Montana Title 25. Civil Procedure § 25-10-305. Paralegal defined--use of title

(a) requires a substantial knowledge of legal concepts; and

(b) in the absence of the paralegal, would be performed by an attorney.

(a) has received an associate's degree in paralegal studies from an accredited institution or a baccalaureate degree in paralegal studies from an accredited college or university;

(b) has received a baccalaureate degree in any discipline from an accredited college or university and has completed not less than 18 semester credits of course work offered by a qualified paralegal studies program;

(c) has received certification by the national association of legal assistants or the national federation of paralegal associations;

(d) has received a high school diploma or its equivalent, has performed not less than 4,800 hours of substantive legal work under the supervision of a licensed attorney documented by the certification of the attorney or attorneys under whom the work was done, and has completed at least 5 hours of approved continuing legal education in the area of legal ethics and professional responsibility; or

(e) has graduated from an accredited law school and has not been disbarred or suspended from the practice of law by any jurisdiction.