Carla Lief became a paralegal in 1989 and has over 26 years of legal experience. In December 1991, she graduated from the American Institute with an Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies. In June of 2000, Ms. Lief obtained a Bachelor Degree in Business and Information Systems from the University of Phoenix.
In July 2003, when Arizona started requiring document preparers to be licensed, the Arizona Supreme Court approved Carla as a Licensed Document Preparer. Her license has been renewed each year until 2016. Now she works for attorneys. She continues at least 10 hours of continuing education each year.
In September 2004 Ms. Lief became a Certified Paralegal with the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. and has main certification since 2004.
In February 2008, she obtained a Master Degree in Business Administration from University of Phoenix.