Does Lorry act on her own, or wait for my approval?

She acts on her own. There is no approval queue holding up routine work: she screens clients, fills forms, drafts documents, sends messages, schedules, and researches without waiting on you. The legal judgment and the decision to file stay with you, because she is the paralegal, not the attorney of record. Every action is logged and linked to the case, so nothing happens out of your view and you can correct anything.