{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-6454","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 6454","heading":"","body":"The terms “paralegal,” “legal assistant,” “attorney assistant,” “freelance paralegal,” “independent paralegal,” and “contract paralegal” are synonymous for purposes of this chapter.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 5.6. Paralegals [6450. - 6456.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"482638896fe54cada4fae1a599f835b973ace6699837db6341ebdbfe3209337b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-6453","next":"us-ca/bpc-6455"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}