Diane Soroko, PACE Coordinator
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NFPA DELEGATES AFFIRM PACE CRITERIA BUT CHANGE GRANDPARENTING DEADLINE
Delegates to the fall convention of the National Association of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) affirmed the criteria to sit for the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE) but removed the requirement that paralegals in certain circumstances must apply by December 31, 2000.
Based on concerns about excluding experienced paralegals from PACE based on a testing date, the delegates removed the previous rule that persons qualifying solely on experience must take the exam before December 31, 2000. The exam will remain open to persons who can present evidence of four years' paralegal experience completed by December 31, 2000.
The delegates revisited the combined education and experience criteria for PACE and affirmed that these should remain the same. They are the combination of a bachelor's degree, two years' experience as a paralegal, and a paralegal certificate from an institutionally accredited school.
For more information on PACE see www.paralegals.org and click on Registered Paralegal or PACE.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, NFPA is a non-profit professional organization representing more than 17,000 paralegals in the United States and Canada, NFPA is the national voice and the standard for excellence for the paralegal profession through its work on the issues of regulation, ethics and education.
