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The Florida Registered Paralegal Program is now available to the public. There has already been a respectable amount of interest from hundreds of people and there is an expectation of several others to download the application today via the Internet at the Florida Bar’s Web site.

At the time you submit an application you are required to submit a $150 application fee. You can expect to receive a certificate and welcome pack in the post 2 weeks after applying if you are accepted. The program establishes two levels for paralegals, and a disciplinary system and Code of Ethics and Responsibility.

The first tier paralegals have an education, or have training or work experience and are watched by the attorney in which they work under and receive tasks delegated to them, which the lawyers are responsible for.

Tier two paralegals have to meet education and work experience requirements or be certified by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) or the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA).

Furthermore, it is required that the paralegals show that they have worked in the profession extensively to be grandfathered into being titled as a Florida Registered Paralegal, for the first three years.

Any persons that earn the title will have their name listed on The Florida Bar Web site.

Florida Registered Paralegals are required to renew their title by completing a mandatory 30 hours every three years. Five of the thirty hours must be professionalism or ethics courses.

Currently it is the attorneys that employ the paralegal that is responsible for the work performed by the paralegal, for all states, not just Florida.