A Florida Registered Paralegal is a person who is qualified and has gone through training, education and work experience to work under the supervision of a lawyer. He or she is there to help the attorney with drafting documents, legal research, legal investigations, contacting clients, and interviewing clients. The bill says that the requirements of the bill are “the person has to have prescribed education and experience, and have the prescribed certifications”. In order for a person to be eligible to be a Florida Registered Paralegal they have to have met one of the following education and work experience. They have to have a bachelor’s degree in paralegal plus a minimum of one year of paralegal work experience or a person can have an associate degree plus a minimum of two years of paralegal experience. There has been a lot debate over the bill some people think the bill is helping the paralegal while others think it’s just a …show more content…
waste of time and money. For a person to become a Registered Paralegal they are some steps they have to do. The candidate first fills out an application and meet the requirements stated. Then they send a $145.00 check payable to The Federal Bar. According to the National Federation Paralegal “The exam was developed by professional testing firm in conjunction with an independent task force including paralegals, lawyers, paralegal educators and content specialist from the general public who are legal advocates. It is administered by computer in a proctored testing facility, consists of 200 multiple choice questions and must be completed in four hours”. Also the student has to do a sworn statement stating he or she read and will abide by the Code of Ethics and Responsibility set forth. Becoming a Florida Registered Paralegal has its advantages and disadvantages.
One of the advantages of getting licensed as a paralegal is that only qualified individuals will be able to be licensed not just anybody. “Licensing can serve a gate-keeping function, limiting the number of people who may call themselves paralegal, “says Mr.Golder. Also when a person gets licensed he is getting recognized in his profession. Another advantage of the bill is “One is that licensing will enhance the work paralegal will be able to perform and provide access to legal services for those that can’s currently afford it,” says Renee Sova. When a person gets licensed people know who they are and will trust them more because they’re certified. Licensure and regulation could mean more tangible benefits to paralegals as well. It may result in pay increases and more opportunities for advancement,” Ms. Roney believes. In addition to being paid more a paralegal might believe that because they are licensed they would be able to get better jobs and more
opportunities. Many people are forth the bill but there are still some people who are against the bill. “One reason for having paralegals is to keep legal costs down,” says Marge Dover. Paralegals who already have work don’t want to go back to school and take more tests they think it is unnecessary and a waste of money. Marge Dover also believes that “There are increased costs to licensing and the recurring costs of re-licensing.” People are arguing that what is the point of licensing a paralegal when a lawyer is already licensed and a paralegal is under the lawyer’s supervision.
I saw an email a couple of weeks ago inquiring about becoming a victim advocate. But Shane never got back with me, so I forgot about it, but now I see I am on the roster with a short notice training requirement. So do you think this position will be beneficial to me and the J4 as a whole?
Hatch, Scott A., Hatch, Lisa Zimmer. Paralegal Career For Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Pub., 2006. Print.
Peter Paralegal is employed by Honest Law Firm and has been instructed by his supervising attorney to prepare and conduct initial interviews with two potential clients to see if a conflict of interest is present. Big Box and Value Mart are competitors and are requesting representation by Honest Law Firm on matters that are unrelated to one another. Peter Paralegal was also asked to perform tasks related to the cases such as; prepare questions and conduct initial interviews, explain legal fees arrangements, establish the attorney-client relations, draft initial pleadings and responses, interview witnesses, draft and sign initial case evaluation letters.
Beverly, I am also a proponent of the United States developing a system of professional jurors. I also believe it would cut down on biased opinions and help rebuild people’s faith in our criminal justice system. In addition to the points you made, I believe professional jurors also would alleviate the process of the prosecution and defense counsel being able to stack the jury pool with individuals favorable to them. Although the U.S. is a country that is for the people, many citizens don’t want to set on a panel of jurors to determine the fate of an individual they do not know (Weigman, 2011). The main reasons for this is because, it causes them to be pulled away from their livelihoods, which for many encompasses work and family. Lastly,
One would assume that this is not a big deal, when in turn it is. They must be licensed in the state that they want to practice law in, therefore if an attorney had a family member out of state, they could not legally represent them in court, which creates a situation of misunderstanding, that an attorney could not practice law in their state because their state laws are drastically different. With that being said, it would be incredibly inefficient to go through the rigorous two-day exam in order to be able to represent them in court. For this reason, an attorney would be less incentivized to go through the process of licensing, when a member of their family needs legal representation. Be that as it may, the American Bar Association is not able to create a uniform exam, because so many states have different laws and practices that go into the legal profession.
