Our Accredited Paralegal status is a voluntary accreditation for paralegals working in Scotland. It provides a defined professional status and a career path for paralegals as well as increasing awareness of the role of the paralegal in Scotland. This is achieved through setting a consistent standard for paralegals to attain.
Benefits:
- Recognition as paralegal with significant expertise in your area of law
- Provide confidence to clients that you meet the Society’s standards for an accreditation
- Access to the confidential professional practice helpline
- Access to our Lawscot Wellbeing portal
- Fortnightly updates via our Lawscot news email
- Membership of the Scottish Paralegal Association, an organisation serving the interests of paralegals
- A free subscription to the Journal magazine
- Access to lifestyle benefits
You can find out more about our current consideration of a new specialism for those working in the field of immigration and asylum.
Are you eligible?
Find out if you are eligible to join the Accredited Paralegal status
Joining information
The application form is the same for both accredited paralegals and trainee accredited paralegals
Areas of practice
There are currently 13 areas of practice in which you can become accredited.
Trainee accredited paralegals
It takes one year of training with a supervising solicitor to become an Accredited Paralegal.
Frequently asked questions
Find out more about our Accredited Paralegal scheme and how it works.
We have a dedicated account for the latest paralegal updates.
Connect with your fellow Accredited Paralegals in our dedicated LinkedIn group.
