What does it take to train as a paralegal?
By Amanda Hamilton, CEO, National Association of Licenced Paralegals (NALP) Working as a paralegal is a career option that many are choosing these days, rather than being a default career pathway if you cannot find a training contract to qualify as a solicitor. So the...
How to become a paralegal in the UK
Paralegals are law professionals who work alongside solicitors and barristers in a supporting capacity.Paralegals can find work at law firms, within the public sector and at non-profit organisations, the role can often be classed under a range of job titles such as;...
What questions should you expect in your paralegal job interview?
Interviewing is always difficult, regardless of the role, but for a paralegal job, things can be complex and confusing. This week Simply Law Jobs, alongside its partner Lawyer Monthly, hears from Rhiannon Cambrook-Woods, the Founder of Zest Recruitment, who walks us...
Addressing the myths about Paralegals
In the late 1980s the term ‘Paralegal’ had only been referred to in the context of U.S television shows about Courts and Attorneys. It had never been a term that we used in the UK.Arguably, The Paralegal Association (now referred to as the National Association of...
Paralegal covering letter when engaging a new client
As a paralegal practitioner, offering legal services and assistance to the public in general, it’s important to ensure that you make it very clear on business cards and in respect of your marketing, that you are a paralegal and not a solicitor or barrister. This is...
