What is the difference between a paralegal and a lawyer?

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marie13075	paralegals dont have a license. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

vincent a	One is a bigger Shyster than the other. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♥♥CarmelDlite♥♥	paralegals are like secretaries for lawyers. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Gabrielle ♥'s Jonas Brothers	a paralegal helps lawyers in work Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

can_chaser	A paralegal researches all the cases and gets them ready for the lawyer. And the lawyer uses the information the paralegal has provided. So pretty much a paralegal does all the B***H work and the lawyer presents it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mctruck	About 5 years of schooling Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Nymphadora Tonk's Ghost	a paralegal works for a lawyer. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♥HEARTS 808♥ TROPICAL BABE♥	4-6 years of education Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Marie	5 more years in college & $50,000.00 in school loans. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Shawn S	Paralegals cannot try cases. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tommy s	one practices law one ASSISTS in the practice of the law, some call them glorified Secretaries as well Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Dave R	Paralegals have some legal training and can assist lawyers by doing research and such. Lawyers have 3 years of post graduate law school, and have been admitted to the bar. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mark J	Many years of schooling, testing, and the bar exam. There is a large difference. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

My Tractor Is Green	A lawyer practices law and represents clients, and a paralegal does not and is forbidden to do so. Paralegals are assistants to lawyers, doing lots of the paperwork, writing and researching that a lawyer would do. Paralegals save clients money because their services are billed at a lower rate than a lawyer, and if a paralegal makes a mistake, the lawyer is ultimately responsible, not the paralegal. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

camaroconvertible	a big difference, one gets paid more, one went to school longer Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

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sophieb	depends on which state you're located. A paralegal in some states can do name changes, simple divorces, simple bankruptcies, etc. but they merely fill in the blanks with the information the clients give them (they can't change that information or suggest any changes), then they can file those documents with the court. Paralegals are not Administrative Assistants nor are they legal secretaries or secretaries. Paralegals can work for attorneys (pulling information together, doing simple documents and then presenting them to their attorney for approval, or going thru depositions and pulling important information for the attorney (then having a secretary type them up), they can get case files ready for court, and the time they work on certain cases are billable. Paralegals can also run a word processing department. A lawyer has cases and clients and represents their client in court. It's my understanding that a Juris Doctorate takes an additional 2 years past an undergraduate degree, and then you'd have to take the bar exam (not everyone passes it the first time). Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No