Plea bargaining is a tool used in the court system for the benefit and detriment of the accused for numerous reasons. Additionally, the Crown will use plea bargaining for their benefit as well. For the purposes of this paper I intend to focus on the benefits and risks for an accused person to accept a plea bargain.
The kings of the middle ages initially created the position of a coroner to investigate the suspicious deaths of people and also to collect the death tax on the deceased’s estate. In the United States, we have two positions that work in the field of death investigating, obviously the coroner and the medical examiner. These positions are widely different in how they run. To be a medical examiner, one must have many years of experience in medical school, and they must be board-approved. However, for a coroner’s position, the people in the state elect a campaigning candidate, and that candidate does not need to have any medical experience. Both of these positions perform autopsies and deal with the suspiciously deceased, however they both have incredibly different requirements. Over the past decade, the necessity of the coroner’s position came into discussion among the field. According to those who wish to kill the job, the coroner’s position does not seem to have sufficient standards for all that the job entails. However, eliminating the coroner jobs from the departments will be tremendously inefficient for all the people involved in that
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In his political journal of law, Gregory Odegaard states that “an increased percentage of insured drivers not only reduces insurance costs for all motorists, but also promotes public safety because fewer drivers will flee the scene of accidents” (A Yes or No Answer: A Plea to End the Oversimplification of the Debate on Licensing Aliens).... ... middle of paper ... ... Works Cited Barteldes, Ernest.
In underserved communities there are too many peoples, and less much health care. There are plenty of benefits for new graduate of primary care such as loan forgiveness program. In stead doctors spending most of their career digging out from educational debe, with loan forgiveness the physician gets help paying down educational debt.
A year and three months ago, I was at football practice. I was on the defensive line. I tripped up the running back, but the running back landed on my left ankle. The result was a fracture on my left tibia. I played on my injury for two weeks. At that moment, I was not able to play football for the rest of the year. During this summer, I injured my back. I began to accumulate information about how to treat my injuries. While I was researching, the words physical therapy popped up. I clicked on them, and the article discussed what a physical therapist does. When I was halfway down the article, it stated that a physical therapist helps people with injuries like mine. After researching, I decided to be a physical therapist.
Before starting the paralegal program, I did not have a clear understanding of what a paralegal actually does. I always been interested in being a paralegal, but never clearly understood the full responsibilities. After being in this program, I have some understanding to the many responsibilities than I initially knew. The primary function of a paralegal is to assist attorneys in preparing for hearing, trials, meetings, and real estate closings. In addition, paralegals can also do other office tasks, such as office management as trainer of new hired paralegal, book keeping, and free lancing.
ivil legal aid includes both advice (including help with negotiations and writing letters on behalf) and legal representation in court.
The area of Criminal Justice System I want to go for is being a prosecutor. A prosecutor is a policymaker prosecutors is one of the most important people 's within the criminal justice system they also have a critical role before, during and after every trial. The prosecutor has many things that they can offer the defend plead bargains. The duty of a prosecutor is to seek justice for the innocent and to convict the guilty. To put away a guilty person the prosecutor must have evidence of that person to put them away. There a lot of prosecutors that always have a lot of case and papers work to take care of. You have to have many types of qualifications to become a prosecutor. There are many different types of advantages and disadvantages of becoming a prosecutor. There are so many different reasons why there are so many prosecutors and what they really stand for in the community.
...e school performance, and build the desire to continue their education. Hopefully, as a lawyer I will be able to help some individuals through legal crises while still being able to pay the rent.