Certification

Established in 1976, the Certified Legal Assistant program has enabled the profession to develop a strong and responsive self-regulatory program offering a nationwide credential for legal assistants. The Certified Legal Assistant program establishes and serves as a: 

• National professional standard for legal assistants
• Means of identifying those who have reached this standard.
• Credentialing program responsive to the needs of legal assistants and responsive to the fact that this form of self-regulation is necessary to strengthen and expand development of this career field.
• Positive, ongoing, voluntary program to encourage the growth of the legal assistant profession, attesting to and encouraging a high level of achievement.

 As of January 2004, there are 12,124 Certified Legal Assistants and over 1,050 Certified Legal Assistant Specialists in the United States. Over 24,000 legal assistants have participated in this program. (from the National Association for Legal Assistants, Inc.)

For more information about The National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc.'s certification program, click here.