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Continuing Education
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NALA has produced continuing education materials for paralegals for over 30 years. From the release of the first NALA Manual for Legal Assistants in the 70's, to today's web-based Advanced Paralegal Certification programs, NALA has been dedicated to providing the best in CLE for all paralegals.
Continuing education credit for Certified Paralegals is available for most NALA CLE programs. Consult the individual program description for details.
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NALA Campus is THE place for details about NALA on-line programs. Click the image to visit NALA Campus.
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Two new books have been added to the NALA bookstore!
One on using computers in the law office and the other on electronic legal research. Check it out!
Evaluation Forms
For any class you take here are the evaluation forms
NALA Campus
NALA Campus LIVE!
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News & Upcoming Events |
Commercial Bankruptcy APC Course Released!
A new Advanced Paralegal Certification (APC) course in Commercial Bankruptcy under Chapters 7 and 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code is now available to paralegals seeking advanced certification in this specialty practice area. ...
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CLE Gift for NALA Active Members!
Active members of NALA - new and renewals - are receiving an $80 gift certificate from NALA to apply toward any NALA educational program or Facts & Findings subscription ...
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New for Certified Paralegals!
Now, Certified Paralegals may access their records of continuing education credits on-line, on a 24/7 basis. In addition, this access also works on smart phones and tablets. Now, information about your progress in accumulating the required 50 hours is at your finger tips!
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Advanced Paralegal Certification in Criminal Litigation Released!
Several years in development, the Advanced Paralegal Certification board announces the ACP Certification program in Criminal Litigation!
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Need a product or service for your office?
The NALA Vendor Directory is a terrific place to start. This is a list of legal vendors offering a great range of help including deposition services, document services, and investigations. Click the link below...
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Legal Research
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Registration fees are $80 per course for NALA members, and $105 for non-members. Fees vary for courses presented in two parts.
The audio portion of the presentation is conducted via telephone conference call. This is a toll free call.
For groups, more than one participant per site, is $80 for one NALA member or $105 for one non-member registrant plus $45 for each additional person. Participants must register in order to receive Certificates of Attendance and CLE credit. Registrations of groups are handled through NALA Headquarters. Contact Mariah Williams at mwilliams@nala.org.
CLE credit toward maintenance of the CP credential is available for completion of NALA Campus LIVE! programs. The maximum credit available is two hours per course.
For a list of the courses as in date order please click here.
Mary Kubichek, BS, MA, JD
Friday, January 27, 2012
This This Advanced course is designed to review the Blue Book rules of citing and to point out the changes in the 19th Edition. Participants must have an 19th Edition of the Blue Book with them for the course. Students must also print off the handouts before the session.
Participants will learn to identify which sources are used for what task, they will become familiar with citing primary and secondary sources according to the Blue Book, and they will be able to correctly cite subsequent history.
Session topics include:
Basic tools of legal research
Primary and secondary sources
Mandatory and persuasive sources
Rules for citing case names
Statutes
Legal Periodicals
Regional Reporters – parallel citations
Subsequent History
Mary Kubichek is Director of the Casper College Paralegal Program in Wyoming, where she also teaches the eight legal specialty courses. She has been a jury consultant since 1981, and has taught communication and legal courses at 13 different institutions. She has spoken and published extensively on a variety of legal and paralegal issues. She began her legal career as a paralegal in Omaha, NE, and worked as an attorney for a number of firms and the Department of Justice before joining Casper College in 1988. She is a past member of the NALA Certifying Board, served on NALA's CLA Specialty Task Force, and is a former AAfPE representative to the ABA Approval Commission for Certificate Program. Ms. Kubichek was a presenter at the 2006 NALA Annual Convention speaking on Paralegals as Jury Consultants and is a frequent speaker at AAfPE conferences. Mary is the director of the Casper College Paralegal Service Program: this is a protype program. In 2009 it received the NCIA Award for Exemplary Initiative for Responding to community and needs and the Wyoming State Bar Bono Service Award.
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Virginia Koerselman Newman, Attorney
Friday, March 16, 2012
11 am – 1 pm Central Time
This basic Certified Paralegal review course presents a simple research procedure that can be used in any law library, and that can be retained for many years regardless of how infrequently the skill is called upon. Students will learn to recognize, understand, and incorporate tried-and-true research techniques into their portfolios of paralegal skills. The course will cover the system of legal research, finding and citing the laws, legal analysis, and exercises in writing and briefing.
Virginia Koerselman Newman is a sole practitioner with emphasis in business litigation, and is a frequent speaker at seminars and workshops. A graduate of Creighton Law School, she has been an instructor in the paralegal program at Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE, since 1987 and has been the program director since 1990. She is well known as the author of the Certified Paralegal Review Manual and has written, co-authored, and edited many paralegal texts, study guides, and instructor manuals. She also developed the content and is principal author for NALA Campus.
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