Welcome to The Philadelphia Association of Paralegals! |
Reminder: Please renew your membership for 2025. The annual dues have increased by $10 for all membership levels. This increase will help support our organization ensuring that we continue to provide value to your professional development. With these updates, we are excited to continue offering all of the services you have come to expect from PAP including the job bank, networking opportunities and educational programs that benefit your career.
The PAP Job Bank has been updated!
Sincerely,
Board of Directors
MISSION STATEMENTTo promote the paralegal profession and encourage individual excellence in skills and abilities through education and networking. |
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DEFINITION OF A PARALEGAL
A Paralegal is a person qualified through education, training or work experience to perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts and is customarily, but not exclusively performed by a lawyer. This person may be retained or employed by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency or other entity or may be authorized by administrative, statutory or court authority to perform this work. Substantive shall mean work requiring recognition, evaluation, organization, analysis and communication or relevant facts and legal concepts.