What we offer

Development of career Paralegals

Paralegalism, of course, exists at many levels within an organisation. There are junior paralegals and very senior paralegals performing many different functions. However, at whatever level they all have one thing in common, and that is the necessity for a thorough grounding in the English Legal System, the main areas of substantive law and also legal procedure.

Even though paralegals may tend to specialise, the philosophy of the association is that to succeed as a specialist, a paralegal must start as a generalist. No specialist area exists in a vacuum or in isolation.

All specialised areas of law and practice will also need an understanding of how the legal system works as a whole, and of the most common areas of substantive law. This is why the association insists on a broad syllabus for the qualification in law and procedure. The successful paralegal will use this knowledge every day in their future specialised career.

Today there is a continuing need for the development of career paralegals. This is especially so with the increasing number of law graduates in recent years unable to gain a training contract or afford the LPC.

The Level 4 Diploma in Paralegal Studies provides an affordable way into law to undertaking a Law Degree.

The Level 7 (Post Graduate) Diploma in Paralegal Practice was introduced as alternative career path for Law Graduates.

The Higher Diploma in Paralegal Practice scheme running with several UK Universities enables law students to qualify with an addtional procedural law qualification in addtion to thier LLB, which enables them to enter the work place with a better understanding and application of their Legal Studies.

The Fellowship Awards offer specialist studies for the qualified paralegal and law graduateworking in Legal Practice, Commerce, Industry or a Public Sector department, providing the opportunity to attain in-depth knowledge in their chosen specialism.

The Association has trained students throughout England and Wales as well as in America, Antigua, Arabian Gulf, Australia, Austria, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Isles, British West Indies, Canada, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Scotland, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Uganda and Vietnam.