There has been a issue for years when one hears three words as simple as regulating Paralegal profession .The Supreme Court has been trying to enforce paralegals to be certified in order to call them self paralegals, for years. The real question still at hand is who will benefit from it and who will not. Is it really necessary to have a Certificate in order to be a paralegal if one has performed the job for years without it. What are the benefits and what are the cons. Will being a certified paralegal make one look more professional, or will it just trigger confusion between say am a paralegal and am a certified paralegal.
On 2007, the Supreme Court of Florida adopted a voluntary program for the registration of paralegals under chapter 20 of the Rule Of Regulating the Florida Bar. The Program would include a two-tie system for paralegals. The first tie includes those paralegals who meet the requirements of Florida State Bar Rule 10-2., which states a paralegal as a person that has training or work experience and does substantive work for which a lawyer is responsible. Tier two para...
Pagan writes a captivating story mingled with the challenges of the Eastern Shore legal system. This book gives a complete explanation backed up by research and similar cases as evidence of the ever-changing legal system. It should be a required reading for a history or law student.
Peter Paralegal is employed by Honest Law Firm and has been instructed by his supervising attorney to prepare and conduct initial interviews with two potential clients to see if a conflict of interest is present. Big Box and Value Mart are competitors and are requesting representation by Honest Law Firm on matters that are unrelated to one another. Peter Paralegal was also asked to perform tasks related to the cases such as; prepare questions and conduct initial interviews, explain legal fees arrangements, establish the attorney-client relations, draft initial pleadings and responses, interview witnesses, draft and sign initial case evaluation letters.
The main idea was to regulate the career and set the standards to which a person who recognized him or herself as a paralegal had to satisfy. It then became apparent, that the members of this association were adamant to define a line from those who were clerks, assistants or secretaries to those who had the proper training and experience in the field. That movement prompted other organizations to be fo...
One of the advantages of getting licensed as a paralegal is that only qualified individuals will be able to be licensed not just anybody. “Licensing can serve a gate-keeping function, limiting the number of people who may call themselves paralegal, “says Mr.Golder. Also when a person gets licensed he is getting recognized in his profession. Another advantage of the bill is “One is that licensing will enhance the work paralegal will be able to perform and provide access to legal services for those that can’s currently afford it,” says Renee Sova. When a person gets licensed people know who they are and will trust them more because they’re certified. Licensure and regulation could mean more tangible benefits to paralegals as well. It may result in pay increases and more opportunities for advancement,” Ms. Roney believes. In addition to being paid more a paralegal might believe that because they are licensed they would be able to get better jobs and more
There are certain standards that the courts use to determine competency. In order to find the accused competent, a court should find out by a preponderance of evidence that the defendant has remarkable ability to consult with his lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational indulgence. The def...
When a lawyer graduates from law school, they must take the BAR exam, which effectively proves weather or not they are ready to implement the skills learned in school into the real world. However, once someone does pass the test, they are legally only allowed to represent someone from within their state. This prevents a new lawyer from handling cases outside of their state, and must be relicensed in order to practice law in a different state. One would assume that this is not a big deal, when in turn it is. They must be licensed in the state that they want to practice law in, therefore if an attorney had a family member out of state, they could not legally represent them in court, which creates a situation of misunderstanding, that an attorney could not practice law in their state because their state laws are drastically different. With that being said, it would be incredibly inefficient to go through the rigorous two-day long exam in order to be able to represent them in court. For this reason, an attorney would be less incentivized to go through the process of licensing, when a member of their family needs legal representation. Be that as it may, the American Bar Association is not able to create a uniform exam, because so many states have different laws and practices that go into the legal profession. With the implementation of a nationwide set
The legal profession has been historically linked with a moral and ethical behaviour on the part of its participants, and as such it is bound to necessitate careful scrutiny, in the same manner that the medical profession does. Solicitors are regulated by the Law Society of Scotland, and advocates by the Faculty of Advocates. Both bodies deal with a variety of matters, from establishing qualifications for admission to the profession to rules of professional conduct and disciplinary actions. They impose certain standards of service and behaviour on legal professionals.
