Answer to Question #254644 in Law for Abongz

Question

When did the legal forum of access to justice commission 5 propose for the recognition of the role of paralegals

Answer 1

In around 1968, a group of legal professionals approached the American Bar Association (the national association for legal professionals in the United States of America) to recognise that these legal assistants could be of assistance to law firms. This proposal was accepted and so the concept of the paralegal was born.