Regulation of the Legal Profession

Paralegals and legal assistants assist and support lawyers by maintaining and organizing documents and files, conducting legal research, and drafting documents for the attorney’s review. They must understand how to perform the various tasks including how to maintain confidentiality for clients and adhere to ethical standards. They must also fully understand the U.S. court systems, the criminal process and civil litigation, the civil legal process, and administrative law depending upon the type of law cases involved. Specifically, this badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain how lawyers and paralegals are regulated.