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January 29, 2008
Paralegals earn professional credential
The National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc., is pleased to announce that Melissia G. Ford (McDonald, Patrick, Baggett, Poston & Hemphill, L.L.P.), Liz B. Scharf (Wyche Burgess Freeman & Parham, P.A.), Sarah Smith (Davis & Snyder, P.A.) and Sean Thacker (Dobson, Jones, Ball, Phillips and Bridges, P.A.) have successfully completed the two-day Certified Legal Assistant examination and are now entitled to use of the “CLA” or “CP” professional credential. These paralegals are among 141 in the State of South Carolina and 14,566 paralegals nationwide who have attained this goal.
These paralegals prepared for the exam by taking a review course at Greenville Technical College, LEG 270 – Paralegal Certification, taught by Paralegal Department Head Elizabeth Mann.
Established in 1976, the Certified Legal Assistant examination program is a voluntary professional credentialing program developed by the National Association of Legal Assistants and administered by a board composed of legal assistants, members of the American Bar Association and members of the field of education active in legal assistant training. The CLA/CP program involves successful completion of a two-day comprehensive examination covering the topics of communications; legal research; ethics; human relations and interviewing techniques; legal terminology; judgment and analytical ability and substantive law. Thereafter, evidence of continuing legal education must be submitted periodically in order to maintain certified status.
The National Association of Legal Assistants, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a national, non-profit association which represents over 19,000 paralegals through individual members and 84 affiliated state and local associations. It is the leader in the growth and development of the paralegal profession, providing continuing education, professional development, and certification programs for the career field.
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