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NALA membership is a terrific way to stay in touch with paralegals from throughout the United States. With communications, there is also leadership, and volunteer opportunities. Read more about these programs in this section of the web site.

Click for photo. LEAP Classes 2010 and 2011 honored at the 2010 NALA Convention.

to update your membership data, including new address or contact information and to renew your NALA dues.

Communications with fellow members, referring to former issues of Facts & Findings, checking on state ethical opinions and cases are all important ingredients to membership in NALA and your professional life. NALA Net offers each of these references.

Click to request your NALA Net user name and password.

In addition to NALA Net, members may also participate in LEAP, the association's Leadership Enhancement and Preparation program. Introduced in 2007, LEAP is a terrific way for affiliated association members and NALA members to learn more about volunteer leadership and organizations.

The NALA Annual Membership Meeting is the one time that members gather to participate in terrific educational programs, as well as association business meetings.

Each year, NALA publishes an Annual Report, summarizing the association's work for the year, and a snapshot of the association's financial standing. The report is distributed to NALA members at the July Annual Meeting and posted on the NALA web site.

Click here to read the 2010 Annual Report of NALA.

News & Upcoming Events

Florida Case Supports Paralegal Fee Awards as Attorney Fees

This opinion, released on June 28, considers an issue of first impression related to the award of paralegal fees in attorney fee awards.

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Details about CP Exam Computer Based Testing Announced!

Beginning in September 2010, the Certified Paralegal exam will be offered via computer based testing to testing centers throughout the United States. NALA will be using the 200+ ACT testing center network of colleges and universities, and additional sites may be established in schools without ACT testing centers . . .

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Special Membership Program for Employers

NALA has announced a program of offering discounts off annual membership dues to employers with multiple NALA members. Details may be found on the web site under "About NALA & Join" ...

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LEAP Class of 2010 Article Released!

As part of NALA’s LEAP program, the 2010 class was assigned to write an article on “Leadership” for publication on the NALA Web Site. Read on to learn more and access the article

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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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Members' Area

This section includes information specifically for NALA members. This includes links to the members only areas of Facts & Findings online, the Members Conference Center, and NALA Net. Check these pages often for important information regarding your membership, and resources.

Membership Resources

Membership in NALA has many benefits, including access to the Members Conference Center, NALA Net and Facts and Findings online.

The members Conference Center is a terrific way to stay in touch with fellow NALA members, and to discuss professional challenges. Guests may browse the messages; only members may post messages and take advantage of other features of the conference center. Conference center features include the ability to have postings directed to your e-mail inbox - saving you the time of logging in while keeping you up to date on subjects in which you are interested.
NALA Net is a special reference for members. This is a database of ethical opinions, cases, bar association guidelines, and articles related to the paralegal profession. It was established in the late 1990's and now has several years of information chronicling the growth of the paralegal profession. This is a good source of information for students, as well as those interested in the development of our career field.
Facts & Findings online is just that - your on-line issue of the best publication out there for paralegals. Facts & Findings online features articles from several years back. This is a great source of educational articles for paralegals.

NALA Member Pages - Login

Each NALA member is provided with a NALA Net Login name and membership number. To first access the NALA Net and Facts & Findings articles, a window will open asking for your NALA Net login. Members' NALA Net login is the member number followed by a slash (/) and the user name. User names may or may not have a space between the first initial and last name.

The NALA Conference Center is slightly different. Each member's name and member number is preloaded in the conference center files. To log in to this, first enter your user name, then your member number. The member number is the same as your password. Once you access the Conference Center for the first time, you may choose to create a different user name and password. Members are encouraged to do this and to take advantage of the other features of the Conference Center.

Communications with fellow members, access to former issues of Facts & Findings, the ability to check on cases and rules affecting paralegals are important ingredients to NALA membership. Use this and the other member services available to you.