Paralegals

Paralegals

Introduction

This paper intends to discuss the various problems faced by new paralegals. Myself being a mentor will share my knowledge with new paralegals who many face many limitations due to legal reasons. The best example in this case is that paralegals need to realize that they cannot discuss the fees issue with clients. The purpose of this paper is to make the reader aware about the significant issues faced by paralegals.

Discussion

Today's paralegals are no longer just witnesses during will signings. They are actively involved in drafting standard wills and health care documents for legal assistance attorneys to review, approve, and use to advise clients. Effective training is essential to ensuring success in attorney-paralegal teaming, especially in the area of legal assistance. Fortunately, the JAG Corps created the perfect vehicle to support this initiative that Will Preparation for Paralegals Course (WPPC), which is designed to prepare paralegals to draft, wills for eligible legal assistance beneficiaries under the supervision of a licensed attorney (Johnstone & Wenglinsky, 1985).

We've all heard the phrase "attorney-paralegal teaming" numerous times over the past year. Many of us have implemented this key pillar of Foundational Leadership in a number of different areas. One way we have found particularly effective centers around attorney-paralegal teaming in the area of will preparation. . Paralegals will be introduced to estate planning terminology and basic legal principles, and trained to navigate the DL Wills program to prepare standard wills and health care documents. Students also learned how minor children can impact the estate planning process, studied special estate planning considerations, and reviewed the proper procedures for conducting a will signing ceremony (Helewitz, 2010).

When the client calls to schedule a legal assistance appointment for a will or other health care document, our paralegals ask the client to complete the electronic will worksheet ...