National Paralegal Day 2025
National Paralegal Day is returning to the Law Society on Chancery Lane, on Tuesday, the 11th of November.
Join us to celebrate the role paralegals play in English Law.
National Paralegal Day is all about celebrating the important role of paralegals within the English and Welsh legal system.
Paralegals undertake vital work, whether they are acting within a solicitor’s practice or independently in their own legal services company, or in-house within legal departments in the private, public and charitable sectors. From fashion to football, from international aid to local councils, from large law firms to small private businesses helping consumers, paralegals fill a void that has been created by the reduction in legal aid.
Paralegals are often the unsung, unrecognised members of the legal profession – and yet, each year, they help thousands of people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford legal representation. On an ongoing basis they support solicitors and their teams to deliver high quality services to clients, and they work hard within organisations as diverse as local authorities, charities and FTSE100 companies.
Our 2024 NALP Paralegal Achievement Awards' winners
These awards were given to the person who achieved the highest score for each qualification:
Level 3 Certificate: Lisa Fox. Lisa is a learner from South Thames College. The award was sponsored by Mindful Education.
Level 3 Award: Ursula King. Ursula is a learner from the National Paralegal College and the award was sponsored by JK Total Business Solutions
Level 3 Diploma: Joanne Tredgett. Joanne is a learner from DataLaw and the award was sponsored by the National Paralegal College
Level 4 Diploma: David Butterworth. David is a learner with the National Paralegal College and the award was sponsored by Barbri
Level 7 Diploma: Rachel Taylor. Rachel is a learner with the Law Training Centre Kent and the award was sponsored by Wills & Legals Services
What happened
The 2024 National Paralegal Day was at a new, larger, venue and was a huge success. NALP Director and our ‘Mistress of Ceremonies’ Chantal Cooke presided over a packed room of NALP members, sponsors and staff.
Members and guests got to know each other throughout the evening playing Meet Your Match (matching the actor and character from fictional law films and programmes – think Tom Cruise and Daniel Kaffee from A Few Good Men or Matthew McConaughey and Jake Brigance from A Time to Kill).
NALP’s prestigious Paralegal Achievement Awards were also presented on the night to those Learners who have excelled in the previous year.
Members from all levels and experiences, from Affiliate members doing their first paralegal qualification to highly experienced Principal Fellows, all joined in celebrating what it is to be a paralegal.
Our Patron, Amanda Hamilton, paid tribute to the life and transformative work of John Stacey Hibbert, NALP’s founding father (you can read more about John here).
Thank you to our sponsors: Mindful Education, the National Paralegal College, BARBRI, JK Total Business Solutions and Wills & Legal Services who made the day possible.
2024 Sponsors
