| Paralegals help lawyers prepare for
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| | administrative agency if that
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| trials, do client interviews, assist in
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| | representation is permitted by statute,
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| hearings and closings, perform legal
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| | court rule, or administrative rule or
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| research, prepare legal arguments, draft
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| | regulation.Find descriptions from other
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| pleadings and motions, obtain affidavits
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| | states at Requirements:2 year associates
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| and assist during trials.California
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| | degree in paralegal studies or 4 year
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| Definition:Paralegal is a person who
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| | bachelor's degree plus paralegal
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| either contracts with or is employed by
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| | certificationSkills Needed: Good research
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| an attorney, law firm, corporation,
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| | abilities, investigative and
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| governmental agency, or other entity and
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| | organizational skills, understanding of
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| who performs substantial legal work under
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| | legal terminology, knowledge of legal
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| the direction and supervision of an
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| | software applicationsCertification:
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| active members of the State Bar of
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| | National Federation of Paralegal
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| California, as defined in Section 6060,
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| | Associations: Opportunities: 70% of
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| or an attorney practicing law in the
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| | paralegals work for private law firms, a
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| federal courts of this state, that has
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| | small percentage free lance and the rest
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| been specifically delegated by the
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| | work for the governmentIncome:Starting
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| attorney to him or her. Tasks performed
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| | salaries are $25,000 to $79,000 per year
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| by a paralegal include, but are not
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| | based on education, training, and
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| limited to, case planning, development
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| | experience. The average in 2004 was
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| and management; legal research;
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| | $39,000. Other salary factors include
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| interviewing clients; fact gathering and
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| | location and size of the office. The US
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| retrieving information; drafting and
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| | federal government starts at $59,370 per
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| analyzing legal documents; collecting,
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| | year.Resources:US Department of Labor:
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| compiling, and utilizing technical
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| | Education: Organization: Directory of
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| information to make an independent
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| | Accredited Schools: out how you can
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| decision and recommendation to the
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| | enter this exciting field at Schraier is
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| supervising attorney; and representing
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| | a web site designer and owner of Way Out
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| clients before a state or federal
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| | West Products.
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