Although the legal profession is a single discourse community, it is made up of many smaller discourse communities. This is so because while all lawyers share the same broad goals of the legal profession and have a general knowledge and expertise in all areas of the law, most lawyers after graduating from law school and passing the bar exam specialize in a particular area of law. This specialization requires the lawyer to go beyond the broad concepts of law as a whole and to become knowledgeable and proficient in the sometimes minute details of a more specific area of law. Even then, some lawyers will go even further to focus on one aspect or another of that particular area of law. This results in most lawyers being members of many even smal...
My major is Paralegal Studies and I expect to graduate with an Associates of Arts degree in December of this year. Many years ago, as an investigator for both a private company and a county agency, I was introduced to the legal field. Recently, I was awarded the opportunity to attend college, so I decided I wanted to reenter the legal profession as a paralegal. The paralegal profession appeals to me, because I enjoy the processes of developing a case, as well as its legal aspects. A paralegal is involved in a case from the beginning to the end; from the initial client interview to assisting the attorney during the client’s trial or the settlement process. My goal is to become a paralegal for a solo practitioner or a small firm in my local area who represent clients in different areas of the law.
The paralegal industry has changed over the last thirty years, and according to Kane, “Is one of the fastest-growing professions on the globe”. There is a predicted growth rate of 28% between 2008 and
NALA have available for paralegals the options of CLE (Continuing Legal Education). This program is live educational, online self-study programs, and publications which is overseen by the association’s Continuing Education Counsel. The council works with Headquarters staff, professional writers, and others in planning and developing educational programs. The three areas I have chosen for CLE are Real Estate, Social Security Representation, and State and Federal Administration Law. The three areas mentions are my areas of interest, becoming a member of NALA, will allow me the opportunity to participate in CLE to give me the necessary knowledge to better and myself and know the law behind it. For a paralegal to participate in this...
Professionals are people who have equipped themselves with the knowledge and skills in a given field. The interest of improvement of the professional identity is an evidence of how high standards are placed upon the professionals in the community (Johnson et al., 2012). Each profession creates its norms, values and scope of practice that distinguishes it from any other profession. Different legal ethics are upheld and everyone needs to work as per the stipulated ethics in the field to be part of the profession. People in the field are expected to be knowledgeable and independently use decision
Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of the practice of law is learning to be a lawyer. Virtually every new lawyer today is a graduate of law school, a much dreaded, but fulfilling journey to practicing law. Modern law schools differ greatly from their earlier counterpart, in that many more requirements and responsibilities exist. In colonial times, students pursuing a career in law would enter institutions for instruction of the law, and would automatically become qualified to practice law in the courts after a few years of study. Today, however, becoming a lawyer takes much more training, rigorous work and effort, and many years of studying in order to take a bar exam of which passage represents qualification. There is much more consideration concerning who is admitted, what kind of curriculums are taught, how exams are offered, what kinds affiliation exist, how much law schools differ from one another, and what it ultimately takes to be fully competent as a practicing attorney.
Lawyers are hired by people and by businesses to help them in legal cases (“Lawyer”Whats para.1). Your skills in the field of lawyering will only improve with on the job training (“Lawyer” What’s para. 4). Almost all of your training will come from on the job by actually going out there and trying and learning from your mistakes (“Lawyer” What’s para. 5). Th...
Career as Lawyer or as Solicitor puts a person in a very respectful position in the society. Although the job and duties of this professional have been portrayed as attractive but in reality, they are very intense and hectic, still rewarding. One can gain expertise in many areas in Career as Lawyer. Some of the areas are Bankruptcy, Defense, Fraud, Tax, International, Criminal, Divorce, Social Security etc.