Celebration of Life Memorial Luncheon - May 11

Paralegal Day Celebration

By Vanda Morgan, Chair, Paralegal | Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP | vmorgan@taftlaw.com

When one thinks about the legal profession, oftentimes the first people that come to mind are attorneys, prosecutors, and judges. And while these people all play a vital role in maintaining law and order in our society, we often forget about the unsung heroes of the legal community, paralegals.

Paralegal Celebration Day is celebrated on April 14th, 2022, and calls for a celebration of paralegals and the important work they do. As any law student, legal practitioner, or judge will tell you, an immense amount of documentation and paperwork goes into practicing law. Reams of evidence, several drafts of legal documents, and a vast amount of research are part of the work that attorneys and advocates do every day and paralegals are usually right there alongside them when completing these tasks. Paralegals have various duties and roles which are all vital to creating a high-powered, efficient and successful firm. Without paralegals, attorneys and other legal professionals would have a much bigger workload and as a result, would likely be unable to assist every client that approaches them. When viewed in this light, it is apparent that paralegals are necessary and even essential to all legal professionals and aid in ensuring greater access to justice and the law by enabling lawyers to take on more clients.

And so, it is important that we dedicate a day to recognizing and praising the important work that paralegals do. Paralegals are highly-skilled professionals who not only require a basic understanding of the law but exceptional organizational and time-management skills, the ability to communicate with legal practitioners with whom they work alongside, remarkable research skills as well as the ability to do various other administrative tasks. It is clear that the legal profession would suffer greatly from their absence. Paralegals work tirelessly every day to improve general efficiency and effectiveness in the legal sphere. To all paralegals, please know that your work is recognized and greatly appreciated every day, but this one is especially for you, Happy Paralegal Celebration Day!