In Ontario, over the past few years, there has been an influx in the number of people who require legal services. With that, a larger demand for more affordable legal service providers is required. More and more people are looking towards Paralegals to assist with their legal needs.

Paralegals are non-lawyer agents that can provide legal services to the Ontario public. Similar to a Lawyer, a Paralegal must be licensed by The Law Society of Ontario and abide by the standard of learning, professional competence, and professional conduct guidelines set out to them.

There are many benefits to hiring a Paralegal; the main benefit of course is the affordability factor. Paralegals, as a whole, on average, charge much less than lawyers and this helped make legal services accessible to all. 

Paralegals are unable to practice all types of law, for this reason, their education, training, and full focus are fine-tuned to the areas they are allowed to serve. 

Remember, you might not need to go to the most expensive person to get the job done. 

    Saman Kareem 

(Paralegal & Notary Public)