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For a year now, we have been highlighting the upcoming changes to the 2024 CP® Exam specifications. The essential question remains: Are you ready? In January, new specifications will be in place. If you do not take the test in 2023, you can be among the first to take the updated CP® Knowledge Exam. For […]

NALA Volunteer Spotlight – October 2023 Vicki L. Kasper, ACP Vicki L. Kasper, ACP, is an Integrated Solutions Legal Specialist with Lineage Logistics. She has a BS in paralegal studies from Minnesota State University Moorhead. She has an Advanced Certified Paralegal (ACP®) credential in Business Organizations: Incorporated Entities. Prior to her current position as Area […]

By Kristine Custodio Suero, ACP NALA DEI Chair October 2023 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are approximately 61 million adults in the US living with a disability, which is around 26 percent of our country’s adult population. Imagine the experience of those impacted by a disability in the workplace. […]

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 […]