Posted by Brian on 1/2/2008, 10:33 am, in reply to "Regulation "
The Florida Supreme Court has just recently authorized a new voluntary program called the "Florida Registered Paralegal" program.
It provides for voluntary registration of paralegals who meet certain minimum educational, certification, or work experience criteria and who agree to abide by an established code of ethics in exchange for the ability to refer to themselves as "Florida Registered Paralegals ".
The new Rule 20-2.1 defines a "paralegal" to be someone with education, training, or work experience who works under the direction and supervision of a member of the Bar and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which the Bar member is responsible. A "Florida Registered Paralegal" is someone who meets the definition of a paralegal who also meets the requirements for registration set forth in rules 20-3.1 and 20-4.1. The rule also defines "paralegal work experience" and approved paralegal programs.
Acccording to one source, these new rules become effective in Florida on March 1, 2008.
Washington doesn't have anything like this arrangement pending at this time, but things can change quickly.
For more info. on Regulation of Paralegals in General, please see the ABA web page at: http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/blt/2007-01-02/durgin.shtml
or the National Federation of Paralegals web page at: http://www.paralegals.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=795;
or for some Washington State specific info., see the Washington State Paralegal Assn. web page at: http://www.wspaonline.com/regulation.htm)
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