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SUMMARY:Keys to Financial Wellness
DESCRIPTION:Roanoke Valley Paralegal Association\nKeys to Financial Wellness \nLearning Objectives: \n1. Avoiding the #1 Fear in Retirement\n2. Understanding Investment and Tax Diversification\n3. Wills\, Trusts\, RMD’s \nSession Agenda: NO-FILE-AVAILABLE.docx \nCLE Hours = 1 Non-Substantive
URL:https://nala.org/event/keys-to-financial-wellness/
LOCATION:Roanoke City Library\, 706 S Jefferson St\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260709T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260709T130000
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CREATED:20260624T133245Z
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SUMMARY:From Paralegal to Legal Ops: A Career Journey in the Business of Law
DESCRIPTION:Houston Metropolitan Paralegal Association\nToday\, we are pleased to welcome Leana Lares for a moderated discussion on legal operations and her career journey from paralegal to legal ops. She will share practical insight into what legal operations are\, how it supports legal teams\, and the skills that can help legal professionals grow into new opportunities.\nThis moderated Q&A will introduce legal operations\, what it is\, why it matters\, and how it supports the business of law. Through a personal journey from paralegal to legal ops\, the session will highlight practical lessons on career growth\, transferable skills\, collaboration\, process improvement\, and adapting to change in the legal industry. \nSession Agenda: July-CLE-Seminar-HALA.pdf \nLearning Objectives: \n1. Define legal operations and its role in supporting legal teams.\n2. Identify key legal ops functions\, including process\, technology\, project support\, and collaboration.\n3. Recognize transferable skills from paralegal and legal support roles.\n4. Gain practical career insights from a paralegal-to-legal-ops journey. \nCLE Hours = 1 Non-Substantive
URL:https://nala.org/event/from-paralegal-to-legal-ops-a-career-journey-in-the-business-of-law/
LOCATION:Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP\, 600 Travis St. Suite 4200\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T130000
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CREATED:20260706T182826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T182826Z
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SUMMARY:Estate Planning Toolkit: A Paralegal’s Guide to Trusts
DESCRIPTION:Smoky Mountain Paralegal Association\nMastering the mechanics of trust administration is a core pillar of a successful estate planning practice. This practical\, skills-based course equips paralegals with the essential tools needed to navigate the lifecycle of a trust from initial drafting to final funding. Participants will gain deep legal insights into identifying necessary trust parties\, drafting airtight boilerplate and specific provisions\, and executing critical asset transfers. Through real-world examples and hands-on checklists\, this course transforms complex legal theories into a structured\, step-by-step toolkit for the everyday legal professional. \nLearning Objectives: \n1. Trust Anatomy & Architecture: Distinguishing key roles (Settlor\, Trustee\, Beneficiary) and analyzing the functional differences between revocable\, irrevocable\, and asset-protection trust structures.\n2. Drafting Mechanics: Crafting precise trust provisions\, distribution clauses\, and trustee powers while avoiding common drafting pitfalls.\n3. The Funding Process: Mastering the asset transfer lifecycle\, including deed preparation for real estate\, re-titling financial accounts\, and updating beneficiary designations. \nCLE Hours = 1 Substantive
URL:https://nala.org/event/estate-planning-toolkit-a-paralegals-guide-to-trusts/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260710T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260710T123000
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CREATED:20260629T201513Z
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SUMMARY:Basics of Good Governance
DESCRIPTION:Central Oklahoma Association of Legal Assistants (COALA)\nLearning Objectives: \n1. Develop an understanding of the basic legal principles applicable to directors of corporations and other institutions;\n2. Develop an understanding of the role of the board compared to the corporation or institution’s staff; and\n3. Develop an understanding of the role of an individual director. \nCLE Hours = 1 Substantive
URL:https://nala.org/event/basics-of-good-governance/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T120000
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CREATED:20260601T204502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T204508Z
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SUMMARY:The U.S. Entity Playbook: Structuring\, Supporting\, and Staying Compliant
DESCRIPTION:Pittsburgh Paralegal Association\nWe will be learning about core U.S. business structures\, secretary of state filings\, and jurisdictional differences affecting entity structures. \nLearning Objectives: \n1.) Understand the Core U.S. Business Structures \n2.) Demystify Secretary of State Filings \n3.) Jurisdictional differences affecting entity structures \nSession Agenda: Daniel-Steigert-Bio.docx \nCLE Hours = 1 Substantive
URL:https://nala.org/event/the-u-s-entity-playbook-structuring-supporting-and-staying-compliant-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260716T114500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T164710Z
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SUMMARY:What about Past\, Present and Future Ethical Trends. (A discussion on how AI is changing the legal world and how we can ethically stay ahead.)
