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Welcome to PAR

The Paralegal Association of Rochester, Inc. (PAR) is a not-for-profit organization serving paralegals and the legal community of the Greater Rochester Area since 1975.

Membership is open to qualifying paralegals, legal assistants, paralegal students, paralegal educators, and others throughout the Greater Rochester Area. For more information, please visit our Membership page.

 

PAR is a member of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. (NFPA)  and the Empire State Alliance of Paralegal Associations, Inc. (ESAPA).


PAR News

  • Huge THANKS to Legal Med for their continued support of PAR!  Check out their amazing services below: 


  • THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS DONORS - OUR GALA WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS WITHOUT EACH OF YOU!! 


  • CONGRATULATIONS to Board Member and Senior Paralegal Nicole Place, NYSCP® (Nixon Peabody LLP) and Member and Senior Paralegal, Dina Beaudette, NYSCP®, (Hastings Law Office, P.C.) who will both be honored with an Excellence in Law Award by The Daily Record (Rochester, NY) and Rochester Business Journal!

    Nicole and Dina are being recognized for their dedication to the paralegal profession and their commitment to our community. 

https://nydailyrecord.com/event/excellence-in-law/



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    What is a Paralegal?
    As defined by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA), a Paralegal is a person, qualified through education, training or work experience to perform substantive legal work that requires knowledge of legal concepts and is customarily, but not exclusively, performed by a lawyer. This person may be retained or employed by a lawyer, law office, governmental agency or other entity or may be authorized by administrative, statutory or court authority to perform this work. Substantive shall mean work requiring recognition, evaluation, organization, analysis, and communication of relevant facts and legal concepts.


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