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This page provides a listing of CLE programs offered nationwide by NALA affiliated associations and by organizations whose programs are approved for Continuing Education Credit for those seeking to maintain their Certified Paralegal certification.
The continuing education offerings of NALA include the annual convention and educational workshop in July and on-line seminars. To see a complete listing click here.
Seminar Sponsors: Click to review and download the Seminar Approval Form. This form must be completed for advance approval of continuing education credit for maintaining the CP credential. There is a $50 fee, $100 for approval with a listing in the CLE directory. The fee is waived for NALA Affiliated Associations. |
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NALA Campus LIVE! courses
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| May 2013 |
| Date/Location |
May 17 - 18, 2013
Hotel Duval
415 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-224-6000 |
| Title/Sponsor |
Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.
Big Bend Chapter
2013 Spring Seminar
Branching Out - Growing in New Directions
Track 1: Going Out On A Limb
Track 2: Strengthening Our Roots
The morning general session will be Legal Aid and the Paralegal with our closing general session - Strategic Planning and Asset Protection - "How to best serve your client's needs." |
| CLE Credits Available |
10.5 CLE including 3.0 Ethics credit. |
| Contact |
Patricia C. DeRamus, ACP, FRP
First Vice President
Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.
(727) 258-0460
FAX: (727) 578-9982
execdirector@pafinc.org
www.pafinc.org
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| Date/Location |
May 31, 2013; September 6, 2013; September 27, 2013; or November 15, 2013
Tarrant County Bar
Foundation Bar Center
Ft. Worth, Texas |
| Title/Sponsor |
RACR TO THE ...RESCUE
The Realtime Academy of Court Reporting |
| CLE Credits Available |
Maximum of 8.0 hours of substantive credit including 2.0 hours of Ethics credit. |
| Course Subjects |
COURSE OUTLINE
REGISTRATION:
7:15 – 8:00 a.m.
8:00 – 9:30 Skits – It’s YOUR Record
PRESENTERS: Pam Gwin Coder, CSR, and RACR staff and legal professionals.
This session will help you actually see and hear what reporters hear in a deposition to help you improve your transcripts.
9:45-11:15 Everything I Wish I Didn’t Need to Know about Third-Party
Records, Subpoenas, and HIPAA regs –
PRESENTER: Kevin Bowden
Let Kevin show you the new HIPAA requirements that all legal professionals must now follow. He will also instruct you on the correct procedures for obtaining third-party records, subpoenas and cost effectiveness.
11:30-12:30 Skits – It’s YOUR Record Continued PRESENTERS: Pam Gwin Coder, CSR, and RACR staff and legal professionals
Let us show you how to use auxiliary services effectively in your depositions, including realtime, streaming, et cetera.
1:30-2:30 Video Usage – Learn the Formats and more PRESENTER: J.C. Locas
Let J.C. show you the value of various video formats, the technique of editing for yourself and editing for trial presentations.
2:40-3:40 Insights from the Judge (1.00 ETHICS)
PRESENTER: JUDGE CHARLES RAMSAY
The Judge will enhance and challenge your ideas on ethical working relationships, assumptions about cultural diversity and how to manage and protect your record.
3:40-3:50 Break
(THESE LAST TWO SESSIONS WERE NOT APPROVED BY THE STATE BAR; HOWEVER, THEY WERE APPROVED BY NALA. THEREFORE, NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN TO ATTORNEY ATTENDEES. HOWEVER; THESE SUBJECTS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BY NUMEROUS ATTORNEYS AND SINCE WE FIND THEM BENEFICIAL IN THIS CURRENT SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT, WE DECIDED TO KEEP THEM ON OUR SCHEDULE FOR ALL. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM )
3:50-4:50 Social Media – The Good, Bad & Ugly
Presenter – Sierra Susberry
Do you really know what social media is and how to effectively use it in your profession? Listen to a social media pro describe the good, the bad, and the ugly of social media and how it can help or hurt you.
