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One of the best ways to prepare your paralegal students for graduation and beyond is to encourage and support their efforts to become a Certified Paralegal (CP®). The benefits of certification are numerous. For the paralegal, obtaining the CP demonstrates the paralegal has acquired the legal core competencies that employers and clients are looking for. […]
NALA conducts presentations throughout the year regarding CP® preparation, specifically, and supporting paralegal students, in general. Many of these presentations are recorded, and their links are listed below. NALA’s Presentation at the 2022 AAfPE Conference – Preparing Students for Graduation & Beyond: Opportunities for Professional Development and Workforce Readiness CAREER SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS NALA Panel Discussion […]
There are hundreds of paralegal educators across the country. Many have developed curricula to assist in preparing paralegals and paralegal students to successfully pass NALA’s CP® Exam. NALA has created this area to allow space for educators and trainers to share their resources with other educators and trainers. To be listed here, a program needs […]
If you are a NALA member you have access to the digital copies of Facts & Findings. To access these follow the below steps. Login into the NALA Portal and go directly to the Subscriptions Tab by clicking here. Click on Details Click on the Downloads Tab Here you will see all available Facts & […]
NALA Volunteer Spotlight – September 2023 Adrienne Berry, ACP Adrienne Berry, ACP, is an E-Litigation Coordinator for the United States Attorneys’ Offices. She is the immediate past president of the Alabama Association of Paralegals, Inc. (AAPi), having completed her second term this year. She has a bachelor’s degree in English and an MBA. In 2018, […]
By Kristine Custodio Suero, ACP NALA DEI Chair September 2023 September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and September 10-16, 2023, is National Suicide Prevention Week. In a recent article, author Jenna Greene wrote: “Lawyers are twice as likely as other US adults to contemplate suicide.” This alarming statistic may provoke thoughts about the risk factors […]