(the felony may or may not have been expunged)
thanks-
2007-07-15 14:32:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
it's not me! I'm clean, I'm clean!
:)
2007-07-15 14:37:35 · update #1
I work for the county of a major metro city and all of our paralegals have to get CJIS/FBI fingerprinted, so if there is a felony out there, it's going to show up.
2007-07-15 14:55:11 · answer #1 · answered by Mayor of Y/A Politics 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It might be very difficult. Not because of the court, but because of your employer.
As a paralegal I dont believe you are an agent of the court, attorneys are ect. Now an attorney may not want you writing things for him/her if you have a felony.
I would call maybe 10-15 law offices. Im sure its going to depend on what your felony was for. I would assume its a long shot, but some attorney just starting that can pay you dirt cheap might say yes.
2007-07-15 14:38:16 · answer #2 · answered by financing_loans 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe so. You can have a felony on your record and still be a lawyer, so why not be a paralegal?
I mean, the only thing I know of like that where you can be is a Justice of the Peace (which means you can't even have a minor traffic violation)
2007-07-15 14:37:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is any rule against hiring a felon as a paralegal, but the felon might be hard pressed to find an attorney or company willing to give him/her a chance in light of the sensitive information a paralegal handles.
2007-07-15 14:38:31 · answer #4 · answered by nicholebeth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real looking answer won't be. it incredibly is going to truly rely on what sort of crime you committed and regardless of if or no longer the hiring criminal expert considers it a criminal offense of "ethical turpitude". I linked a piece of writing which will enable you establish in case you committed a criminal offense of "ethical turpitude". often, fraud, theft, embezzlement, forgery, robbing, and so on. are crimes of ethical turpitude. finding on the element of regulation you %, paralegals are often asked to sign affidavits. frequently the 1st paragraph of mentioned affidavit specially states which you haven't any longer committed a criminal offense of ethical turpitude. additionally, often, paralegals are asked to boost right into a notary public, that of which you may not boost into due on your criminal. For those reasons on my own, an criminal expert would no longer likely hire you. because of the fact the paralegal container isn't one that is approved or regulated, which includes coaching or practising regulation as an criminal expert, there is not any regulation that states you may not boost right into a paralegal. you will no longer have the flexibility to connect any paralegal institutions in case you committed a criminal offense of ethical turpitude. With that mentioned, it incredibly is not a controversy of in case you may boost right into a paralegal. you may. the difficulty is your criminal will save you from getting employed because you will no longer have the flexibility to absolutely do the activity under maximum circumstances.
2016-10-21 10:19:14 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably says wife who is a paralegal. May vary from state to state.
Definitely not a attorney.
2007-07-15 14:35:59 · answer #6 · answered by Liam M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Being a paralegal is a matter of having the college degree and/or certification.
Whether anyone will hire you is a different matter.
2007-07-15 14:36:56 · answer #7 · answered by coragryph 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ask a lawyer.
The answer might differ from state to state, but for the most part it shouldn't hold you back.
2007-07-15 14:35:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not recommended.
Try getting the record cleared or dropped. ;)
2007-07-15 14:37:09 · answer #9 · answered by queenofsiberia 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ask your parole officer
2007-07-15 14:35:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