paralegal

See also: paralégal

English

Etymology

para- +‎ legal

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: para‧le‧gal[1]
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

paralegal (plural paralegals)

(law) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

Translations

one who assists a lawyer

Chinese:
Mandarin: 律師助理／律师助理 (lǜshī zhùlǐ)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: juridisch medewerker m
Finnish: asianajajan avustaja
French: parajuriste (fr) m, paralégal (fr) m
German: Anwaltsassistent m, Anwaltsassistentin f, Rechtsanwaltsgehilfe m, Rechtsanwaltsgehilfin f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: advokatfullmektig m

References

Hyphenation exception log, Barbara Beeton, 2015, online at

Spanish

Noun

paralegal m (plural paralegales)

paralegal

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