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13 Oct 2026
October 2026 Volunteer Spotlight: Kimberly Brown, ACP
Category: Volunteer Spotlights

Kimberly (Kim) Brown, ACP, has spent more than a decade advancing and advocating for NALA certification on the Certifying Board. She is a litigation paralegal with Woods Aitken LLP in […]

The final installment of this three-part series focuses on inclusion. While diversity emphasizes people with different backgrounds, identities, experiences, and perspectives, inclusion centers on making sure those people feel welcomed, […]

10 Sep 2026
Equity in Action: Lessons From Mister Rogers
Category: NALA News

Fred Rogers, widely known as Mister Rogers, provides a powerful illustration of equity in practice. Equity is often misunderstood as simply treating everyone the same. However, equity involves recognizing that […]

Tracie Livesay, ACP, MBA, has built a career that spans law firm practice, health care regulation, and higher education, all while maintaining a strong commitment to the paralegal profession. She […]

Sarah Lynette White, ACP, NCCP, is a Senior Litigation Paralegal with Ragsdale Liggett PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina. For her, professional certification is more than a credential. It represents competence, […]

12 Aug 2026
Back to Basics: What is Diversity?
Category: Legal Lens

In the next few editions, we will be breaking down what diversity, equity, and inclusion mean individually because the three terms represent distinct, interdependent concepts. We will also approach new […]