Legal secretary of lawyer lite? Growing use of paralegals raises questions about their function

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A survey report by the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistants released in Sept 1998 found that nearly two-thirds of attorneys make use of paralegals, with the practice omnipresent in firms of more than 100 lawyers, and decreasing for smaller firms. Paralegals have a wider variety of tasks in smaller firms, ranging from drafting documents to interviewing clients, while those at bigger firms have mainly routine tasks. Paralegals are helping lawyers provide better and more economical service to clients.

United States, Management, Human resource management, Reports, Law firms, Legal assistants, A.B.A. Standing Committee on Legal Assistants

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P.D. funding struck down; New Orleans judge cites mind-boggling work load, orders hiring increase

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Public defender programs all over the country are under pressures such as inadequate financing, but the New Orleans public defender's office is an extreme example of overwhelming work load and inadequate staff. A Louisiana judge recently found the New Orleans indigent defense program unconstitutional and ordered that the state find a way to finance additional public defenders and staff.

Laws, regulations and rules, Finance, Public defenders, Legal assistance to the poor, New Orleans, Louisiana

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