WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER A SYSTEM TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION REGARDING LEGAL ASSISTING AND PARALEGAL PROGRAMS. THERE ARE SOME LINKS FOR YOUR USE. Let them know you were linked from our site-thanks!

PARALEGAL ASSOCIATIONS:
National Paralegal Association                           
National Association of Legal Assistants

Association of Legal Administrators                   
Capital Area Paralegal Association

National Federation of Paralegal Associations    
U.S. Paralegal Organizations by State


OTHER RELATED ASSOCIATIONS:
American Bar Association                                   
National Bar Association

American Law Institute                                       
NALS

Legal Assistant Management Association

EDUCATION:
MERRELL INSTITUTE AND RELATED SITES
U.S. Department of Education
Career Education Consumer Report
National Education Association
National Education Telecommunication Network
Adventures in Education

CAREER AND JOB PLACEMENT:
Paralegal Jobs
RLS Career Center
Legal Assistant Today
Paralegal Jobs in New York City Law Firms
U.S. Department of Labor

SERVICES FOR PARALEGALS:
LexisNexis
Laguna Services
Services for Paralegals

STATE BAR ASSOCIATIONS:
Pennsylvania Bar Association
California Bar Association
New York Bar Association
Florida Bar Association
Texas Bar Association

GOVERNMENT LINKS:

Government Job Links
United States Department of State
Federal Government Resources - Civil Service
United States Department of Justice
Office of the Attorney General
The American Civil Liberties Union
The Federal Bar Association

OTHER RESOURCES:

Find Law
West Law
Paralegal Resource Center
American Legal Research
Paralegal and Legal Assistant Statistics
Paralegal Career Profile (via Monster.com)
Job Opportunities and Resume Help
Online Educational Learning and Education
 

Special Thanks to Blackstone Career Institute for helping us with these links- We plan on offering a comprehensive program in Real Estate Paralegal Training in new York State, designed for real estate professionals to help them in the course of their business and for job advanced. If you are considering a Paralegal program from a recognized Institution, we recommend Blackstone Career Institute for your Paralegal Training. In business since the 1800's Blackstone is literally the oldest legal training program of its kind in the country.

New York Specific Links for our potential students:

Web Links — New York State (updated 2005)

State of New York Homepage
Site links to: government agencies, crime, economy, education, and more.

Attorney General
The Attorney General strives to represent the interests of the citizens of the State with fairness, protect the public from fraud and violence, and to build respect for the law among the citizens of the State.

Legal Services of Central New York, Inc.
Legal Services of Central New York, Inc. is a federally funded legal services program serving the needs of low income and disabled residents of the central region of New York State.

New York Courts & Law Guide
Links to more than 100 documents, written in plain English, that explain the courts and laws of New York to non-lawyers.

New York Law Journal (NYLJ)
The web site of New York's daily newspaper for lawyers includes a summary of today's paper, links to documents in the news, and the full text of leading decisions from the New York state and federal courts. Pages are updated the night before publication. The site also features judicial profiles, classified ads, information on the New York bar exam, and a comprehensive list of web sites of interest to New York lawyers.

New York State Assembly Legislative Information System

New York State Bar Association
the New York State Bar Association has shaped the development of the law, educated and informed the profession and the public, and responded to the demands of a changing society. Site links to: legislation, search, CLE and events, publications and more.

New York State Courts on the Web
This site offers links to: Court of Appeals, Court of Claims and more.

New York State Unified Court System
Comprehensive links to: bar associations, publications, legal research, NY courts on the  Web, official Family Court forms, and more. 

New York State Unified Court System Law Libraries
Links to: Appellate Division Law Library, Supreme and County Court Law Libraries, Public Access Law Libraries, and more.

State Trial Lawyers Association

Suffolk County Bar Association
The SCBA, a professional organization of over 3,000 members, is comprised of over fifty committees covering every facet of the law; keeping track of statewide regulations and recommendations in an attempt to meet the needs of our practitioners in a changing legal world.

LEGAL FORMS AVAILABLE OVER THE NET FOR NEW YORK:

Legal Forms — New York State

State of New York Unified Court System - Forms available at this site include: uncontested divorce packet, NY County civil forms, preliminary conference stipulation and order, Family Court, Surrogate Court, and a few miscellaneous forms. Forms are available in Adobe .PDF, HTML, and WordPerfect (5.1 and 6.1 versions). Unfortunately, these formats are not consistently available for all the forms.

New York State Department of State - This site offers common documents (forms) along with schedules and fees for same

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