Paralegal Training | Regulated vs Unregulated Qualifications

  When you are looking at taking a qualification, what do you look for? It depends why you want the qualification really. For instance, if you want to learn how to decorate a cake for your nephew’s birthday, you might be perfectly happy to do an online course, or one run by a local cake […]

Paralegal Job | Shell

NALP's Paralegal qualifications and training are highly regarded and valued within the legal sector. Many employers look to NALP Training for it's dedicated Paralegal Qualifications, accredited by Ofqual, ensuring the highest standard of training for Paralegals in the UK.  Shell are hiring a Paralegal to join their team in Aberdeen, they are looking for indiviuals with NALP […]

CEO Update | Published Chapter in The Evolving Role of the Professional Support Lawyer

I was recently approached to write a chapter on Paralegal Professionals for a book published by the Ark Group. The book was published in September this year.  “The Evolving Role of the Professional Support Lawyer”  “deep dive into the Evolving Role of the PSL: featuring contributions from current PSLs, it provides up-to-the-minute intelligence from an […]

Simply Law Jobs | What is a Paralegal and when should you hire one?

What is a paralegal? What’s the difference between a paralegal and a solicitor, and when might it make sense to use one? A Paralegal is legally trained and educated to perform legal tasks and offer legal assistance, but is not a qualified solicitor. However, a Paralegal can do virtually everything that a solicitor can do, […]

Licensed Paralegals – Advice on Holding out and Reserved Activities

  Because the Paralegal Sector is not statutorily regulated, in effect, anyone can call themselves a paralegal whether or not they are qualified, trained, educated or affiliated to a professional membership body such as NALP.  The potential dangers to the general public are therefore considerable. National Paralegal College's CEO Amanda Hamilton discusses the importance of […]

Legal Intern | Jimmy Choo

Looking for a Legal Internship? This role looks like a fantastic opportunity to gain experience working within the Legal team within a Fashion Brand.  We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Intern to join our Legal team at Jimmy Choo based in our London Head Office. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the […]

Paralegal Job in Fashion | River Island

Fancy a career in fashion? Training to become a paralegal opens fantastic opportunities to work within a wide range of industries, not just Law Firms!  Paralegal Position at River Island  Location: London  The Company  River Island have 300 stores and counting. International growth. Award-winning online retail. One of the largest in-house design teams on the […]

Paralegal Job in Entertainment | Discovery Inc

If you're thinking a career as a Paralegal is limited to working within Law Firms, however training as a paralegal opens up fantastic opportunities to work within a wide range of industries.  We are always on the look out for exciting paralegal jobs to share, this one is a great chance to work in Television!  […]

Transparency within the Legal Services Sector

Apart from the statutorily regulated legal professionals; such as solicitors, barristers, chartered legal executives and licensed conveyancers; there are now numerous services offered by other individuals and organisations that are not statutorily regulated. claims and comments made on their websites can be misleading at best, and possibly fraudulent at the other extreme. to mislead the […]