A person who assists an attorney and, working under the attorney's supervision, does tasks that, absent the paralegal, the attorney would do. A paralegal cannot give advice or appear in court.

• A. Legal Technician
• B. Paralegal
• C. Lay advocate
• D. Freelance Paralegal

Answer: (B)

The description fits a paralegal. A paralegal is a trained professional who assists an attorney and carries out substantive legal tasks under the attorney’s supervision—doing work the attorney would otherwise perform if the paralegal weren’t there. They can draft documents, organize files, conduct research, and help prepare for hearings, but they cannot give legal advice or appear in court. That combination of under-supervision work and not practicing law themselves is what defines the role.

The other terms don’t match as well. A legal technician isn’t the standard designation and doesn’t inherently imply the same supervision by an attorney. A lay advocate is typically someone who argues or represents in certain settings without being a licensed attorney, which isn’t the paralegal role. A freelance paralegal indicates independent work outside a law office, not the within-supervision dynamic described.