Law Practice
May 8, 2013
Proliferation of paralegals signals shift in legal services
Some attorneys aren't so enchanted by the rise in paralegal employment. Some say paralegals are part of a growing wave of nonlawyers performing the duties of licensed practitioners and say their employment presents big risks.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Decent pay, a positive job outlook and about a year of schooling - with attributes like this, it's no wonder paralegal employment is climbing. For many who yearn to enter the legal profession but are intimidated by a grim employment forecast out of law school, becoming a paralegal can seem like the next best thing. But some attorneys aren't so enchanted by the proliferation of paralegals. They a...
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