Asheville Area Paralegal Association
Upcoming events:
• Monthly membership meetings occur the first Thursday of each month at 12 p.m. at a downtown Asheville restaurant. Visit www. aapaonline.net for meeting details and locations.
• Topics vary from meeting to meeting. They are posted online at www.aapaonline.net. RSVP with menu selection is needed.
Notes:
• AAPA welcomes its members to submit articles of interest for potential posting to the association’s website. Send your submissions to Jenny Iaquinto, chair of the publicity committee, at jiaquinto@roberts-stevens.com.
• AAPA will support MANNA Food Bank and the Salvation Army in 2010.
• NCPA is looking for speakers/teachers for its mid-year seminar and CLA/CP review course that will be held in Asheville on Sept. 10-11. The association seeks instructors for its courses in real estate, family law and probate/estate planning. If you are a NALA-certified paralegal and interested in teaching or can recommend an attorney who practices in one of those areas, contact Laura Champlin at lchamplin@vwlawfirm or Melissa Rutledge at melissa.rutledge@sonyericsson.com.
Catawba Valley Paralegal Association
Upcoming events:
• Monthly meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at various locations. Membership is open to paralegals, legal assistants, legal secretaries, attorneys, students enrolled in paralegal programs of study, paralegal educators, employees of judicial entities and other recognized legal agencies.
For more information, visit http:// www.catawbavalleyparalegalassoc.org.
• July 13: Quarterly social from 6-8 p.m. at the Riverbend Clubhouse in Granite Falls. Admission is a prepared food item to share in the potluck dinner and an in-kind donation for WRC or HSCC. See the “Community Outreach” link on the association’s website to view wish lists. E-mail Lynn Price to let her know what type of food you will be bringing at lyprice@charter.net. Volunteers to help coordinate the event are welcome.
Notes:
• For membership inquiries, contact Cyndy Adams at cadams.nccp@lewwaddelllaw.com or Leah Poovey at lpoovey@PHD-LAW.com.
Cumberland County Paralegal Association
Upcoming events:
• Monthly membership meetings: Second Thursday of each month at 12:30 p.m. at various locations. Visit www.ccpara.com for details.
Guilford Paralegal Association
Upcoming events:
• GPA meets on the second Tuesday of every month in either Greensboro or High Point. Meetings are open to any attorneys, legal support staff and others connected to the legal profession. Visit GPA’s website at www.guilfordparalegalassociation.org for information on meetings, events and local continuing education opportunities.
Legal Support Staff of Asheville
Upcoming events:
• Monthly meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the law offices of Northup, McConnell & Sizemore, 123 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. No membership necessary to attend. Contact Susan D. Austin at sda@northupmcconnell.com for details.
Metrolina Paralegal Association
Upcoming events:
• Monthly membership meetings: Second Thursday of each month at 12 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 115 W. 7th St., Charlotte.
North Carolina Bar Association Paralegal Division
Notes
• Visit www.paralegaldivision. ncbar.org for information about news and information about upcoming
meetings and CLEs.
North Carolina Paralegal Association, Inc.
Notes:
• NCPA is proud to once again offer the Meredith R. Pollette scholarships, which are open to anyone who will be taking the CLA or ACP exams. These scholarships will cover the exam fees. Participants do not have to be NALA members, but must be NCPA members in good standing and meet the eligibility criteria to sit for the CLA/CP or ACP exams. Check out the summer issue of NCPA FORUM or www.ncparalegal.org for details.
• Any paralegal association that is interested in becoming an affiliate of NCPA may contact affiliates director Teresa Stacey at tas@vernonlaw.com.
• NCPA is now on Facebook and MySpace. Contact Beverly King at bev@tissuelaw.com if you have trouble locating NCPA on Facebook. For MySpace questions, e-mail Erin Galloway at eburris@earthlink.net.
• NCPA recently kicked off a mentoring program. If you are a student member or new to the profession and are interested in being paired up with a more seasoned NCPA member, visit the association’s website at www.ncparalegal.org and click on the “mentoring” link.
• NCPA is looking for speakers/teachers for its mid-year seminar and CLA/CP review course that will be held in Asheville on Sept. 10-11. The association seeks instructors for its courses in real estate, family law and probate/estate planning. If you are a NALA-certified paralegal and interested in teaching or can recommend an attorney who practices in one of those areas, contact Laura Champlin at lchamplin@vwlawfirm or Melissa Rutledge at melissa.rutledge@sonyericsson.com.
N.C. State Bar Board of Paralegal Certification
• The board will have an open seat for a certified paralegal beginning October 2010 and the nomination process is beginning. The following paralegal associations may submit nominations: NCBA Paralegal Division, Research Triangle Paralegal Association, Alamance Paralegal Association and Asheville Paralegal Association.
Tara Wilder, assistant director of the Board of Paralegal Certification, will contact each association to submit nominees. Voting will take place online, and the top two candidates will be up for selection at the State Bar Council meeting in October.
Certified paralegals interested in serving on the board should contact one of the eligible paralegal associations and request a nomination.
Raleigh-Wake Paralegal Association
Upcoming events:
• For 2010, RWPA membership meetings will occur bi-monthly. Meetings will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of February, April, June, August, October and December at the Holiday Inn, 4100 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh. Featured at each luncheon are guest speakers from a variety of practice areas and local businesses. The 2010 annual seminar will not be affected by the change and will proceed as scheduled.
Notes:
• Any questions about RWPA can be directed to Sherry Grady at sherry.grady@klgates.com.
Research Triangle Paralegal Association
Upcoming events:
• The Research Triangle Paralegal Association meetings occur the third Wednesday of June, August and October. A holiday meeting will occur in December.
Notes:
• RTPA regularly supports Interact of Wake County (www.interactofwake.org) and challenges you and your firms or companies to get involved. Please visit our website at www.rtpanc.org for additional information about upcoming meetings and events.
