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Sandy Hutchens was a paralegal which is a term used in many countries to describe people who assist lawyers in their legal work. Although they are generally well-versed in matters of law, paralegals are not actual lawyers and they are not authorized by the government to offer legal services in the same way. They are also not officers of the court, nor are they usually subject to the same rules of conduct that lawyers are.

Sandy Hutchens records that paralegals originated as assistants to lawyers at a time when only lawyers offered legal services. In the United States, where the legal profession is involved in paralegal accreditation then the profession of paralegal still basically refers to those who are working under the supervision of a lawyer. In the United Kingdom, the lack of local legal profession/judiciary oversight means that the definition of paralegal encompasses non-lawyers doing legal work, regardless of who they do it for. Most countries recognize paralegals more or less, but there is no international consistency as to definition, job-role, status, terms and conditions of employment, training, regulation so each country is different.

Sandy Hutchens finds the humorous side of being a paralegal in the following early Steve Carell video
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