Paralegal Fees Are Recoverable
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that a successful plaintiff may recover paralegal fees in a case against the government covered by the Equal Access to Justice Act.
Although not binding on Tennessee courts in those limited cases where attorneys' fees are recoverable, the result can be used as support for the general notion that paralegals perform valuable services in litigation and therefore should be given fair consideration in fee awards.
Read Richin Security Service Co. v. Chertoff, No. 06–1717 (USSC June 2, 2008) here.
paralegals are trolls at best.
Most cannot fill out court forms without making 2-3 errors.
In Canada its even worse. Anyone call call themself a paralegal with no education or training whatsoever. A McDonalds fry cook can decide to be a paralegal and thats it - they are! And they lose/win just as many cases as do people doing it themselves. No difference in stats.