5:00-6:00 Technology Fears
Presenter: Kevin Bowden
Afraid of your computer? Come let Kevin explain a computer to where even you can understand all the parts, hold them in your hand, and know how to fix something when it’s broken or “not fix it if it ain’t broke.” |
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Contact
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Kim Kolenda, Coordinator
Pam Gwin Coder, Director
RACR
515 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. E., Suite 345
Houston, Texas 77060
713.515.2583 cell
832. 230.1724 school
www.realtime-academy.com
racr@netzero.com |
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| Title/Sponsor |
NALA Campus Courses - on-line continuing legal education for paralegals |
| CLE Credits Available |
10 hours per course |
| Course Subjects |
Written Communications, Ethics, Legal Research, Judgment and Legal Analysis, Real Estate, Contracts, Civil Litigation, American Legal System, ADR - Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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Contact
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Visit NALA Campus |
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| Date/Location |
Continuous |
| Title/Sponsor |
ATI Professional, Inc.
Fair Housing Laws: An Overview |
| CLE Credits Available |
Maximum of 3 hours |
| Course Subjects |
This course is meant to provide an overview of fair housing laws with a focus on the 1988 Fair Housing Amendments Act and the published HUD guidelines. The course will list in detail what constitutes a violation of the act and what can be done to avoid such violations. |
| Contact |
ATI Professional, Inc.
Tatum Bandy
5130 S. Ft. Apache Rd, #215-245
Las Vegas, NV 89148
www.atipro.coursehost.com |
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| Date/Location |
Continuous |
| Title/Sponsor |
ATI Professional, Inc.
Foreclosure Law & Loss Mitigation in the Lending Industry |
| CLE Credits Available |
Maximum of 4 hours |
| Course Subjects |
This course is meant to educate legal industry professionals who deal with real estate on the legal aspects of a foreclosure and also the procedural aspects that go into the negotiating process with banks for the purchase of foreclosed properties. After the successful completion of this course the student will understand the legalities associated with a foreclosure and also the methods which can be used to negotiate with a bank to purchase a foreclosed property. The student will also learn some of the ways in which banks extend foreclosure deadlines thus allowing the home owner more time to complete the sale of their home. With foreclosures at an all time high, this information is crucial to industry professionals who deal with foreclosures. |
| Contact |
ATI Professional, Inc.
Tatum Bandy
5130 S. Ft. Apache Rd, #215-245
Las Vegas, NV 89148
www.atipro.coursehost.com |
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| Date/Location |
Continuous |
| Title/Sponsor |
Business Writing Center |
| CLE Credits |
10 hours non-substantive credit |
| Subjects |
Legal proofreading skill |
| Contact |
http://businesswriting.com/480us/
Business Writing Center
writingtrainers.com
2 Payne Place
Normal, IL 61761
800-827-3770
Fax: 309-452-9357 |
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Date/Location
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Continuous |
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Title/Sponsor
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Legal Researching on Google -
On-line Training
Global Information Research and Retrieval LLC
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CLE Credits
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2 hours |
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Subjects
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How Google works in relation to legal research
Feature functions used to find information for the legal researching community |
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Contact
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Donna Fryer
Global Information Research & Retrieval LLC
1577-D New Garden Road, #700
Greensboro, NC 27410
www.searchitright.com/paralegals.html |
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Date/Location
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Continuous |
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Title/Sponsor
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Ethical Considerations for Attorneys Conducting Competitive Intelligence
Global Information Research and Retrieval LLC
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CLE Credits
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1 hour |
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Subjects
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Defining competitive intelligence, ethical considerations, and standards attorneys must use for their law firms and clients. |
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Contact
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Donna Fryer
Global Information Research & Retrieval LLC
1577-D New Garden Road, #700
Greensboro, NC 27410
www.searchitright.com/paralegals.html |
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Date/Location
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Continuous |
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Title/Sponsor
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Family Financial Fraud – Piecing Together Information
by Global Information Research & Retrieval, LLC
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CLE Credits
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1 Hour |
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Subjects
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How do you detect if an elderly person has someone preying on their financial stability whether it is a family member or someone outside the family?
This program is offered through online program and/or video format-audio format available for download. According to a recent combined study from MetLife Mature Market Institute (MMI), The National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA), The Center for Gerontology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University entitled, “Broken Trust: Elders, Family and Finances” reports that the annual financial loss by victims of elder financial abuse is estimated to be at least $2.6 billion dollars. It is vitally important for attorneys and legal assistants to be educated about fraud and financial ethics when it comes to family financial fraud to help deter or detect when fraud is occuring. Often times, it may only be the client’s attorney who can uncover and reveal financial abuse that can be occurring within a client’s trusted relationship.
