
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 three 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 January 1, 2009. The next certification
period in this area is January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2009.
Four (4) hours continuing education in legal
ethics must be completed by January 1, 2009.
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 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
IN LEGAL ASSISTANTSHIP:
Oxnard College Legal
Assisting Program
For questions regarding the program, contact Karen Sutton at
karensutton@aol.com.
University of California
at Santa Barbara Legal Assistantship Program