The staff includes health care professionals, accountants, investors, doctors, lawyers and paralegals. Paralegals are also able to become partners in law firms and other legal entities and can set fees and participate in profit sharing. Legal services are often bartered for other services. In the education arena, we see standardization across the country. Substantive continuing legal education is required for all paralegals.
CLE is granted to paralegals for training new attorneys.
Specialty exams are mandatory. NFPA will be the hub of the legal entities and will be the licensing and regulatory body for paralegals. There will be a strong working relationship between NFPA and bar associations. Pro bono will be mandatory, and firms will have a pro bono department. Paralegals are able to represent consumers and, particularly, indigent clients.