As a certified legal document creator, you can help others and learn about different aspects of the legal world. As of July 1, 2003, all persons and entities who prepare legal documents without the supervision of a good standing at the Arizona State Bar must be certified in accordance with Rule 31 and the Arizona Codes of Judicial Administration § 7-208 and § 7-201. The Legal Document Preparer program certifies non-attorney legal document creators in Arizona who provide document preparation and service assistance to non-attorney-represented individuals and organizations. Creators of legal documents may provide general legal information, but may not provide legal advice. For example, a certified legal document writer must complete at least ten hours of approved training each year between May 1 and April 30 of the following year. You must also complete a total of at least twenty hours of continuing education by April 30 of each odd-numbered year. Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 7-208 L (2) (a) requires all certified legal document creators to complete at least ten hours of approved continuing education each year between May 1 and April 30 of the following year. In total, at least twenty hours of training must be completed by April 30 of each odd-numbered year. Training requirements do not apply to creators of certified legal documents.

Participation periods are not transferable to certification periods other than the one during which the participation took place. To become a certified legal document writer in Arizona, you must be certified and stay informed about legal practice each year. The Arizona Paralegal Association (APA): A nonprofit professional corporation and Arizona`s largest paralegal association that provides benefits, information, and education to Paralegal members in Arizona. (21) The Arizona Supreme Court offers a program for the preparation of legal documents. Through this program, the Arizona Supreme Court certifies non-attorney document writers in Arizona who provide document preparation and service assistance to non-attorney-represented individuals and businesses. If you want to enter the legal field but don`t want to be a lawyer, one option is to become a certified legal document creator. In accordance with the Arizona Code of Judicial Administration § 7-208, certified legal document preparers have the right to provide general legal and factual information, but may not provide any type of advice, opinion, or specific recommendation to a consumer regarding legal rights, remedies, defenses, options, or possible strategies. However, these training requirements do not apply to certified legal document creation companies. Certified legal document creators help consumers represent themselves in legal cases by preparing the necessary legal documents in accordance with judicial standards. According to the AZcourts.gov website, here`s the process of getting certification in legal document preparation: If you plan to prepare legal documents without the supervision of an attorney in good standing at the Arizona State Bar, you or a designated client will need to be certified in preparing legal documents.

Contact: Arizona Supreme Court, Certification and Licensing Division, Legal Document Preparation Program, 602.452.3378 Please direct your questions or comments to the ministry at [email protected] or (602) 452-3378.NOTE: COVID-19 Legal Document Preparer Information The proposed amendments to ACJA § 7-208 have been posted for public comment on the ACJA web forum at: www.azcourts.gov/ACJA-Forum. In addition to individual certification, your business unit must be certified unless you operate as a sole proprietorship. (17) If you are a lawyer and would like to attend one of our 2022 monthly luncheon talks (in person or online), please click here to learn more.