There may be risks attached to paralegals holding themselves out to the public with the same job title as lawyers. In Mexico, legal assistants and law students are in the process of considering incorporation of a national organization to pursue their professional goals. The western world's largest group of consumers will be created under the Euro, which may challenge the U.S. dollar as the most-used exchange medium. The answer may lie partially with England, which did not be converting to the Euro currency on January 1, 1999. Simplifying Jurisdictional Issues Paralegals have a relatively young profession and have the benefit of observing other well-established professions such as lawyers and accountants.
Accountants are unencumbered with jurisdictional issues of lawyers.
Some members of the legal community believe that lawyers and paralegals will be working in accounting firms one day. It has been suggested that an international chartered paralegal association may be formed. To be successful, such an organization would need paralegals with a high degree of commitment. There are thousands of paralegals all over the world who may support an international organization if this would be in the best interests of the profession.