legal assistant

noun

Someone occupied with legal services in place of a lawyer.

Similar
paralegal
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounlegal assistant (plural legal assistants)

plural legal assistants

  1. Someone occupied with legal services in place of a lawyer.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person with specialized training who assists lawyers

Similar
paralegal
Broader
paraprofessional
Also see
paralegal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

legal assistant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legal%20assistant

MLA

“legal assistant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legal%20assistant. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legal assistant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legal%20assistant.

Source: legal assistant on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.