DESCRIPTION:Texas Panhandle Paralegal Association (TPPA)\nPast\, Present and Future Ethical Trends. (A discussion on how AI is changing the legal world and how we can ethically stay ahead.) \nLearning Objectives: \n1. Paralegal Ethics\n2 Rising Trends in A\n3. Paralegal Responsibilities in Staying Competent in AI \nSession Agenda: Brashears-Bio.docx \nCLE Hours = 1.5 Legal Ethics
URL:https://nala.org/event/what-about-past-present-and-future-ethical-trends-a-discussion-on-how-ai-is-changing-the-legal-world-and-how-we-can-ethically-stay-ahead/
LOCATION:First Bank Southwest Tower Amarillo Club 30th Floor\, 600 S. Tyler St.\, Amarillo\, TX\, 79101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T120000
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SUMMARY:Illuminating Legal Limericks: Part II (Conflicts of Interest)
DESCRIPTION:Paralegal Association of Florida\, Inc.\nThis interactive program uses limericks (the last word of which the audience will have to guess) to explore ethics issues involving lawyers’ conflicts of interest rules. Among other things\, the program will address: \n1.Identifying the client (in the corporate and insurance contexts);\n2. Basic conflicts principles (including duties to prospective clients\, thrust – upon conflicts\, and adversity to former clients);\n3. Types of adversity (including business\, financial\, and “material limitation” conflicts);\n4. Conflicts between clients and lawyers (including gifts from clients\, settlement practice restrictions\, representing unpopular clients\, lawyers’ settlement of clients’ claims against them\, and prospective consents). \nSession Agenda: Illuminating-Legal-Limericks_-Part-II-Conflicts-of-Interest-HA199440589.7-1.docx \nCLE Hours = 1 Legal Ethics
URL:https://nala.org/event/illuminating-legal-limericks-part-ii-conflicts-of-interest/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260722T120000
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CREATED:20260423T182126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T182126Z
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SUMMARY:Ethical Decision-Making\, Professional Responsibility\, and Expanding Access to Justice: An Inclusive Approach to Allied Legal Professionals and Technology - Ethics\, Competence\, Cultural Awareness\, and Technology Fluency in the Modern Legal Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Illinois Paralegal Association\nAccess to justice remains one of the most urgent challenges in today’s legal system\, calling for ethical\, practical\, and forward-thinking solutions. Ethical Decision-Making\, Professional Responsibility\, and Expanding Access to Justice: An Inclusive Approach to Allied Legal Professionals and Technology explores how legal professionals can meet this moment by strengthening competence\, embracing technology fluency\, and addressing bias within modern legal workflows. Grounded in the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct\, the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct\, and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations Model Code of Ethics\, this CLE examines how ethical duties related to communication\, supervision\, and client service intersect with evolving technology and workforce models. Participants will gain practical strategies to leverage technology as an equalizer\, enhance cultural awareness\, and design more inclusive\, client-centered processes that improve outcomes while maintaining compliance and professional integrity in today’s complex legal environment. \nCLE Hours = 1 Legal Ethics \n 
URL:https://nala.org/event/ethical-decision-making-professional-responsibility-and-expanding-access-to-justice-an-inclusive-approach-to-allied-legal-professionals-and-technology-ethics-competence-cultural-awareness-and/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T120000
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CREATED:20260622T162700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T162700Z
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SUMMARY:AI in the Law Office: Competence and Confidentiality in the Era of Generative Tools
DESCRIPTION:Paralegal Association of Florida\, Inc.\nGenerative AI has moved quickly from novelty to daily fixture in legal work\, and paralegals are often the first to use it for research\, drafting\, summarization\, and document review. That front-line role carries real responsibility. This session gives paralegals a practical grounding in how these tools work\, where they fail\, and what professional duties govern their use. We will look at the well-documented risk of fabricated citations and unreliable output\, the confidentiality concerns raised when client information is entered into third-party systems\, and the supervision and verification expectations that flow from the Florida Bar’s ethics guidance on generative AI. The goal is to help paralegals use these tools confidently while protecting the client\, the supervising attorney\, and their own professional standing. \nLearning Objectives: \n1. Spot common AI failure modes and verify before work product leaves the office;\n2. Assess confidentiality risks of entering client data into AI tools; and\n3. Understand supervision and competence duties governing AI-assisted work under Florida Bar guidance \nSession Agenda: NALA-CLE-Approval-Request-Form-Moriarty-AI.pdf \nCLE Hours = 1 Technology \n 
