paralegal
adjective
para·le·gal
| \ ˌper-ə-ˈlē-gəl
, ˌpa-rə-\
, ˌpa-rə-\
Definition of paralegal
: of, relating to, or being a paraprofessional who assists a lawyer
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Other Words from paralegal
paralegal
\ ˈper-ə-ˌlē-gəl
, ˈpa-rə- \
noun
, ˈpa-rə- \
noun
Examples of paralegal in a Sentence
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Laib graduated from Temple University in 1994 and had hoped to become a lawyer before a mid-career shift from paralegal work to health care. — Jason Laughlin, Philly.com, "Uber driver who killed herself battled depression, her insurance carrier," 8 May 2018 Two employees in the office have completed paralegal training, which will help with compiling investigations, Martin said. — Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal, "State takeover of JCPS: What the audit says and the district has done," 7 May 2018 The Mount Pleasant campus also will offer accounting, business, criminal justice, early childhood education, human resources specialist, human and social services and paralegal programs. — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bryant & Stratton College plans to expand to Mount Pleasant with redeveloped building," 9 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'paralegal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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paralegal
adjective
para·le·gal
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Legal Definition of paralegal
: of, relating to, or being a paraprofessional who assists a lawyer — compare clerk sense 2b