What is a
Paralegal? |
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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 college
graduates with a paralegal certification from a
program approved by the American Bar
Association.
People
are more and more turning to self-help methods
in
many areas of their lives. Whether it be
because people are more educated today or
because they are more economical, self-help
methods are here to stay. Our paralegal service
can assist you.
Using a
paralegal service can be practical, convenient,
less expensive, and effective. We charge
competitive rates that will always be
considerably less than those charged by an
attorney 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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