Paralegal Licensing

The Florida legislature is now dealing with one of the most hotly disputed issues in the history of the paralegal profession: whether paralegals should be licensed. On March 3, 2011, House Bill 1149 and Senate Bill 1612 were filed, proposing that the Florida Supreme Court create a licensing requirement for anyone wanting to use the…

The Law Society of Upper Canada has its own YouTube Channel, “Your Law Series Channel,” which provides information to the public, including a new video about the benefits of hiring paralegals in Ontario. The range of representation that licensed paralegals can undertake, including small claims, traffic and minor criminal matters, is especially intriguing to American…