This particular seminar will aim specifically at various types of family fraud. It will explain how to audit the family finances and set up some internal controls similar to a company. This is especially important if you have “non-family” members taking care of your elderly or your children. Unfortunately, most financial fraud is perpetrated by trusted violators such as family, close business associates, or neighbors. In these instances, the ethical responsibility to prevent, uncover, or correct the situation may lie solely with the attorney.
The online class discusses the following:
What exactly is family fraud and how does it manifest itself
1) Understanding the trust violator – who are they? Distinction between hidden and missing assets
2) Possible ways that fraud can occur undetected
3) Search for family fraud
4) Fraud prevention tips and techniques
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Contact
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Donna Fryer
SearchitRight
Global Information Research & Retrieval LLC
1577-D New Garden Road, #700
Greensboro, NC 27410
www.searchitright.com |
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Continuous |
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Financial Fraud and Divorce Dissipation
by Global Information Research & Retrieval, LLC |
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CLE Credits
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1 Hour |
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Subjects
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This program is offered through online video format and/or audio format available for download. According to the Center for Disease Control’s National Center for Health Statistics, there are 68 divorces out of every 100 marriages in the U.S. Family Practice attorneys are hired to sort through divorce proceedings and settlements. It is vitally important for attorneys and legal assistants to be educated about fraud and financial ethics when it comes to divorcing couples.
This course provides a basic and advanced knowledge on marital fraud, the sources and uses of funds, situations where dissipation might occur, types of fraud evidence, examining for fraud, and the settlement effects with and without dissipation. Additionally, ethics are an underlying theme throughout the program as each divorce attorney’s responsibility to their client is to check for any possible fraud related activities before settlement. The course will explain how to discuss this sensitive area with clients. Fraud with direct evidence can often affect an entire settlement.
Many divorces deal with the financial after-effect of assets that are missing, hidden or dissipated. This seminar will explain how to discuss this sensitive area with clients and how important this information can be to settlement. We will show how fraud with direct evidence can often bend the entire settlement to our client’s advantage.
This particular seminar will discuss the theory of dissipation of the marital estate and then go on to explain such items as:
1) What exactly is marital fraud and how it can occur
2) Understanding sources/uses of funds
3) Situations where dissipation might occur
4) Types of evidence
5) Examining for fraud
6) Case study designed to illustrate effects of dissipation
With this training you will learn:
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Contact
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Donna Fryer
SearchitRight
Global Information Research & Retrieval LLC
1577-D New Garden Road, #700
Greensboro, NC 27410
www.searchitright.com |
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Continuous |
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Public Records Research and Ethics of Research
Global Information Research & Retrieval, LLC |
| CLE Credits |
2 hours |
| Subjects |
With this training you will learn how to:
- Understand the ethics behind public records research when it is done properly and legally.
- Understand the difference between online limitations and offline, manual research.
- Realize the information that can be sought and the parameters surrounding that information.
- Talk through different public records research gathering scenarios regarding their ethical boundaries.
- Relay the process law firms need to run through for public records research strategies.
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| Contact |
SearchitRight
1577 D New Garden Rd, Suite 700
Greensboro, NC 27410
336 665-0977 phone
www.SearchitRight.com |
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| Date/Location |
Continuous |
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Filling in the Gap Between Public Records and Fee Based Services: Finding People Information on the Web and Web 2.0
Global Information Research & Retrieval, LLC |
| CLE Credits |
1 Hour |
| Subjects |
With this training you will learn how to:
- Understand what is available to research on the Web and the Web’s limitations.
- Understand the difference between searching the Web and Web 2.0.
- Realize the information that can be sought and the parameters surrounding that information.
- Explore a whole new area of research possibilities through searching different techniques on Web 2.0 gateways.
- Discover strategies to find more information than was ever available before regarding people information that cannot be found through public records.
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| Contact |
SearchitRight
1577 D New Garden Rd, Suite 700
Greensboro, NC 27410
336 665-0977 phone
www.SearchitRight.com |
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| Date/Location |
Continuous |
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Live Case Management/Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECG) E-Filing Training
Watkins Consulting, LLC, Las Vegas, NV |
| CLE Credits |
3 hours |
| Subjects |
The workshop classes are for groups to be held in-house at client sites, including law offices, association venues or at the venue choice of the client.
