Definition of Legal assistant

1. Noun. A person with specialized training who assists lawyers.

Exact synonyms: Paralegal
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Paraprofessional

Lexicographical Neighbors of Legal Assistant

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legacies
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legacy student
legacy system
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legal
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legal-eagle
legal-entity
legal action
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legal blindness
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legal dentistry
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legal entities
legal entity

Literary usage of Legal assistant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1900)
"A legal assistant. A private secretary to the Secretary of State, with three assistant private secretaries. A Chief Clerk. Twenty-four principal and ..."

2. Government of the State of New York: A Description of Its Organization and by New York (State), Dept. of Efficiency and Economy (1915)
"legal assistant (6th Grade) Assists the secretary'in passing upon ... Stenographer (5th Grade) Performs stenographic work for the legal assistant. ..."

3. Korea: Its History, Its People, and Its Commerce by Angus Hamilton, Herbert Henry Austin, Masatake Terauchi (1910)
"In addition to increasing the number of judges and clerks in the Court of Cassation and the Seoul Local Court, a Japanese legal assistant was attached to ..."

4. Wreck Inquiries: The Law and Practice Relating to Formal Investigations in by Walter Murton (1884)
"The remuneration of the legal assistant will be three guineas for one day and two guineas per diem for any subsequent days over which an Investigation may ..."

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