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By: Anne S. Bautista, Legal Support and Strategy Director Casa Cornelia Law Center San Diego, California July 2023 Kamel*, an Afghanistan native who opposes the Taliban regime as an oppressive ideology, endured significant danger during his life in his home country. This led to him being persecuted and having to seek refuge twice. During the […]

NALA Volunteer Spotlight – June 2023 Dana Welcker, ACP Dana Welcker, ACP, is NALA’s Area 1 Director. She has previously served on NALA’s Professional Development Committee and Continuing Education Council. She has also been President of the NALA Affiliated Association, Northeast Florida Paralegal Association. Dana started out as a paralegal in Charleston, South Carolina, before […]

By Equality Ohio’s Legal Clinic and CHROMA Consulting, with edits by Cleveland Staff Attorney, Kate Mozynski June 2023 As we move through June, a month marked by Pride events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, it is essential to recognize the significance of this occasion beyond its rainbow-filled festivities. For legal professionals, Pride serves as a moment […]

NALA Volunteer Spotlight – May 2023 Lucinda Calhoun Lucinda Calhoun works as the Lead Paralegal for the Shelby County Government in Tennessee. In 2020, the Memphis Business Journal named her a Best of the Bar finalist as one of the top paralegals in Memphis. Lucinda has been a paralegal for over 20 years. She began […]

By Kelli Radnothy May 2023 Establishing and maintaining a well-being practice is a heavy task for most professionals, but the legal industry presents some unique challenges. With the general high-stress nature of the job, the long hours, high stakes, impossible deadlines, emotional clients, and never-ending to-do lists, things become overwhelming quickly. Factoring in time for […]

By Sarah Duggan, CP April 2023 April 2, 2023, marks the 16th annual observance of World Autism Awareness Day. This year, the observance is organized by the United Nations Department of Global Communications and Department of  Economic and Social Affairs in collaboration with the Institute of Neurodiversity (ION), a global community committed to “creat[ing] a […]