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The methodology proposed herein provides a straightforward computational route that bypasses the complex evaluation of g-tensors and zero-field splitting Hamiltonians. While the theoretical framework is general, we present applications rooted in physically motivated approximations where scalar relativistic effects are incorporated through corrections based on the zeroth-order regular approximation Hamiltonian within the ground-state spin density. This approach combines a relativistic self-consistent field calculation for the ground-state spin density with a non-relativistic, origin-independent current density calculation for the orbital contribution. This hybrid strategy is shown to capture the heavy-atom light-atom effect in 1H and 13C shieldings, particularly in paramagnetic molecular systems containing transition metals up to the 3d series. 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