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Certified Paralegal: CP: National Association of Legal Assistants; NALA, The Paralegal Association Advanced Certified Paralegal: ACP: National Association of Legal Assistants; NALA, The Paralegal Association Accredited Legal Professional: ALP: NALS (formerly the National Association of Legal Secretaries) Professional Legal Secretary: PLS: NALS ...
In 1906 the Arizona Bar Association was first incorporated. In 1912 it adopted the ethical rules of the American Bar Association and began official admission procedures for law practice. James M. Murphy, the 24th president of the State Bar of Arizona, recounted the founding of the Bar in a 1960 article for the Arizona Law Review : [ 6 ]
The Paralegal Institute is a nationally accredited two-year college based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The Paralegal Institute (TPI) offers programs specializing in paralegal , criminal justice , medical transcription and legal nurse consultation .
A certified paralegal or certified legal assistant is the title of paralegals in the United States who have met certain education and work experience requirements and have passed one of a number of available certification exams. The primary function of paralegals is to assist attorneys in the delivery of legal services. According to the ...
Full membership in the NLG is open to lawyers, law students, legal workers (including legal secretaries, legal investigators, paralegals, law collective members, and jailhouse lawyers). Prior to the 1972 NLG National Convention, held in Boulder, Colorado, membership was only open to lawyers. Members now include labor organizers, tribal ...
National Paralegal College (NPC) is a private for-profit online college headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and focused on legal education. It is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission .
A paralegal in 2004, photo distributed by NARA. A paralegal, also known as a legal assistant or paralegal specialist, is a legal professional who performs tasks that require knowledge of legal concepts but not the full expertise of a lawyer with an admission to practice law. The market for paralegals is broad, including consultancies, companies ...
Admission to the bar in the United States is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in the jurisdiction. Each U.S. state and jurisdiction (e.g. territories under federal control) has its own court system and sets its own rules and standards for bar admission.