MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ALL
PARALEGALS/LEGAL ASSISTANTS
(pursuant to Business & Professions Code sections
6450, et seq.)
All paralegals shall be required to certify completion every two years of four hours of mandatory continuing legal education in legal ethics. All continuing legal education courses shall meet the requirements of Section 6070. Every two years, all paralegals shall be required to certify completion of four hours of mandatory continuing education in either general law or in a specialized area of law. Certification of these continuing education requirements shall be made with the paralegal’s supervising attorney. The paralegal shall be responsible for keeping a record of the paralegal’s certifications.
Paralegals must complete four (4) hours of general law or in a specialized area as of December 31, 2010. The next certification period in this area is January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010.
Four (4) hours continuing education in legal ethics must be completed by December 31, 2010.
Continuing Education Compliance Log
Attorney Attestation of Completion of Law-Related Experience
CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFIED LEGAL ASSISTANTS
To maintain Certified Legal Assistant status, legal assistants must submit proof of participation in a minimum of 50 hours of continuing legal education programs or individual study programs. Credit is also awarded for significant achievement in the area of continuing legal assistant education such as successful completion of a state certification test, completion of a CLA Specialty examination, or teaching in a legal assistant program. For more detailed information about the requirements for maintaining the CLA credential, go to NALA's website on the subject.
Certification Examination Forms and Certification of Attendance Forms
CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR CALIFORNIA ADVANCED SPECIALISTS
California Advanced Specialists are required to maintain their advanced specialty certification status by submitting proof of continuing education to NALA in addition to the CLA requirements. Twenty (20) hours of continuing legal education are required of California Advanced Specialists every five years. At least 10 hours must be in the specialty area of California certification and the remaining credit must be in subject areas relevant to the work of legal assistants. [from the website of the Commission for Advanced California Paralegal Specialization]
VENTURA COUNTY
LEGAL ASSISTANT/PARALEGAL PROGRAMS
Oxnard College Legal Assistant Program
Oxnard College offers a Paralegal Certificate and/or Associate of
Science Degree in Legal Assisting. For general information about the college,
costs, certifications, degrees and enrollment, please see the course catalog and
schedule of classes at
http://www.oxnardcollege.edu. If you have questions not addressed on the
web site, contact
Diana
Needham (Professor,
Paralegal Studies) at
DNeedham@vcccd.edu.
Santa Barbara Business College Paralegal
Studies - Ventura and Online Campuses
SBBC offers a Diploma Program in Paralegal Studies
(for those applicants who already possess an Associate degree or higher), and an
Associate of Science Degree in Paralegal Studies. For questions regarding
these programs for the Ventura campus contact Kathi Edwards, Admissions Manager,
at
KathiE@sbbcollege.edu or call (805) 339-2999 extension 1202. For questions
regarding the online programs contact Alma Gabaldon, Online Admissions Manager,
at
AlmaG@sbbcollege.edu or call (805) 339-2999
extension 1601.
University of California Santa Barbara Extension Paralegal Program
UCSB Extension offers a Paralegal Certificate. For questions regarding
the program contact Craig Smith, J.D., Director of the Paralegal Professional
Certificate Program, at paralegal@els.ucsb.edu
or call (805) 893-7440.