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CURRENT STATUS OF PARALEGALS IN LAW OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES AS SEEN BY ATTORNEYS-LAWYERS, LEGAL SECRETARIES, AND PARALEGALS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CURRICULUMS

机译：律师法律师，法律秘书和准法律对美国四年制大学中大学准入门槛的影响

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The research was designed to determine the current status of paralegals in law offices in the United States as seen by: (1) attorneys-lawyers, (2) legal secretaries, and (3) paralegals. Curricular implications for developing paralegal training programs in four-year colleges and universities were also part of this problem. Subjects were members of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations and lawyers and secretaries who work with paralegals.;A pilot study was conducted to test the reliability and validity of the preliminary questionnaire. A revised questionnaire was mailed to 1,145 NFPA members. A questionnaire for one member of each group was included. There were 249 useable responses from paralegals, 144 from attorneys-lawyers, and 131 from legal secretaries.;Subjects were asked to respond to items concerning: size of law offices; titles for paralegals; legal advice given by paralegals: salary, general status, value, training, and quality of work of paralegals; access to secretarial assistance; responsibilities and functions of paralegals; subject areas covered in paralegal training; and level of supervision that paralegals require.;For each item, a chi square analysis was made to determine if significant differences existed among the three groups, among NFPA regions, or both. Means were calculated to determine average law office sizes and average salaries and to rank functions, responsibilities, and subject areas.;Major findings of this study are: (1) Fifty-five percent of NFPA paralegals are employed in law offices with 5-39 law partners. (2) "Legal assistant" is the most descriptive title. (3) Seventy-eight percent of all participants agree that paralegals are not allowed to give legal advice. (4) The current salary range for legal assistants is $10,001 to $15,000; average salary is $11,200. (5) Eighty-six percent indicate that paralegal wages come from straight salaries. (6) Eighty-four percent of participants view the status of legal assistants as being above the level of legal secretaries. (7) Training is a determining factor in gaining status for paralegals in law offices. (8) Most paralegals receive their training from formal programs designed for paralegals. (9) Sixty-seven percent of all participants view the paralegal's work as "excellent;" fifty-five percent say the paralegal is "essential" to the operation of law offices. (10) Sixty-three percent of all participants indicate legal assistants have equal standing with law partners for secretarial assistance or have their own secretary or assistant. (11) A majority of participants indicate a distinctive difference in the role of paralegals and that of legal secretaries. (12) Fifty-four percent of the lawyers indicate that paralegals require event-by-event vigilance of their work. (13) Tasks usually performed by legal assistants are: prepare and process routine legal documents, do preliminary drafting, do investigation--litigation assistance, and do indexing. Tasks the legal assistant should not perform are: appear in court, give legal advice, and counsel clients. (14) Functions often performed by legal assistants are: prepare deeds and forms, search and check public records, index documents and prepare digests, prepare pleadings, do detail work, and make investigations. Functions never performed by legal assistants are: take dictation for transcription, do receptionist work, plan for office machinery, hire and supervise nonattorney staff, do bookkeeping and accounting work, type data and communication, do librarian work, and do income tax work. (15) Subject areas that should be covered in training programs for legal assistants are: law library and legal research, law systems and courts, litigation, acquaintance with standard forms, ethical and professional practice problems, business communication, and contracts.
机译：该研究旨在确定美国律师事务所的律师助理的当前状况，如下所示：（1）律师-律师，（2）法律秘书和（3）律师助理。在四年制大学中制定法律助理培训课程的课程含义也是这个问题的一部分。受试者是全国律师助理协会联合会的成员以及从事律师助理工作的律师和秘书。进行了一项初步研究，以检验初步调查表的可靠性和有效性。修订后的调查表已邮寄给1,145个NFPA成员。包括针对每组一个成员的问卷。律师助理提供了249份有用的答复，律师提供了144份，法律秘书提供了131份。律师助理职称；律师助理提供的法律建议：律师助理的薪资，一般状况，价值，培训和工作质量；获得秘书协助；律师助理的职责和职能；律师助理培训涵盖的主题领域；对于每个项目，都进行了卡方分析，以确定三组之间，NFPA地区之间或两者之间是否存在显着差异。计算方法来确定平均律师事务所规模和平均薪水，并对职能，职责和主题领域进行排名。本研究的主要发现是：（1）NFPA律师助理中有百分之五十五受雇于律师事务所，占5-39法律伙伴。 （2）“法律助理”是最具描述性的标题。 （3）所有参与者中的百分之七十八同意律师助理不得提供法律意见。 （4）目前法律助理的薪金范围为$ 10,001至$ 15,000；平均薪资为$ 11,200。 （5）86％的人表示律师助理的工资来自直接工资。 （6）84％的参与者认为法律助理的地位高于法律秘书的水平。 （7）培训是获得律师事务所律师助理资格的决定因素。 （8）大多数律师助理都从专门为律师助理设计的正式程序中接受培训。 （9）在所有参与者中，有67％的人认为律师助理的工作“出色”； 55％的人认为律师助理对律师事务所的运作“至关重要”。 （10）在所有参与者中，有百分之六十三表示法律助理与法律合伙人在秘书协助上享有同等地位，或者拥有自己的秘书或助理。 （11）多数参与者表示律师助理和法律秘书的角色有显着差异。 （12）54％的律师表示，律师助理需要对他们的工作进行逐事件的警惕。 （13）法律助理通常执行的任务是：准备和处理例行法律文件，进行初步起草，进行调查-诉讼协助以及进行索引。法律助理不应该执行的任务是：出庭，提供法律咨询并为客户提供咨询。 （14）法律助理经常执行的职能是：准备契约和表格，搜索和检查公共记录，索引文件并准备摘要，准备诉状，进行详细工作和进行调查。法律助理从未执行过的功能包括：听写命令，做接待员工作，计划办公设备，雇用和监督非律师人员，做簿记和会计工作，键入数据和通讯，做图书馆员工作以及做所得税工作。 （15）法律助理培训计划应涵盖的主题领域是：法律图书馆和法律研究，法律体系和法院，诉讼，熟悉标准格式，道德和专业实践问题，业务沟通和合同。

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    LATHAN, MARVIN GERALD.;

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    The University of Southern Mississippi.;

  • 授予单位 The University of Southern Mississippi.;
  • 学科 Law.
  • 学位 Educat.D.
  • 年度 1980
  • 页码 157 p.
  • 总页数 157
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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