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Paralegal Salaries in the United States
Surveys of paralegal compensation in the United States report rather significant variance between the highs and lows; however, the reported averages appear to be much closer together. See an up-to-date salary survey for your state here. A 2006 survey of … Continue reading
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What Will I Learn in Paralegal School?
There are over 600 paralegal education programs within the United States. But the question is not about how to enter a program, it’s more about which program is the best for the individual student. A good program is going to … Continue reading
Preparing the way for a profitable paralegal career
Development of paralegal skills may be accomplished in various ways. Traditionally, a person has become a paralegal through on-the-job training. Often this training was possible only as the result of fortuitous circumstances; for example, working for a benevolent employer wiling … Continue reading
Studying for Certification
Every officially recognized definition of a paralegal includes language providing that paralegals may become qualified for the duties of their profession by either work experience or formal educational training. Such a broad variety of means for entry into a professional … Continue reading
NALS: The Association for Legal Professionals
The National Association for Legal Secretaries evolved from casual meetings during 1929 of legal secretaries discussing things that were affecting their jobs into a national organization by 1949. NALS, claiming the honor of “oldest association formed for legal support professionals”, … Continue reading
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National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) / Certified Paralegal (CP) The National Association of Legal Assistants (“NALA”) is an association comprised of four autonomous boards or committees with its headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Certifying Board, the Advanced Paralegal Certification Board, the … Continue reading
American Alliance of Paralegals
AAPI Certification The American Alliance of Paralegals is all about education, training, and advancing the paralegal’s job as a profession. It focuses on continuing the education and training of each individual paralegal as its way to accomplish its primary goal, … Continue reading
What’s so good about certification?
Certifications provide enhanced credibility and increased value to any professional designation. Certification typically requires passing an examination based on certain predetermined qualification specifications following completion of certain specified educational requirements sometimes including minimum work experience prior to taking the exam. … Continue reading
Professional Associations for Paralegals
There are numerous professional associations that expand the paralegal’s credentials and credibility. The largest professional associations include the National Association of Legal Assistants which is also referred to as NALA, the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA), and the American … Continue reading
What Paralegals Can and Cannot Do (and what they shouldn’t)
Paralegals have a large role in the efficiency of law firms. Their responsibilities have gradually increased over the years and they are now responsible for duties that were once only handled by an attorney. Although paralegals are not allowed by … Continue reading
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