Paralegals are legal assistants. Their job is to assist a lawyer or attorney in anyway possible by performing tasks decided by the lawyer. There is a fine line between what a paralegal is not certified to do and not do, but there are dozens of tasks that paralegals can do in their everyday job.

As a paralegal you are not permitted to give legal advice. If someone comes to you asking for advice on a situation, you are not permitted to provide them information. (more…)