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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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One on using computers in the law office and the other on electronic legal research. Check it out!

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News & Upcoming Events

Real Estate-Principles Released

The NALA Advanced Paralegal Certification Board has released the much anticipated Real Estate Principles course! Real Estate Principles is now available online . . .

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New Advanced Certification Course - Child Custody

A new Advanced Paralegal Certification (APC) course in Family Law – Child Custody, Support and Visitation is now available to paralegals seeking advanced certification in this specialty practice area ...

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Limited Practice Rule for Nonlawyers Approved June 15

June 15, 2012 Washington Supreme Court Order #25700-A-1005 Consistent with GR 25 (the Supreme Court rule establishing the Practice of Law Board), the rule establishes a framework for the licensing and regulation of non-attorneys to engage in discrete activities that currently fall within the definition of the "practice of law" (as defined by GR 24) and which are currently subject to exclusive regulation and oversight by this Court. The rule itself authorizes no one to practice. It simply establishes the regulatory framework for the consideration of proposals to allow non-attorneys to practice.

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Certifying Board Releases Job Analysis Report

The report is used by the Certifying Board to validate and update the Certified Paralegal exam as needed and ensure NALA has current information about the roles and responsibilities of paralegals.

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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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Online Education

NALA offers a variety of continuing education. NALA Campus and NALA Campus LIVE! use the power of the internet to offer continuing legal education seminars for paralegals and legal assistants nationwide. These seminars may be used:

For general continuing education
To prepare for the Certified Paralegal Examination
To support in-house training programs for law firms and corporations
By Certified Paralegals to meet educational requirements to maintain the CP credential
To supplement formal, classroom instruction

NALA Campus Self Study

The self study courses offer top quality education -- affordable continuing education on a 24 hour basis, 7 days a week, education on your schedule, at your convenience. To date, over 11,000 have registered on this site - join them in learning more about this innovative program for continuing legal education.

To learn more about the NALA Campus Self Study Courses, click here. If you would like to take a course pre-test and have not registered on NALA Campus, click here to register and login. Course pre-tests and descriptions may be found under Available Courses. If you have already created a user account, click here to login.

NALA Campus LIVE!

Courses on NALA Campus LIVE! range from on-line versions of Membership Exchange and Affiliated Associations Presentations, to the popular “Practice Tips” and Certified Paralegal Exam review programs. All follow rigorous standards already established by the NALA Campus courses, and will provide CLE credit to both presenters and participants for all NALA’s legal education programs.

The dynamic environment of the interactive NALA Campus LIVE! process is particularly conducive to courses or subjects that merit timely review, and for discussion of new laws or recent changes in the law. The sessions may last from 50 minutes to two hours. Courses are offered during two sessions each year -- February - May and August - November. Some NALA Campus LIVE! programs are archived and may be purchased for personal use. The recordings are in MP3 format and handout material is included in the purchase.

The courses and course descriptions may be found on the NALA Campus LIVE! website - Spring 2013 Schedule.

Advanced Paralegal Certification Courses

NALA offers over 20 advanced courses for paralegals who work exclusively in certain practice areas, or are interested in learning more about a practice area. These programs are written for experienced paralegals. Those who have the Certified Paralegal credential may qualify for an Advanced Paralegal Certification (ACP) credential upon completion of a course. For more details, click here.