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Certified Paralegals will now receive notification by e-mail of updates to CLE hours recorded on their files. NALA has discontinued sending notifications via first class mail.
The confirmation encourages Certified Paralegals to look up their hours using the private web-based CLE look up. The confirmation includes definitions of terms on the CLE report and a link to current CLE requirements from the Certifying Board.
Your current login information is included in this newsletter. In addition, this will be provided with the notifications.
Remember NALA anytime your e-mail address changes! Simply send an e-mail to
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NALA Meetings App Available!
2014 is the first year the NALA Convention is paperless! A meeting app designed specifically for this convnetion is available in the iStore and GooglePlay for all to see. Handout material and other documents just for convention attendees are password protected. Registrants will receive their user names and passwords in advance of the meeting. Registrants using laptops and other devices may access the convention information from the NALA web site at this link. The information included on the app will change frequently between now and the convention opening. If you are not planning to attend the meeting - the app includes information for you! The information describing the exhibitors may offer just the product for you ... you may want to check out the annual reports of NALA Affiliated Associations ... and you may want to review some of the information about the 2014 Annual Meeting of NALA including candidates and proposed bylaw amendments.
For more details, click the icon above or visit these links:  
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APC Board Releases
E-discovery Course
Electronic discovery is the process of identifying and producing relevant, electronically stored information (ESI) in litigation. Advances in technology and exponential growth of reliance on ESI over traditional paper documents are continually increasing the scope, expense, and prominence of e-discovery. As the volume of ESI continues to expand, the costs to preserve, collect, review and produce it will only increase in the future. Developments in ESI technology and discovery have created a dynamic field posing significant challenges to courts, legal professionals, IT professionals, and litigants.
In this course, you'll learn all the essential concepts of e-discovery and the obligations imposed on litigants to preserve, collect, review, and produce ESI in the discovery process. You'll examine the types and characteristics of ESI, along with methods and systems for complying with each step in the e-discovery process. Building on what you've learned, you'll research developing issues and trends in rules and case law and apply them to fact-based exercise scenarios and case studies. Course modules are: - Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
- Preservation Obligations
- Discovery of ESI
- Collection and Processing of ESI
- Review of ESI
- Production of ESI
- Records Management
- Spoliation
- Admissibility of ESI at Trial
- E-discovery in Criminal Cases
- Electronic Discovery Ethics
Click here to open "Role of the Paralegal" in e-discovery which is the basis for this advanced course. Certified Paralegals who successfully complete this course will receive an Advanced Paralegal Certification in E-discovery.
For more details, click the APC logo above or visit the advanced courses available in the iStore or Google Play through the Paralegal CLE app.
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Active members take note!
June 25 Deadline for Filing Proxy Forms for Voting at the Annual Meeting
Voting members who cannot attend the NALA Annual Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina on July 25 may designate other members to cast their votes. To do this, voting members must file a "Designation of Proxy" form with the NALA Secretary so that election officials know who will be voting on their behalf.
The designation of proxy form must be filed by June 25, 2014. The form is available online, and a copy of the form was included in a recent issue of Facts & Findings. To reach the online form, click here. A link to the form is also found on the NALA website under Members Area/2014 Annual Meeting News. If you have questions or would like a copy of the printed form, please contact NALA Headquarters. |
Facts & Findings
Goes Digital!
Beginning May 1, of the six issues of Facts & Findings published annually, two will be published in digital format only. The July 2014 and the January 2015 Career Chronicle will be digital issues and not available in print format.
NALA members have several options available to review and keep issues of Facts & Findings. From the Facts & Findings section of the web site, members with a current NALA Net login may access the most recent issue in digital format or download and review individual articles. This may be accessed from the page Current Issue Information.
And ... there is the file of archived issues of Facts & Findings on NALA Net. Members may search for articles by issue month, subject and author. To start searching, visit "Facts & Findings Online" under the Facts & Findings tab on the NALA home page, or this link. You'll need your login information to proceed.
Facts & Findings is also available from the iStore and GooglePlay. Current members may access the current issue from the app, and the app includes access to the most recent five issues. It's a great source for all!
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 Paralegal CLE now available for your iPad and Android Device!
Paralegal CLE by NALA is now available in the iStore and GooglePlay for your mobile devices!
Through this app, you may purchase or access previously purchased NALA Campus Self-Study programs and Advanced Paralegal Certification courses.
Today, there are 35 self-study programs offered by NALA through these web-based educational programs. These include:
* 7 Certified Paralegal examination prep courses
* 3 general education courses
* 25 Advanced Paralegal Certification courses
CLE Credit is available for completion of web-based programs, on the basis of 10 hours for the general review and CP Exam prep courses, 20 hours for completion of multiple module APC courses, and 10 hours for the one-module APC PI Specialty courses. Check the courses for more info.
NALA Campus Self-Study courses and the Advanced Paralegal Certification courses are on the internet at www.nala.org>Continuing Legal Education>Online Education. Click below for access to the apps for your mobile devices:
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