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Can a convicted felon obtain a career as a paralegal?

April 26, 2017attorneys career convicted felon Legal obtain paralegal Paralegals

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Can a convicted felon obtain a career as a paralegal?

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On One Hand: Can’t Take PACE ExamAccording to the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, to take the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE) to qualify as a paralegal, a person “cannot have been convicted of a felony.”On the Other: Felons Find WorkAccording to James Tinley in a March 2010 New Haven Register article, L. Mark Hurley, a former state prosecutor and convicted felon unable to reapply for his law license for 10 years, took a job as a paralegal at a law practice.Bottom LineA convicted felon can obtain a career as a paralegal if he already has a background in law.