TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY G-G-G-GENERATION: LEVERAGING MULTIGENERATIONAL DYNAMICS OF PARALEGALS

Mari Garza

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Mari Garza Texas State University Author

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MULTIGENERATIONAL PARALEGAL TEAMS, PARALEGALS, PARALEGAL, MODERN WORKFORCE, WORKFORCE

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The modern legal workforce is more generationally diverse than at any other point in the profession’s history; yet the multigenerational nature of the paralegal workforce remains largely unexamined in legal scholarship. This oversight is consequential because paralegals are integral to the legal profession. Knowledge silos, miscommunication, and uneven technology adoption can increase inefficiency, undermine supervision, and heighten ethical risk.

Accordingly, this article addresses that gap through doctrinal analysis of professional responsibility obligations governing delegation and oversight of nonlawyer assistants, combined with an interdisciplinary examination of multigenerational workforce dynamics and their effects on service delivery, case management, client communication, and legal technology adoption within the paralegal profession.

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Mari Garza, Texas State University

Mari Garza is an Assistant Professor in Texas State University’s Master of Arts in Legal Studies program. She holds a BA with double majors in Political Science and Spanish and an MA in Legal Studies from Texas State University, and a JD from SMU Dedman School of Law. With over twelve years of experience as an attorney and mediator in family law, probate, and estate planning, Dr. Garza bridges practice with academic scholarship in the broad range of courses she teaches. Her scholarly interests focus on children’s issues, pedagogy, and ethics. For V.L.G. and S.V.G. Copyright © 2026 Mari Garza.

TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY G-G-G-GENERATION: LEVERAGING MULTIGENERATIONAL DYNAMICS OF PARALEGALS

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