Does anyone know what a paralegal activity concerns?
Thank you
PARALEGAL WORK
Posted May 31, 2006 15:17
Thank you
Posted May 31, 2006 19:17
broadly, it means practising without being admitted to the relevant bar association.
it sounded like a joke when i first heard this word (danny de vito in a movie, the rainmaker if i'm remembering well) but that's the way they say around here.
it sounded like a joke when i first heard this word (danny de vito in a movie, the rainmaker if i'm remembering well) but that's the way they say around here.
Posted May 31, 2006 19:25
tortello,
dove lavoro io i paralegal sono degli impiegati che fanno il lavoro essenzialmente di cancelleria, tipo depositare gli atti, ricercare i documenti ecc...diciamo une specie di impiegati al servizio dello studio........non so se in UK è lo stesso
dove lavoro io i paralegal sono degli impiegati che fanno il lavoro essenzialmente di cancelleria, tipo depositare gli atti, ricercare i documenti ecc...diciamo une specie di impiegati al servizio dello studio........non so se in UK è lo stesso
Posted Jun 01, 2006 10:50
"A legal assistant or paralegal is a person, qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible (ABA House of Delegates,1997)."
Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralegal
Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralegal
Posted Jun 01, 2006 15:35
Paralegal work can involve a variety of roles:-eg
-Very experienced "lawyer" who is capable of handling heavy duty substantive legal work-but for whatever reason never qualified.
-person perhaps with specialist skills and part qualifed assisting cases in a legal practice
- Legal Executives could be described as a form of para-legal for details see http://www.ilex.org.uk/about_ilex/default.asp
Interestingly it is also another way into the profession where you learn will you earn-and you are exempt from the Training Contract requirements.
Potentially it would be possible to include other jobs as "para-legals" forms of legal clerking. A working distinction however may be to say it is a person who is a fee earner (eg his/her work is directly billed to the client) who is not a qualifed lawyer.
Dr. Alan Riley
Director LLM Programme
City Law School
City University, London
Electronic Mail: alan.riley.1@city.ac.uk
-Very experienced "lawyer" who is capable of handling heavy duty substantive legal work-but for whatever reason never qualified.
-person perhaps with specialist skills and part qualifed assisting cases in a legal practice
- Legal Executives could be described as a form of para-legal for details see http://www.ilex.org.uk/about_ilex/default.asp
Interestingly it is also another way into the profession where you learn will you earn-and you are exempt from the Training Contract requirements.
Potentially it would be possible to include other jobs as "para-legals" forms of legal clerking. A working distinction however may be to say it is a person who is a fee earner (eg his/her work is directly billed to the client) who is not a qualifed lawyer.
Dr. Alan Riley
Director LLM Programme
City Law School
City University, London
Electronic Mail: alan.riley.1@city.ac.uk
Posted Jun 02, 2006 10:57
Thank you guys,
but do you think it would be possible to combine a full time LLM with a paralegal activity?
but do you think it would be possible to combine a full time LLM with a paralegal activity?
Posted Jun 02, 2006 11:50
In a word... No.
Most paralegal positions will require you to work full-time hours, especially if you have no experience... and with the load of a full-time LLM you would find it very difficult to even make it to all your classes without losing your job, let alone handle the workload.
Most paralegal positions will require you to work full-time hours, especially if you have no experience... and with the load of a full-time LLM you would find it very difficult to even make it to all your classes without losing your job, let alone handle the workload.
Posted Jun 02, 2006 16:22
Distance learning could be an option if you are unable to find suitable part-time employment. On the LL.M Innovation, Technology and the Law (www.law.ed.ac.uk/distancelearning) we have successful law professionals who are completing their LL.M whilst maintaining their commitments to their firm or employers.
I know they find combingin work/study/family a challenge, but every indication is that their sense of achievement is enormous and their satisfaction seems to run very high. As the original poster and I have previously discussed, gaining the award of LL.M is not easy, so if you need to maintain your career whilst studying, it's essential to investigate exactly how much time your studies will require to achieve your full potential.
I know they find combingin work/study/family a challenge, but every indication is that their sense of achievement is enormous and their satisfaction seems to run very high. As the original poster and I have previously discussed, gaining the award of LL.M is not easy, so if you need to maintain your career whilst studying, it's essential to investigate exactly how much time your studies will require to achieve your full potential.
Posted Jun 02, 2006 17:06
I agree with all of you, btw I'm not looking for a full time paralegal, since in that case I wouldn't have time to study and pass the exams.
I only hope to find some law firms where I could work for a max of 20-25 hours a week, in order to combine courses and legal experience. Probably it's not easy, but I would do it for (almost) free!
I only hope to find some law firms where I could work for a max of 20-25 hours a week, in order to combine courses and legal experience. Probably it's not easy, but I would do it for (almost) free!
Posted Jun 03, 2006 15:20
Mr Miller, Mr Riley, Is it possible to get a specialized LLM substaining 2 and 1/2 subjects in the same group and the other in a different one??Or are necessary 3 full subject? Thks
Posted Jun 07, 2006 16:40
Hi guys, I sent a letter to KCL saying:
"Thank you for your letter offering admissions. Due to the large number of highly qualified schools offering me graduate admissions for the 2006-2007 academic year, competition was intense. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that your offer of admissions was not successful.
I wish KCL Law School the best of luck in its future endeavors"
"Thank you for your letter offering admissions. Due to the large number of highly qualified schools offering me graduate admissions for the 2006-2007 academic year, competition was intense. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that your offer of admissions was not successful.
I wish KCL Law School the best of luck in its future endeavors"
Posted Jun 07, 2006 22:16
Due to the large number of highly qualified schools offering me graduate admissions for the 2006-2007 academic year, competition was intense. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that your offer of admissions was not successful.
I wish KCL Law School the best of luck in its future endeavors"
LMAO You really wrote that to KCL???? I like the last sentence best! ;-)
I wish KCL Law School the best of luck in its future endeavors"</blockquote>
LMAO You really wrote that to KCL???? I like the last sentence best! ;-)
Posted Jun 08, 2006 02:35
I think this trick was already done by jw for harvard
Posted Jun 09, 2006 11:10
did'n know..
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