1. 1 ABA Approved Paralegals Legal assistants approved by the Standing Committee on Paralegals within the American Bar Association are called ABA Approved Paralegals

2. 2 ABA Approved Paralegals A paralegal works under the supervision of an attorney -- in a legal environment --

3. 3 Legal Document Preparers A legal document preparer does not work under the guidance of an attorney

4. 4 Legal Document Preparers Legal document preparers work independently and they are not ABA approved

5. 5 ABA Approved Paralegals ABA approval means high quality paralegal

6. 6 ABA Approved Paralegals To learn more, please see the following resources. Resources: American Bar Association Career Information Paralegals, Profitability, and the Future of Your Law Practice

7. 7 ABA Approved Paralegals Resources: Your ABA: Ethics Training for Paralegals ABA Leadership, Divisions, Committees, Centers, Task Forces, and more. END