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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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SUMMARY:Texas Notary Public Changes in Rules and Requirements
DESCRIPTION:Capital Area Paralegal Association\nOffice of the Texas Secretary of State will be presenting about the recent Texas notary laws (enacted under Senate Bill 693 and House Bill 255) introduce mandatory education\, stricter criminal penalties for “no-personal-appearance \nLearning Objectives: \n1.) Mandatory Education: First-time and renewing notaries must complete up to 2 hours of education courses provided exclusively by the Texas Secretary of State.\n2.) Stricter Criminal Penalties: Notarizing a document when the signer is not personally present is a Class A misdemeanor\, and escalates to a state jail felony if the document involves a real property transfer.\n3.) 10-Year Record Retention: Traditional notaries must keep their notarial records (journals) for 10 years after the date of the last entry. Failure to do so is grounds for commission revocation.\n4.) Fee Increases: The maximum fee is capped at $10 for taking an acknowledgment or administering an oath (plus $1 for each additional signature). \nSession Agenda: Non-agenda1.docx \nCLE Hours = 1 Substantive
URL:https://nala.org/event/texas-notary-public-changes-in-rules-and-requirements/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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SUMMARY:Brain\, Spine & Knee Injuries
DESCRIPTION:Capital Area Paralegal Association\nLunch and learn 1 hour CLE presentation by Capital Brain & Spine who offer expert witness services in personal injury cases. \nLearning Objectives: \n1.) Clinical insights for post-accident cases.\n2.) How traumatic injuries are diagnosed and documented after accidents.\n3.) Medical terminology and red flags that appear in PI case records.\n4.) Practical insights for paralegals supporting injury claims and litigation teams.\n5.) How to prove up medical records to use as trial evidence expert witness testimony by doctors in a trial. \nSession Agenda: Capital_Trauma_Medicine_CAPA_CLE_Flyer.jpg \nCLE Hours = 1 Substantive
URL:https://nala.org/event/brain-spine-knee-injuries/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260527T120000
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SUMMARY:CAPA Monthly Membership and CLE Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Capital Area Paralegal Association\nOne hour CLE presentation on Eminent Domain. \nLearning Objectives: \n1. Public use limitations\n2. Inverse condemnation\n3. Affect of recent Supreme Court Rulings on regulatory takings\n4. Just compensation\n5. Utility easements \nCLE Hours = 1 Substantive
URL:https://nala.org/event/capa-monthly-membership-and-cle-luncheon/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T160000
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SUMMARY:CAPA 12th Annual All Day CLE Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Capital Area Paralegal Association\nThis is an all-day CLE seminar with 6 one-hour substantive CLE presentations. This is an in-person seminar at Norris Conference Center in Austin\, Texas. \n2 presentations will include 1/2 hour of ethics. \n2026-CLE-SEMINAR-FLYERS.pdf \nPresentations: \n\nCovering the Litigation Bases: Everything You Need to know about working a litigation docket more efficiently and effectively.\nProtecting the Vulnerable with Trusts\nFamily Violence in Family Law\nNot Just for Show: The Paralegal’s Role in IP and Ethics for Creative Clients\nTraumatic Brain Injury Litigation: Identifying and Proving Invisible Injuries\nFamily Law Meets Immigration Law: A Practical Guide\n\nCLE Hours = 6 (1 – Legal Ethics\, 5 – Substantive)
URL:https://nala.org/event/capa-12th-annual-all-day-cle-seminar/
LOCATION:Norris Conference Center\, 2525 W Anderson Lane Ste 365\, Austin\, 78757\, United States
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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SUMMARY:A Paralegal's Essential Role in Texas Summary Judgment
DESCRIPTION:Capital Area Paralegal Association\nThis is CAPA’s monthly membership meeting and CLE presentation. It will be via zoom and people can register to attend live or just receive a recording and copy of presenter slides afterward. \nLearning objectives: \n1. Written Evidence requirements (authenticating exhibits\, properly referenced and cited to case law)\n2. No-Evidence Motions under Rule 166a(i) : The Burden Shift\n3. Objections to Summary Judgment\n4. Timing\, Notice\, and Procedural Compliance \nCLE HOURS = 1 Substantive
URL:https://nala.org/event/a-paralegals-essential-role-in-texas-summary-judgment/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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SUMMARY:CAPA Monthly CLE
DESCRIPTION:Capital Area Paralegal Association\nCapital Area Paralegal Association’s monthly membership meeting\, luncheon and in person CLE presentation. The presentation purpose is to address the rise of sovereign citizens and strategies on addressing the voluminous filings\, ways to curtail the filings\, and other dos and don’ts when dealing with sovereign citizens. The presentation title is:\nFake Cases\, Fake Law\, Real Consequences: AI and Sovereign Citizens in Family Court \nCLE HRS: 1.o Substantive
URL:https://nala.org/event/capa-monthly-cle/
LOCATION:Chez Zee Bistro\, 5406 Balcones Dr\, Austin\, TX\, 78731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DESCRIPTION:Capital Area Paralegal Association\n\n\n\nTitle/Topic: Special Needs Trusts and Arising Issues \nSpeaking points:\n1. drafting special needs trusts and estate planning – diff between 1st party and 3rd party\n2. Divorce/child support concerns and litigation\n3. Social security challenges and litigation\n4. Personal injury settlement proceeds mechanism\n\n\n\n\nSubstantive CLE hours: 1
URL:https://nala.org/event/335031/
LOCATION:Chez Zee Bistro\, 5406 Balcones Dr\, Austin\, TX\, 78731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250730T120000
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SUMMARY:CAPA Monthly Meeting and CLE
DESCRIPTION:Capital Area Paralegal Association\nCAPA holds monthly meetings with a CLE presentation. They are normally on the last Wednesday of the month. The title of this month’s presentation is “Title: The Art of Discovery in Personal Injury Cases.” \n\nSubstantive CLE hours: 1
URL:https://nala.org/event/capa-monthly-meeting-and-cle/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Affiliated Associations CLE
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