In this brief excerpt from Timap for Justice’s Paralegal Manual, advice and examples are offered on effective advocacy for individual paralegals and paralegal programs. Generally, advocacy is about sustaining a dialogue with people in support of a particular point of view or action. It is about making a single party, a powerful institution, or a village aware of an issue and urging action. A paralegal may advocate in writing – by sending a letter to a foreign mining company, for example. Or a paralegal may advocate in person – by meeting with that company’s official. Advocacy can take the form of talking with Ministry of Agriculture officials about problems farmers are facing within a particular program.  To be effective, a paralegal must be knowledgeable about an issue and persuasive in his or her advocacy, while possessing creativity and the ability to utilize different courses of action.