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Law schools, bar exam, CLE, and legal education in Arizona.

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Law Schools

ABA-accredited JD programs in Arizona

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University

Phoenix, Arizona — Consistently ranked among the top 15 public law schools nationally. Located in the Beus Center for Law and Society in downtown Phoenix.

James E. Rogers College of Law at University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona — Arizona's first law school, founded in 1915 and ABA-accredited since 1930. Offers degrees from undergraduate through doctoral levels.

Arizona

Paralegal Programs

Accredited paralegal education and certificate programs

ABA-Approved

Phoenix College — Paralegal Studies

Phoenix, Arizona — ABA-Approved — ABA-approved AAS and Certificate of Completion in Paralegal Studies. Curriculum includes civil procedures, legal writing, and litigation technologies.

ABA-Approved

Pima Community College — Paralegal Program

Tucson, Arizona — ABA-Approved — ABA-approved AAS degree and Post-Degree Certificate in Paralegal Studies. Includes a mandatory internship during the final semester.

Arizona Paralegal Association

Arizona's largest paralegal organization since 1977 — professional development, certification support, job bank, and networking.

Arizona

Court Reporter & Captioning Programs

Stenography, digital reporting, and real-time captioning training

NCRA-Approved

Gateway Community College — Court Reporting Program

Phoenix, Arizona — NCRA-Approved — The only NCRA-certified court reporting program in Arizona — certificate and AAS degree options. Training for RPR certification and the Arizona Written Knowledge Test.

Arizona Court Reporters Association (ACRA)

Arizona's largest professional association of court reporters since 1950 — legislative advocacy, educational opportunities, and professional development.

Arizona Certified Reporters Program

State certification and licensing information for court reporters administered by the Arizona Supreme Court.

Arizona

Mediator & ADR Certification

Alternative dispute resolution training and qualified neutral roster

Maricopa County Superior Court — ADR Office

Court-connected ADR programs in Civil, Family, and Probate divisions. Arizona has no statewide mediator certification — individual courts set their own roster requirements.

Arizona Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators

Professional association of Arizona's most experienced ADR professionals — membership requires proven dispute resolution experience.

ASU Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center

Phoenix, Arizona — ADR training, research, and clinical mediation experience through ASU Law. Offers the Lodestar Mediation Clinic for hands-on training.

Arizona

Notary Public Certification

How to become a notary public in Arizona

Arizona Secretary of State — New Notary

Official application portal. Requirements: Arizona resident, 18+, U.S. citizen or permanent resident, pass exam (80% on 45 questions), obtain $5,000 bond. Four-year term, $43 fee.

Arizona Notary FAQs

Frequently asked questions about Arizona notary public duties, seal requirements, remote online notarization, and commission renewal.

Arizona

Bar Admission & Exam

Pathways to becoming a licensed attorney in Arizona

Arizona State Bar — Admissions

Arizona administers the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) with a minimum passing score of 273. Also requires the mandatory Arizona Law Component (ALC) — an online open-book module.

Arizona Bar Admission FAQs

Covers UBE, UBE score transfer, Admission on Motion, the Arizona Lawyer Apprentice Program (ALAP), and the Government Law Admission Program.

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