Paralegals play a key role in helping lawyers prepare for cases and complete work for their clients. Paralegals perform their duties under the supervision of licensed attorneys in law firms, and they ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

A paralegal, also commonly referred to as a legal assistant, supports attorneys in managing cases. Although he performs many of the duties of a lawyer, such is preparing for hearings, researching laws ...