ICAP promotes the paralegal profession in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties through the establishment of a network of professional paralegals to:

• Encourage greater utilization of paralegals within our legal communities.
• Promote continuing educational opportunities.
• Maintain a resource system for practicing and student paralegals.
• Build stronger relationships with the local Bar Associations.
• Maintain and promote California Alliance of Paralegal Associations' and National Association of Legal Assistants' paralegal standards and Codes of Ethics.

Founded in 1985 as a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, ICAP offers the advantages of a professional organization to paralegals/legal assistants as Regular Members, and, as Associate Members, to paralegal certificate students in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

The ICAP Bylaws and membership policies establish the qualifications of a Regular Member as a "graduate of a particular paralegal training program and who is currently employed as a paralegal or as a person who is in-house trained with six months of paralegal experience". Paralegals in training, paralegals who are unemployed, or paralegal certificate students may apply for Associate (nonvoting) Membership.

Monthly general membership meetings: Speakers discuss educational, general interest topics or open forum discussions.

Annual Student Colloquium: Speakers discuss successful strategies and techniques for new paralegals.

ICAPtions: Bimonthly newsletter which includes employment opportunities, continuing educational opportunities, and timely articles concerning subjects which are of professional interest.