Discussion centered on the change in law practices with the change of technology and the change in education. Educational programs will also have to keep abreast of the ever-changing technology. Many programs are doing this by introducing on-line classes. Further investigation within the legal education community will offer continuing legal education classes on-line and a masters program. We already recognize that paralegal educators can offer more to their graduating students even after they attain their legal education.
Paralegals can stay within the profession and further their career without going to law school.
The legal profession. Unless lawyers can be persuaded that paralegals want to be on the services delivery team, rather than in competition with lawyers, fear of paralegals will continue. Potential allies are those attorneys who do not want to spend their time doing tasks paralegals could accomplish, but for the existing UPL statutes. By creating standards for the profession, paralegals are taking a lead, but educating attorneys is still an ongoing struggle. As states seek to define UPL, paralegals must be assertive to help attorneys recognize access to justice is the primary goal.