paralegal

See also: paralégal

English

Etymology

para- +‎ legal

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: para‧le‧gal

• Audio (Southern England):

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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.

Translations

one who assists a lawyer

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 律師助理／律师助理 (lǜshī zhùlǐ)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: juridisch medewerker m
• Finnish: asianajajan avustaja
• French: parajuriste (fr) m, paralégal (fr) m
• German: Anwaltsassistent m, Anwaltsassistentin f, Rechtsanwaltsgehilfe m, Rechtsanwaltsgehilfin f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: advokatfullmektig m

Spanish

Noun

paralegal m (plural paralegales)

1. paralegal