Paralegals

Paper Summary:

This paper reviews multiple articles that deal with paralegals. It addresses issues relating to paralegals and paralegal work, such as paralegal billing, outsourcing of paralegal work, expected behavior of paralegals within legal firms, paralegal certification and tips for success in an ever-changing career. The main points of each article are enumerated.

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"Certification has become well-established in hundreds of professions over many decades throughout the United States. The earliest of these designations were created during the 1930s and 1940s, and they represented traditional and readily identifiable
careers such as those in architecture and engineering. Since that time, professional associations have considered and developed numerous certification categories for
practitioners in their respective fields, and in recent years, the creation of designations has expanded dramatically, according to the National Certification Commission. For example, four new categories were introduced by the American Correctional Association for its Correctional Certification Program between 1999 and 2002: certified
corrections executive (CCE), certified corrections manager (CCM), certified corrections supervisor (CCS) and certified corrections officer (CCO)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• The American Enterprise. (2002, April 13). Careers for the next decade.
• Campbell, R. (2004) Paralegals with 20 plus years of experience share their tips for
• Daks, M.C. (2006, October 27). How to turn paralegals into franchisees. New Jersey Law Journal [electronic version].
• Jevahirian, L. S. (2006, December 4). Commentary: How should your paralegal behave. Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
• Jaffeson, R.C. (2004) Association Certification: Proven Pathway to Professionalism. Corrections Today [electronic version]

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