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What is a paralegal/legal assistant?

April 26, 2017Assistant Legal paralegal

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What is a paralegal/legal assistant?

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Florida Statute 57.104 defines a legal assistant as a: “Person, who under the supervision and direction of a licensed attorney engages in legal research, and case development or planning in relation to modifications or initial proceedings, services, processes, or application; or who prepares or interprets legal documents or selects, compiles, and uses technical information from references such as digests, encyclopedias, or practice manuals and analyzes and follows procedural problems that involve independent decisions.”