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2010

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LEGAL DOCUMENT PREPARER PROGRAM

 

Effective July 1, 2003, all individuals and businesses preparing legal documents without the supervision of an attorney in good standing with the State Bar of Arizona, must be certified pursuant to Rule 31, and Arizona Codes of Judicial Administration § 7-208 and § 7-201. Legal Document Preparer Program certifies non-attorney legal document preparers in Arizona who provide document preparation assistance and services to individuals and entities not represented by an attorney.  Legal Document Preparers may provide general legal information but may not give legal advice.

 

Please see the left-hand column of the page for LDP Program information and the certification process. If you have additional questions call us at 602-452-3108. You can also contact the Program Staff electronically by sending an email to: LDP@courts.az.gov

 

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Board of Legal Document Preparers Meeting

Next meeting to be held:

 

February 22, 2010

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

 Conference Room 109

 

Arizona Supreme Court -1501 West Washington Street - Phoenix, Arizona 85007

General Inquiries Call: (602) 452-3378 (Certification and Licensing Division Line)
Members of the Public May Attend Meeting in Person

 

 Click here for Agenda and Materials.

 

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CONTINUING EDUCATION 

Arizona Code of Judicial Administration §7-208 L (2)(a) requires all certified legal document preparers to attend a minimum of ten hours of approved continuing education each year between the period of May 1st and April 30th of the following year, for a total of no less than twenty hours of continuing education completed on or before April 30th of every odd numbered year. The continuing education requirements do not apply to certified legal document preparer business entities. Hours of participation are not transferable to certification periods other than the one in which the participation occurred.

 

 

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Continuing Education Opportunities:

 

Arizona State Bar has extended to all certificate holders a member rate discount for CE courses. When registering for a State Bar course, please identify yourself as an AZCLDP in order to receive the available discount.  A catalog of the State Bar of Arizona continuing education opportunities is available at www.azbar.org. Click on the State Bar Continuing Education to the left for more information.

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Maricopa County Bar Association offers and extensive curriculum of continuing education opportunities for Arizona Supreme Court Certification and Licensing Division certificate holders, including AZCLDPs.  The MCBA maintains a Paralegal Division as well as a CLE Department which offer seminars and self-study CE materials.  For more information, please click here. 

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Family Court Administration - Establishment of Paternity Workshop

Workshops are held on the 3rd Friday of every month - for more information click here

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We welcome your feedback!  

A Feedback form has been added to this Web Site.  Use this form to provide suggestions to the Division on ways to enhance this Web Site and the Program!  Click on "Feedback" in the upper right-hand corner of this page to submit any suggestions or concerns about the Web Site or the Program. E-mails are welcome at ldp@courts.az.gov.

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