Live Case Management/Electronic Case Filing, E-Filing Training classes are for attorneys and other legal professionals. Each class is a hands on training workshop utilizing live instruction and computers. Each class is 3 hours in duration, with up to a maximum of 15 participants. Provider will use CM/ECF "e-filing" modules utilized by the US Federal Courts and will provide the content and employ the structure as utilized by the US Federal Courts. Upon successful completion by participants, they should be able to effectively use the mandatory e-filing system of the US District Federal Court System. |
| Contact |
Watkins Consulting, LLC
8550 W. Charleston Blvd. #102-370
Las Vegas, NV 89117
213-400-0175
Watkinsconsult@yahoo.com |
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Continuous |
| Title/Sponsor |
Internet Research Tips for the Paralegal
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| CLE Credits |
Up to 3 hours non-substantive credit; .5 hours substantive credit
3.5 Florida CE Credits for Florida Registered Paralegals
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| Subjects |
This seminar focuses on research techniques intended to enhance and streamline the litigation process through effective internet research. Several city, county, state and national web sites will be analyzed during this presentation. Strategies and techniques for obtaining useful information outside the scope of public records will also be addressed.
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| Contact |
Please contact M. Andrew Sperber, Esq., ( speakerofthehows@yahoo.com) for information regarding specific dates, times, and locations (throughout Florida). |
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| Date/Location |
Continuous |
| Title/Sponsor |
Legal Ethics and the Struggle to Keep Up With Technology |
| CLE Credits |
3 hours of substantive credit |
| Subjects |
This seminar focuses on ethical issues surrounding the use of new technology in the general practice of law. Topics will include ethical issues concerning the mining and scrubbing of metadata; ethical considerations posed by attorneys, legal professionals, law firms and judges who participate in social networking sites; and, ethical issues as they relate to law firm's web sites. For a complete course description, please visit speakerofthehows.com. |
| Contact |
Please contact M. Andrew Sperber, Esq., ( speakerofthehows@yahoo.com) for information regarding specific dates, times, and locations (throughout Florida). |
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| Date/Location |
Continuous |
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Developing effective PowerPoint presentations for mediation and trial |
| CLE Credits |
7 hours of non-substantive credit |
| Subjects |
Participants will be guided, step by step, in a classroom environment to construct a PowerPoint presentation specific to the general areas of law in which they practice. The use of appropriate colors, fonts, pictures and diagrams will be explored. The participant will be educated in the art of effective story telling through PowerPoint slides. Hands-on training will allow each participant to walk away with the knowledge necessary to construct an effective PowerPoint presentation for use at mediation or trial. |
| Contact |
Please contact M. Andrew Sperber, Esq., ( speakerofthehows@yahoo.com) for information regarding specific dates, times, and locations (throughout Florida). |
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Continuous |
| Title/Sponsor |
New Technology and its Impact on the Law |
| CLE Credits Available |
3 hours of substantive credit incluidng 1.0 hour of Ethics credit.
M. Andrew Sperber |
| Course Subjects |
This seminar will engage the audience in an exploration of text messaging and the preservation of the content of text messages in the context of messages sent in the ordinary course of business and the discoverability of same. Text messaes sent from public issued phones and whether or not they constitute "public records" will be explored. The ethical use of "cloud computing" will also be covered. The attendees will be guided through a series of technology tips as they relate the day to day practice of law. Tips for subpoenaing social media sites will also be shared along with a look at the overall rise of e-discovery sanctions imposed over the last few years. |
| Contact |
Please contact M. Andrew Sperber, Esq., (speakerofthehows@yahoo.com) for information regarding specific dates, times, and locations (throughout Florida). |
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| Date/location |
Continuous |
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The Summit Organization, Inc.
"Social Security Disability Advocate" on-line training.
Austin Community College, Austin, Texas. Put on by former disabled Social Security Disability Determination Examiners and disability advocates in Texas |
| CLE Credits Available |
20 CLE Credit hours per course |
| Course Subjects |
1. Understanding Disability Determination
2. Intake and Screening
3. Client Disability Case Development for the 13 different body systems
4. Making sure the clients past and current physical and mental evidence will meet
or equal an SSA disability listing
5. Making sure the clients' personal evidence is consistent and supports their
inability to do their past work or any other work for 12 months.
6. And finally-make sure their past work skills cannot be transferred to
to any other work for 12 months |
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Contact
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Michael Davidson
President/Instructor
The Summit Organization, Inc.
512-506-8830
MDavid1310@aol.com
http://disabilityfilingsecrets.com |
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