
Paralegal → Current ABA Definition, Labor Statistics, Legal Assistant/Paralegal Archived, Legal Assistants, Occupational Outlook, Paralegals, Wayback MachineUnited States Bureau

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Paralegalis aperson0.90text
Paralegalis anon-lawyer who does legal work that previously would have been done by a lawyer0.90text
environmentinstance ofcompanies that have legal departments or that perform legislative and regulatory compliance activities in areas0.80text
laborinstance ofcompanies that have legal departments or that perform legislative and regulatory compliance activities in areas0.80text
intellectual propertyinstance ofcompanies that have legal departments or that perform legislative and regulatory compliance activities in areas0.80text
zoninginstance ofcompanies that have legal departments or that perform legislative and regulatory compliance activities in areas0.80text
and taxinstance ofcompanies that have legal departments or that perform legislative and regulatory compliance activities in areas0.80text
settlementsinstance ofparalegals can conduct their own business and provide services0.80text
court filingsinstance ofparalegals can conduct their own business and provide services0.80text
legal researchinstance ofparalegals can conduct their own business and provide services0.80text
other auxiliary legal servicesinstance ofparalegals can conduct their own business and provide services0.80text
family lawinstance ofto allow limited scope of practice in high-need practice areas0.80text

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