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Legal Assistant. A person, working under the supervision of a lawyer, qualified through education, training, or work experience to perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts and is customarily, but not exclusively, performed by a lawyer; also known as a paralegal.egal assistants cannot represent a client or give legal advice. All work performed by legal assistants must be done under the supervision of an attorney, who is subject to disciplinary procedures for ethical violations committed by the legal assistant.
The term âlegal assistantâ is a common title for a legal secretary or paralegal assistant. Many law firms have re-titled legal secretaries as âlegal assistantsâ so they can bill certain tasks of the secretary (such as drafting correspondence or organizing documents) to clients.These two terms - âparalegalâ and âlegal assistantâ - are still used synonymously in the legal industry.However, the growing trend is to use the title of âparalegalâ for educated and/or certified employees who perform substantive legal tasks.In the past decade, the title of âlegal assistantâ has expanded to describe the roles of legal secretaries, law clerks and paralegal assistants.owever, the trend is to use the term paralegal â to avoid confusion with secretarial and other legal support roles. Surveys of the paralegal industry have revealed an overwhelming preference by paralegals for the title of âparalegalâ over âlegal assistantâ.