NSRLP is well aware that present restrictions on the provision of family law
assistance by paralegals limit assistance that could improve access to justice for Ontario family SRLs.
Not exact matches
IPNO is a nonprofit law office with full time staff attorneys working cases from start to finish, supported
by investigators,
paralegals and a constellation of volunteer
assistance — primarily outside attorneys working pro bono as co-counsel and law students who assist with case review and investigation — at no cost to our clients.
Prince, Yeates & Geldzahler has since grown to a team of over 30 lawyers, supported
by talented
paralegals and staff, who offer expertise and
assistance in a broad range of legal issues to both businesses and individuals — many of them clients who measure their association not in years, but in decades.
To make these legal triage and preventive lawyering services more efficient, effective, affordable, and accessible to clients, the lawyer's role needs to be supplemented
by both the latest technology and strategic use of other professional
assistance (e.g.
paralegals).
h) What is the business «cost / benefit» of hiring an articling student — and would firms be more well served
by hiring highly trained
paralegal assistance?
The licensing scheme run
by the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) specifies the areas of law in which
paralegals can offer
assistance — and these do not include family law.
Litigation
paralegals provide
assistance to litigation attorneys
by assisting them in their administrative, investigative and basic level legal tasks.
A litigation
paralegal is professionally responsible for offering necessary
assistance to the litigation attorneys
by handling administrative, basic level legitimate procedures and investigative tasks.
A
paralegal provides
assistance to lawyer or firm
by performing legal research, drafting documents, and trial preparation.