Paralegal Resource Guide: Paralegal Associations

The NALA site provides the NALA Code of Ethics and the NALA Model Standards and Guidelines for Utilization of Legal Assistants. Member websites and selected links to state bar association rules of conduct are also included. Professional certification information and salary data are provided.

This site includes the text of the NFPA Model Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility. NFPA also provides career information and links to selected state guidelines, decisions, and regulations regarding paralegals. The Legal Resources Links and the Products and Services Directory are useful.

The Committee's website provides texts (PDF) of both the ABA Guidelines for the Approval of Paralegal Education Programs and the ABA's Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Paralegal Services. Includes newsletters and publications for purchase.

An independent magazine serving the paralegal. Incorporates Legal Assistant Today. Offers texts of some articles from 2001 through current issue. The website includes news, career articles, and a paralegal school directory.