CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Attorney Fees
......Amount
.........Legal Assistants/Paralegals
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Requirements for legal assistants.

Failure to comply with minimum standards for designation as paralegal does not preclude a trial ct.'s awarding fees for services.

Attorney's fees to be awarded per CCP §411.35(h) include reasonable paralegal fees.

Value of legal work performed by legal assistants, law clerks and paralegals can be recovered as element of attorney fees arising out of contract.