What duties can be delegated to a paralegal?
The duties which can be delegated to a paralegal vary greatly and depend upon the areas of legal specialization a paralegal/legal assistant is performing. The tasks which may be performed by paralegals may include but are not limited to, case planning, development and management; legal research; interviewing clients; fact gathering and retrieving information; drafting and analyzing legal documents; collecting, compiling, and utilizing technical information to make an independent decision and recommendation to the supervising attorney The CAPA Handbook on Paralegal Utilization describes the various tasks a paralegal can perform for each field of law.
