"paralegal" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-paralegal.wav Forms: paralegals [plural]
Etymology: From para- + legal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|legal}} para- + legal Head templates: {{en-noun}} paralegal (plural paralegals)
  1. (law) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant. Wikipedia link: paralegal Categories (topical): Law, Legal occupations Translations (one who assists a lawyer): 律師助理 (Chinese Mandarin), 律师助理 (lǜshī zhùlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), juridisch medewerker [masculine] (Dutch), asianajajan avustaja (Finnish), parajuriste [masculine] (French), paralégal [masculine] (French), Anwaltsassistent [masculine] (German), Anwaltsassistentin [feminine] (German), Rechtsanwaltsgehilfe [masculine] (German), Rechtsanwaltsgehilfin [feminine] (German), advokatfullmektig [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)

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