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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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Who Should Participate
Companies and businesses that provide products or services to the paralegal profession, or legal products and services to business, are encouraged to take advantage of these marketing opportunities. Vendors options include:
- Advertising in Facts & Findings, the journal for paralegals. Advertising information on this may be found in the Facts & Findings section.
- Exhibiting and sponsoring events at the NALA Annual Convention, conducted each July. Click here for a pdf of the Exhibit Information for the 2010 NALA Convention, July 14-17, 2010, Jacksonville, Florida. Inquiries should be directed to Mohanna Sales Representatives, 972-596-8777.
- Listing in on-lne Vendor Directory
- Sponsoring NALA Campus self study and LIVE programs.
- Advertising on selected web pages.
The information below describes web-based advertising opportunities for legal vendors. |
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NALA Campus LIVE! Programs
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| NALA Campus LIVE offers live web-based seminars to paralegals. NALA Campus LIVE provides more than 60 educational seminars each year . Each 90-minute web based class is led by a nationally recognized speaker, expert in the subject. The fall program is from August 15-November 15. The spring program runs from February 1 - May 1. Approximately 1500 paralegal participate each year. |
| Web-based CLE is a great way to reach a number of interested and experienced paralegals. Subjects for the NALA Campus LIVE programs appear under the Continuing Education section on the menu bar. |
NALA Campus LIVE offers an exclusive sponsorship to one vendor each year. The sponsor receives top billing in each notification of the NALA Campus LIVE programs, whether in display advertisements in Facts & Findings, on the NALA Campus web site, direct mail or in e-mail correspondence. NALA's direct mail list is approximately 20,000 paralegals. Promotion plans for NALA Campus LIVE include web based marketing, broadcast e-mail (four per program period), and print brochure. An annual sponsor may also present one class on the company product or services at the end of one of the two program periods.
Sponsorships are for a one-year period. To ensure a place in the printed announcement of NALA Campus LIVE spring schedule, the sponsorship must be secured by October 1 for sponsorships beginning with the ensuing spring program, and June 1 for sponsorships beginning for the ensuing fall program.
$5000, non-commissionable
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NALA Campus Self-Study Programs
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The second part of the NALA Campus web-based programs are the self-study programs offered on a 24/7 basis. NALA led the field in offering web-based continuing education programs for paralegals by being the first paralegal association to develop this for members and non-member paralegals throughout the United States. Established in the late 1990's programs are offered in the following areas:
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Civil Litigation
- Contracts
- Judgment and Legal Analysis
- Legal Research
- Legal Ethics
- Real Estate
- Written Communications
Over 1000 paralegals per year participate in these programs; registration varies by class.
Individual Classes. A company may choose to sponsor one NALA Campus self-study course or NALA Campus LIVE class each year (for LIVE programs, the sponsorship is for two classes). The course material will include recognition of the sponsor and a hyperlink to the company's web site.
$700, non-commissionable.
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NALA Web Page Advertisements
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| Take a look at the NALA web site and you will be amazed at the amount of information available about the paralegal profession. The number of new, unique visitors each month averages 12,000, and about 5,000 return visitors per month. This web site gives you the opportunity to market to more than 17,000 times a month. This data is provided by a third-party monitoring service.
NALA offers the opportunity for one sponsor for one year on the following sections:
About Paralegals for those seeking information about the career field
About NALA for those seeking information about the association and its programs
Continuing Education announcing upcoming educational programs
Members Area the portal for NALA member only areas
These pages were selected because of their popularity. Vendor ads will appear on all pages in the section.
$3000 per section, non-commissionable.
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Vendor Directory
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If you have visited the NALA web site, you have seen the Vendor Directory. Listed on the home page, the Vendor Directory is a resource center for paralegals seeking products and services. The Vendor listing includes a hyperlink to your company's web site, a logo provided by you (in gif or jpeg format), and a description (50-75 words) of the company and products or services.
$700 per annual listing, non-commissionable. Descriptive information may change at any time.
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Sponsor Registration Information
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Click to complete the sponsor registration form. Complete this form, print it, and fax or mail to NALA Headquarters at the address shown below. You may also submit the form to NALA Headquarters by clicking "submit" below and indicate payment will be sent later.
Questions? Contact NALA Headquarters, 918-587-6828, or e-mail Marge Dover, NALA Executive Director.
Payment in full is due at the time of registration. All sponsorships are provided on an annual basis; a guaranteed, exclusive ad placement precludes other sales. Cancellations are not accepted. |
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