I need to file for disability, and after a lot of people's discouraging reports of denials, I decided to contact a lawyer's office to see if they could help with the initial application process instead of waiting for a denial.

There is an office in my area who refers all of their disability cases to their paralegal. I am assuming a paralegal is competent to file this application in the same way a lawyer would be, but I wanted to double check if anyone thinks this should be a concern or might not be my best option?