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2. Laffey Matrix - Wikipedia

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   For many years, the United States Attorney's Office used the Laffey Matrix ("USAO Laffey Matrix") as a basis for hourly rates for attorneys' fees in litigation claims. This matrix used the original Laffey Matrix from 1982 and adjusted it annually using changes in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for the Washington-Baltimore area.

3. General Schedule (US civil service pay scale) - Wikipedia

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   The GG pay rates are identical to published GS pay rates. The remaining 29 percent were paid under other systems such as the Federal Wage System (WG, for federal blue-collar civilian employees), the Senior Executive Service and the Executive Schedule for high-ranking federal employees, and other unique pay schedules used by some agencies such ...

4. Paralegal - Wikipedia

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   On the other hand, a typical paralegal in the United States can perform all of these tasks under an attorney or law office. Paralegals bill for their time at a higher rate than legal secretaries. In Canada the title Legal Secretary is outdated. The recognized title of that position is Legal Administrative Assistant, or Legal Assistant.

5. Lodestar method - Wikipedia

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   In the legal realm, the "lodestar method" refers to a method of computing attorney's fees whereby a trial court must multiply the number of hours reasonably spent by trial counsel by a reasonable hourly rate.

6. Legal secretary - Wikipedia

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   Legal secretaries help by preparing and filing legal documents, such as appeals or motions. It is not unusual for a larger firm to place managerial duties on a particular legal secretary. Much like a paralegal, a legal secretary is responsible for locating relevant information for cases. This type of person would be called a "paralegal" in the UK.

7. List of professional designations in the United States

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   National Association of Legal Assistants; NALA, The Paralegal Association Advanced Certified Paralegal: ACP: National Association of Legal Assistants; NALA, The Paralegal Association Accredited Legal Professional: ALP: NALS (formerly the National Association of Legal Secretaries) Professional Legal Secretary: PLS