National Paralegal Day 2024
This year’s National Paralegal Day took place on the 11th November at the Law Society on Chancery Lane.
After the success of the 2023 event, we moved to a bigger venue; the Six Clerks Bar at the Law Society
National Paralegal Day is all about celebrating the role that Paralegals play in English Law.
Whether Paralegals work within a solicitor’s practice, in house at a large organisation or independently in their own practice, 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.
2024 Sponsors
Our 2024 Award 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 great success. 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 McConaughy and Jake Brigance from A Time to Kill).
We had members from all levels and experiences, from those who were Affiliate (free) members doing their first paralegal qualification to highy experienced Principal Fellows – all getting to know each other and 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.
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.
