The National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP) hosted the National Paralegal Day celebrations at the House of Commons in London on Wednesday 8th November 2023.
The Jubilee Room was packed for the event which included the very first “NALP Paralegal Achievement Awards”. The winners for the 2022-2023 Awards were:
- Highest Achievement for the NALP Level 3 Award in Paralegal Practice 2022/23 – sponsored by NPC (National Paralegal College). The winner was Sarah O’Neill a student at Law Training Centre Kent.
- Highest Achievement for the NALP Level 3 Certificate in Paralegal Practice 2022/23 – sponsored by Mindful Education. The winner was Madison Earl, a student at Data Law.
- The Kirsty Landa Memorial Award for the Highest Achievement for the NALP Level 3 Diploma in Paralegal Practice 2022/23 – sponsored by NALP. The winner was Dovile Jankunaite a student at NPC.
- Highest Achievement for the NALP Level 4 Diploma in Paralegal Studies 2022/23 – sponsored by Finders International. The winner was Luke Allon, a student of Law Training Centre Kent.
- Highest Achievement for the NALP Level 7 Diploma in Paralegal Practice 2022/23 – sponsored by BARBRI. The winner was Emma Carroll a student at NPC.
NALP is a non-profit membership body and the only paralegal body that is recognised as an awarding organisation by Ofqual (the regulator of qualifications in England). Through its Centres around the country, accredited and recognised professional paralegal qualifications are offered for those looking for a career as a paralegal professional.
National Paralegal Day was established to celebrate the role that Paralegals play within the English legal sector, and the contribution they make to the legal profession. Whether they are working within a solicitor’s practice, in-house at a large organisation or independently in their own practice – Paralegals fill a void that has been created by the reduction in legal aid and the increased costs of paying for a conventional lawyer.
National Paralegal Day 2023 was sponsored by Mindful Education, Finders International, BARBRI, and the National Paralegal College (NPC). As part of the National Paralegal Day celebrations, former Financial Times executive editor and former Governing Board member Lyndsey Jones talked about the importance of a digital strategy for today’s legal sector, and Simonne Llewellyn , deputy Managing Director at Finders International talked about why Finders’ employees are members of NALP and the importance of recognising your paralegal employees.
