OFFICER'S REPORTS
Alice Johnson, ACP
WDALA NALA Liaison
The NALA Conference will be held in Las Vegas on July 13-15, 2016. The conference has been trimmed to a succinct 3 days of go-go-go, netting the participants 13 hours of CLE! NALA has also expanded the CLE offerings to include two more conference sessions – Sports Litigation Legal Considerations and Sports Litigation Updates and Trends.
NALA has been busy as well reworking their website and making it easier to navigate. They have also created a page on the NALA website for affiliate newsletters! Not only does this give us a chance to review what our own affiliate is doing but to also check out what other affiliates are up to!
Estate Planning has been added as a course to NALA’s ever-expanding list of courses in which to achieve your ACP. This brings the total number of ACP courses to 26! These courses, in addition to the paralegal certification, self-study courses, webinars, and on-demand webinars, and show NALA’s commitment to its members’ education and growth. Deadlines for the upcoming CP Exams and dates for the various webinars may be accessed via NALA’s website.
For those of you interested in taking the CP exam, an Online CP Exam Review Study Group has been formed through NALA by volunteers to help facilitate discussions and answer questions from individuals taking the CP exam. This group can be accessed through Facebook and is available for anyone who is studying for their CP exam.
volunteers to help facilitate discussions and answer questions from individuals taking the CP exam. This group can be accessed through Facebook and is available for anyone who is studying for their CP exam.
Finally, nominations for NALA Affiliated Associations Director and NALA Affiliated Associations Secretary, Founders’ Award, Presidents’ Award, and the Making a Difference Award are all due by May 1. The Founders’, Presidents’, and Affiliated Associations awards are described, as follows:
The Founders' Award is NALA's highest award recognizing extraordinary contributions that have affected the paralegal profession for a significant period.
The Presidents' Award is exclusively for NALA members, recognizing achievements in the growth and development of the profession. Recipients must be members for at least two years and have at least five years of experience as a paralegal.
NALA Affiliated Associations Awards recognize both affiliates and individual members for service and outstanding contributions. These awards include the National Affiliated Associations Achievement Award and the Affiliate Awards for general recognition of resolute service and valuable contributions to the members' affiliated associations.
We received a request from incumbent Affiliated Associations Director, Jane McKinnon, CP, from Birmingham, AL to nominate her for this position. The Board determined that we will submit a nomination for Jane. We have received no requests for nominations for the Affiliated Associations Secretary position. A WDALA representative will be voting for Jane at the annual conference in July as well as placing