Cassandra Oliver is a senior paralegal for Williams Cos. Inc. An Advanced Certified Paralegal, she is the secretary of the National Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals. Oliver has a bachelor's ...

As AI becomes a bigger part of the legal world, it’s important for attorneys to find the right balance between using this new technology and relying on the skills of their paralegal team. With the ...

Most American law firms employ paralegals to serve in support roles for staff attorneys. By delegating less specialized tasks to paralegals, staff attorneys can focus their more highly compensated ...

In 1985, the Department of Labor announced that paralegals were the nation’s fastest growing profession. By 1990, there were 90,000 legal assistants nationwide, and the government estimated there ...

Paralegals provide valuable skills and labor in the legal profession. Law firms hire paralegals to handle administrative tasks, such as answering phones and maintaining the attorney's schedule, as ...

Jessica Sparacino was a student at Touro Law School when she got a job as a paralegal for Jackson Lewis in Melville, a position she held a year after graduation before landing a job as a lawyer. With ...

Taking law-related classes, volunteering with legal organizations on campus or in a community, attending information sessions with prelaw advisers and law school admissions officers, and asking ...