HISTORY & PURPOSE

Legal Assistants of Wyoming (LAW) is a nonprofit organization established in 1990 to promote continuing education, professionalism and networking to paralegals in Wyoming and the surrounding areas.  

LAW began with 19 members, and has grown to approximately 100 members in 2009.  

LAW is registered with the Wyoming Secretary of State and operates under Bylaws adopted by its members. 

LAW has also adopted and is governed by the The National Association of Legal Assistants Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility

NATIONAL AFFILIATION

LAW is an affiliate member of The National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA).  NALA is the leading professional association for paralegals/legal assistants, with over 18,000 members.  To find out more about NALA, visit their website at www.nala.org

WHAT IS A LEGAL ASSISTANT/ PARALEGAL?

"A legal assistant or paralegal is a person, qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible"

Read more about the ABA definition of Legal Assistant/Paralegal adopted by the ABA House of Delegates in August 1997.

Visit the American Bar Association to learn more about the ABA Standard Committee on Paralegals.