| Looking for information about paralegals? A paralegal | | | | lawyers they work with get ready for court, |
| is the assistant who does most of the delegated | | | | corporate meetings, and other responsibilities. A legal |
| legal work that happens in a law office. Paralegals are | | | | assistant does a lot of the preparation and |
| frequently called legal assistants, and they often | | | | investigation work that a lawyer needs ready before |
| perform many of the same tasks that a lawyer will | | | | a trial starts. They may also handle most of the |
| perform on a daily basis. Read on for more | | | | organization for a law office and work on the written |
| information about what to expect when you become | | | | reports, plans, and arguments that an attorney needs |
| a paralegal. | | | | to make an argument. Many paralegals work on |
| What Paralegals Do | | | | drafting a lot of the more regular paperwork an |
| A paralegal has the primary job duty of helping the | | | | attorney has to handle as well. |