URL:https://nala.org/event/ai-in-the-law-office-competence-and-confidentiality-in-the-era-of-generative-tools/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260728T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260728T130000
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CREATED:20260713T180718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T180718Z
UID:10000656-1785240000-1785243600@nala.org
SUMMARY:Florida's legal tools to help families who's loved ones suffer from substance abuse or mental illness
DESCRIPTION:Northwest Florida Paralegal Association\, Inc.\nA guide to how Florida law can be used to save families who’s loved ones are suffering from substance use\, mental illness and failed attempts at recovery. \nLearning Objectives: \n1. Understanding the Florida Baker Act.\n2. Understanding the Florida Marchman Act.\n3. Florida guardianship options. \nSession Agenda: Speaker-Outline.pdf \nCLE Hours = 1 Substantive \n 
URL:https://nala.org/event/floridas-legal-tools-to-help-families-whos-loved-ones-suffer-from-substance-abuse-or-mental-illness/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T120000
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CREATED:20260716T154204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T154204Z
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SUMMARY:Intelligence Tradecraft: Principles for Advanced Investigations
DESCRIPTION:Paralegal Association of Florida\, Inc. – Broward Chapter\nThe scope of modern investigations has grown rapidly over the past decade. Traditional social media and background checks\, surveillance and interviews are no longer the only tools at a professional’s disposal\, yet traditional investigative patterns persist. This session utilizes real world case examples to teach essential principles behind the methodology and technology of geosocial and geospatial investigations\, device forensics\, location tracking\, video and imagery upscaling\, international investigations\, and complex surveillance operations. The session then describes how to leverage these capabilities to maximum effect in a legally robust manner. The audience will learn these advanced investigative solutions are far more accessible and affordable than they believe. Specifically\, the session seeks to educate the attendee on the four main disciplines of private intelligence gathering: Open Source Intelligence\, Geospatial Intelligence\, Signals Intelligence and Human Intelligence. By utilizing a more diverse set of tools\, the end-user can help their organization deliver a more compelling defense against high-value litigation and threats. \nSession Agenda: Intelligence-Tradecraft-Principles-for-Advanced-Investigations.pdf \nLearning Objectives: \n1.) Understand the significance of the four disciplines of private intelligence and the difference between them.\n2.) Learn the basic principles of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) as well as the three pillars of OSINT:Identity Resolution\, Geographic Resolution and Chronologic Resolution.\n3.) Understand what Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) is and how to utilize it to uncover photos\, videos\, posts and witnesses tied to a specific time and location.\n4.) Understand the principles of video and imagery upscaling and how it is used to enhance dashcam and other types of footage\n5.) Understand what Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) is and how it commonly manifests in the private sector. Cellular forensics\, cell site analysis\, vehicle tracking and wireless network identification are examined.\n6.) Learn the specific capabilities of a forensic examination of a mobile device and the scope of information which can be obtained\, as well as how the investigation works from a logistical and legal standpoint.\n7.) Understand what Human Intelligence (HUMINT) is and how both manned and unmanned surveillance operations function.\n8.) Learn the most common mistakes made during surveillance operations from a tactical standpoint\, and how modern technology and proper techniques reduce this risk.\n9.) Discover the rationale behind utilizing more than one investigator on a surveillance case\, the statistics supporting such cases and an in-depth look at common mistakes and limitations of “one-crew” surveillance so you can avoid these situations.\n10.) What is needed to unmask the identity of anonymized individuals online who may be making threats towards you or your organization and common-sense steps to anonymize yourself online to avoid these potential threats. \nCLE Hours = 1 Technology
URL:https://nala.org/event/intelligence-tradecraft-principles-for-advanced-investigations/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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