The profession as a whole benefits when the correct information is distributed.
Courts use the quoted billing hours to set fees.
National publications quote salary ranges and employment satisfaction to either encourage or discourage prospective paralegals. NFPA evaluated this data when its members set the criteria for becoming a Certified Paralegal. The individual paralegal benefits when he interviews for his first job. When career magazines report on the best and the worst jobs, they come to NFPA for the answer on job satisfaction. Enough about the reasons why.