I trained to be a lawyer in Scotland many years ago, but didn't practice very long. Do you have any legal experience?
I am a paralegal that is employed by a lawyer.  I perform specific legal work for the lawyer to help him with his cases.
That must be really interesting. What sort of training did you go through?
as a CP or CLA. The CP and CLA credential is recognized by the American Bar Association and State Bars.
To become a CP in the United States, the candidate voluntarily passes the Certified Paralegal Exam (CP Exam). The Certified Paralegal program - the oldest in the United States - was established in 1976 and is administered by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA). The CP designation is a certification duly registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (No. 78213275)
The term "certified
work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible."
- From the American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE) [USA]: "Paralegals perform substantive and procedural legal work as authorized by law, which work, in the absence of the paralegal, would be performed by an attorney. Paralegals have knowledge of the law gained through education, or education and work experience, which