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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Paralegals"”.
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Definition, Regulation, and Licensure of Paralegals in the United States
… in form of definition across the states. Paralegals are defined by statute in 7 states, court rule in 9 states, court ruling in 6 states, and bar association in 15 states. Thirteen states have no formal definition. No state has adopted mandatory requirements for paralegals even though …
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Caseflow management and the politics of professionalism : lawyers and independent paralegals
… terms of reference to incorporate independent paralegals and public / private sector partnerships in the Ontario Provincial Court System for highway traffic offences and other matters of a summary conviction nature.
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Access to legal assistance for indigent accused person during the pre-trial stage: an analysis of the role of paralegals.
South Africa (SA) remains one of the most unequal societies in the world with a highly skewed income distribution. The gap between the rich and poor grows each year, and it is undeniable that poverty is an epidemic in SA. In light of the vast disparities between indigent and affluent persons in …
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The role of the paralegal today
… of this thesis is to examine the utilization of paralegals in the job market. A summary and analysis of the paralegal role will include career development, level of academic education, and employment outlook.
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The role of the paralegal today
… of this thesis is to examine the utilization of paralegals in the job market. A summary and analysis of the paralegal role will include career development, level of academic education, and employment outlook.
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Mastering tribunal forms: teaching students in law-related programs using public legal education and information
Law clerks and licensed paralegals in Ontario prepare standardized tribunal-issued forms, such as those for the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB), on behalf of their clients. Training paralegal candidates and law clerk students to produce these complex forms is a core part of their education in …
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The Law Society of Ontario’s Assessment of Capacity in Relation to Mental Illness: A Critical Analysis
… jurisdiction over the capacity of lawyers and paralegals (“licensees”). In this paper, I review in depth the Law Society’s current approach to licensee capacity concerns in its applications before the Law Society Tribunal. My critical examination of the current coercive processes is informed by …
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Improving Deposition Summarization using Enhanced Generation and Extraction of Entities and Keywords
In the legal domain, depositions help lawyers and paralegals to record details and recall relevant information relating to a case. Depositions are conversations between a lawyer and a deponent and are generally in Question-Answer (QA) format. These documents can be lengthy, which raises the need …
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Communication strategies used by Plan International Zambia in the 18+ campaign towards ending child marriages in Chibombo district
… in Plan International Zambia’s programmes, Paralegals trained by Plan International Zambia, and Plan International Zambia staff. The findings of the study revealed that Plan International Zambia has a lot more to do for Chibombo residents to have more knowledge about child marriages. …
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Communication strategies used by Plan International Zambia in the 18+ campaign towards ending child marriages in Chibombo district
… in Plan International Zambia’s programmes, Paralegals trained by Plan International Zambia, and Plan International Zambia staff. The findings of the study revealed that Plan International Zambia has a lot more to do for Chibombo residents to have more knowledge about child marriages. …
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An assessment of financial and management challenges faced by community advice offices in the Western Cape Province
… felt that CAOs should be recognised and paralegals be included in the current Legal Practice Bill [B 20 - 2012] because failure to do so would leave the majority of South African citizens, living in poor communities, outside of access to the law.
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Standing Trans Before the Law
… in a non-criminal case, and 12 advocates (e.g., paralegals, social workers, policy directors) who used law in their work on behalf of and with trans communities. Through these interviews, I uncovered multiple legal issues including name and gender marker changes, employment discrimination, …
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Summarizing Legal Depositions
… like legal depositions are used by lawyers and paralegals to ascertain the facts pertaining to a case. These documents capture the conversation between a lawyer and a deponent, which is in the form of questions and answers. Applying current automatic summarization methods to these documents …