The paralegal profession was recognized for the first time by the American Bar Association (ABA) way back in 1968.
The reason paralegals were necessary at all was to provide a way to lower the cost of legal services. When an attorney must do all aspects of the legal profession, fees can become outrageous (some say they already are). So paralegals were found to be a necessity in order to provide a low cost alternative for legal services.
Even so, paralegals cannot perform all aspects of the law. But having them help with research and preparing certain forms does aid in lowering the cost of legal services.
The current definition of a paralegal is currently a person with the proper education, work experience or education who is employed to help with legal work that a lawyer is ultimately responsible for.
Many find the paralegal profession a rewarding career field.
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