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What is a Paralegal?
A paralegal is a person qualified through education, training or work experience to perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts and is customarily, but not exclusively, performed by an attorney. A paralegal may be retained or employed by a an attorney, law office, governmental agency or other entity or may be authorized by administrative, statutory or court authority to perform certain work. One function of a paralegal is to prepare legal documents for attorneys. Paralegals can assist in preparation of documents for, but cannot give legal advice to consumers of legal services. Paralegals cannot represent a client in court, cannot take a legal case or set a fee arrangement for a legal case.
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Why Use a Paralegal Service?
NY Paralegal Services was established to assist both attorneys and the public in the preparation of routine legal documents. Our paralegals are collegegraduates with a paralegal certification from aprogram approved by the American BarAssociation. People are more and more turning to self-help methods in many areas of their lives. Whether it bebecause people are more educated today orbecause they are more economical, self-help methods are here to stay. Our paralegal servicecan assist you. Using a paralegal service can be practical, convenient,less expensive, and effective. We chargecompetitive rates that will always be considerably less than those charged by anattorney or law firm. Attorneys can also benefit by using our paralegal service to help lighten their all too stressful workload so they can use their time more efficiently.
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