{"id":5774,"date":"2017-06-14T15:19:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/?p=5774"},"modified":"2024-06-25T16:21:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:21:24","slug":"perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect paths to becoming a paralegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you have an interest in the law, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/jobs\/legal\/find?onlyshowme=datesmart\">s1jobs <\/a>is the right place to help you shape your career. There are openings here in every sector, including top legal practices, commercial firms with legal departments and local authorities for whom a strong legal team is essential.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Not all these jobs are for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/jobs\/legal\/find?onlyshowme=datesmart\">solicitors<\/a>, however. Increasingly there are openings, too, for paralegals. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assistants have always played an important part in supporting solicitors but today being a paralegal is a top career choice in itself and a framework of training and accreditation has given people in this role fresh skills and status.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Scottish Paralegal Association was formed in 1993 and it is recognised by the Law Society of Scotland, which operates the Registered Paralegal Scheme that is open to all paralegals with a relevant qualification.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So how do you get qualified? Well, there are many routes you can pursue but we\u2019ve compiled a hit list of the very best.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Modern Apprenticeship<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Skills for Justice and the Financial and Legal Skills Partnership have developed a framework for the Scottish Modern Apprenticeship in Paralegal Practice. Become an apprentice and you\u2019ll get paid while you study.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diploma<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The University of Stirling offers a diploma in Paralegal Scots Law, delivered by distance learning, so you can study wherever you are. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Specialist Training<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The University of Strathclyde and Central Law Training (CLT) offer specialist training in 11 practice areas. More than 6000 students have graduated from these courses in the past 15 years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Professional Development Awards<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Both City of Glasgow College and New Lanarkshire College provide full-time, part-time and distance learning awards as well and HNC and HND in Legal Studies and Stevenson College in Edinburgh provide similar qualifications in legal services.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Conveyancing<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Perth College\u2019s course in Conveyancing is available through interactive, online study, while Coatbridge College offers Professional Development Awards in both Debt Recovery and Conveyancing, with a range of flexible learning options. A Conveyancing PDA can also be obtained from the University of the Highlands and Islands, which has campuses spread across the north of Scotland, as well as offers distance learning options.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Legal Degree<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is a well-earned and invaluable parchment to have but not everyone who graduates from university with a legal degree will follow the path to becoming a solicitor. Some pursue entirely different careers while increasingly graduates, for many different reasons, are choosing to work as paralegals. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For all the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/jobs\/legal\/find?onlyshowme=datesmart\">Legal vacancies<\/a> visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/jobs\/legal\/find?onlyshowme=datesmart\">s1jobs.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have an interest in the law, s1jobs is the right place to help you shape your career. There are openings here in every sector, including top legal practices, commercial firms with legal departments and local authorities for whom a strong legal team is essential. Not all these jobs are for solicitors, however. Increasingly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"disabled","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"categories":[225],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Perfect paths to becoming a paralegal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Perfect paths to becoming a paralegal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you have an interest in the law, s1jobs is the right place to help you shape your career. There are openings here in every sector, including top legal practices, commercial firms with legal departments and local authorities for whom a strong legal team is essential. Not all these jobs are for solicitors, however. Increasingly [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Career Advice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/s1jobs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-14T15:19:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-25T15:21:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cropped-cropped-s1jobs-logo.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"120\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ann Carrigan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ann Carrigan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ann Carrigan\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/90d86ef1c97bdd4dd4ec0e9b264c1ca6\"},\"headline\":\"Perfect paths to becoming a paralegal\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-14T15:19:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-25T15:21:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/\"},\"wordCount\":413,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Career Guide\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/\",\"name\":\"Perfect paths to becoming a paralegal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-14T15:19:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-25T15:21:24+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"s1jobs\",\"description\":\"Job related insight for both job seekers and employers\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Career Advice Hub\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"s1jobs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-s1Jobs-25-Logo_web_no-strapline.jpg-scaled-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-s1Jobs-25-Logo_web_no-strapline.jpg-scaled-1.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":896,\"caption\":\"s1jobs\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/s1jobs\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/s1jobs\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/s1jobs_scotland\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/90d86ef1c97bdd4dd4ec0e9b264c1ca6\",\"name\":\"Ann Carrigan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b801e30d5ee1106fe6fa0f293a84cf7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b801e30d5ee1106fe6fa0f293a84cf7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ann Carrigan\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/author\/ann-carrigan\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Perfect paths to becoming a paralegal","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Perfect paths to becoming a paralegal","og_description":"If you have an interest in the law, s1jobs is the right place to help you shape your career. There are openings here in every sector, including top legal practices, commercial firms with legal departments and local authorities for whom a strong legal team is essential. Not all these jobs are for solicitors, however. Increasingly [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/","og_site_name":"Career Advice","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/s1jobs\/","article_published_time":"2017-06-14T15:19:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-06-25T15:21:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":120,"url":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cropped-cropped-s1jobs-logo.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Ann Carrigan","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ann Carrigan","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/"},"author":{"name":"Ann Carrigan","@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/90d86ef1c97bdd4dd4ec0e9b264c1ca6"},"headline":"Perfect paths to becoming a paralegal","datePublished":"2017-06-14T15:19:21+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-25T15:21:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/"},"wordCount":413,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Career Guide"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/","url":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/","name":"Perfect paths to becoming a paralegal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-06-14T15:19:21+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-25T15:21:24+00:00","inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/perfect-paths-becoming-paralegal\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/","name":"s1jobs","description":"Job related insight for both job seekers and employers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Career Advice Hub","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"s1jobs","url":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-s1Jobs-25-Logo_web_no-strapline.jpg-scaled-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-s1Jobs-25-Logo_web_no-strapline.jpg-scaled-1.jpg","width":2560,"height":896,"caption":"s1jobs"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/s1jobs\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/s1jobs","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/s1jobs_scotland\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/90d86ef1c97bdd4dd4ec0e9b264c1ca6","name":"Ann Carrigan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b801e30d5ee1106fe6fa0f293a84cf7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b801e30d5ee1106fe6fa0f293a84cf7d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ann Carrigan"},"url":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/author\/ann-carrigan\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5774"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5774"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14344,"href":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5774\/revisions\/14344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s1jobs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}