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Message from the President
Dear Members,
Did you register to attend the NYCPA Annual Election and General Meeting? There is still time to do it! This is YOUR ASSOCIATION and the Executive Board of Directors is YOUR VOICE in the manner in which the Association is governed. They are YOUR VOICE in the direction that the Association moves forward and are YOUR VOICE in how the Paralegal Profession and each of you are viewed in the Legal Community.
We are looking to hear from our members. Don't miss this annual event!
NYCPA partnered with Lorman Educational Series ("LES"). LES hosts a number of webinars and audio-seminars on a wide range of topics. They also have many bookstore items. Seminars can be attended in real-time or on-demand. All members will receive 15% off from already discounted fees when registered thru members only page on our website.
Walk MS was such a fantastic event this year, and many teams made it that way! This year more than 830 teams participated! Walk MS set an overall fundraising goal of $3,000,000, and it still have $1 million left to raise! Team NYCPA participated in NYC Walk MS and raised $720.00 by April 29th. Here is an update: we raised $790.00 as of today and there is still time to donate! The fundraising deadline is May 31. Thank you to all who donated to The National Multiple Sclerosis Society ("The MS Society"). The MS Society use funds collected from Walk MS to not only support research for a cure tomorrow, but to also provide programs which address the needs of people living with MS today. Because we choose to walk for those who sometimes can't and because we choose to donate to Walk MS, we are getting closer to the hour when no one will have to hear the words, "You have MS."
Visit our website to learn more and feel free to forward The Buzz to your colleagues, friends or classmates. Hope to see you at our events!
Sincerely,
Mariana Fradman, MBA
NYCPA President & Mentor Program Chairperson
Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Paralegal Studies, SCPS, NYU
NEWS
Job Bank Update
Greetings fellow NYCPA Members! This is Dave Shapiro at the Job Bank. Remember to stop by our job board! Whether you're just perusing or pursuing a professional opportunity, there is interesting reading for you to do!
We received ten new positions in bankruptcy, litigation, real estate, and corporate law in addition to over tenth we have in our job bank.
If you are applying for a job, put the name and number in the subject line of your e-mail. Be sure to tell me in the e-mail that you want to apply for the captioned job and that you give your consent to release your resume to the employer! If you are sending your resume to be entered into our database, please state that in the body of your e-mail.
Happy Hunting! To review, visit the Career Center section of our website.
To apply, send your resume to Jobbank@nyc-pa.org.
REMEMBER: In order to be eligible to participate in our Job Bank Initiative, you must be a member in good standing.
2012 Membership Initiative - Continued!
The NYCPA launched an initiative to give back to our members and to provide opportunities to maximize your NYCPA involvement in 2012 and beyond! We have members who started to accumulate points and actively participate in our programs. Don't miss this opportunity to earn points and have fun!
Full announcement available here.
EVENTS
The Medicare Rights Center
Medicare training for professionals:
Understanding Medicare Coverage of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
Friday, May 18, 2012
520 Eighth Avenue, North Wing
4th Floor conference room (Between 36th and 37th Streets)
For more information go to CALENDAR
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YOU ARE INVITED
Citizenship Now! Citywide Citizenship Application Assistance Event
Saturday May 19, 2012
For more information go to CALENDAR
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2012 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND ELECTION
MAY 23, 2012
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
North Star Fund
520 8th Avenue, Room 2203
New York, NY 10018
(between 36th and 37th Streets)
Registration is open.
Refreshments will be served.
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CLE
Avansic, a leader in e-discovery, is offering NFPA members a one hour webinar on the Ethics of e-Discovery on May 24 or June 14. This is a member's only offering, limited to 24 attendees at each session. A reservation fee of $5.00 is required at registration. Check the attached flier for specific information on the seminar content and speaker.
You can sign up through the link on the Member's Only page at www.paralegals.org.
CLE certificates for 1 hour of ethics will be emailed following each session to those who register and then sign in through the link that will be provided.
Lorman Educational Series offers Audio- real time and on-demand and in-person seminars and books. To learn more, go to Member's Only page on our website.
COMMITTEE NEWS
MENTOR PROGRAM
Do you like to write? The Paralegal Society has announced a writing contest. The topic is Mentors/Mentorship! For more information and rules, please visit The Paralegal Society. The deadline is May 15, 2012, so don't be late!
How do you define a "paralegal"? Read more at http://nyc-pa.org/mentor-blog
If you would like to become a mentor, or would like to find a mentor, please contact Mariana at mentor@nyc-pa.org.
PRO BONO
COMING UP: Monthly Immigration Clinics. The clinics are scheduled for 3 hours (6pm-9pm) once a month. At the clinic, immigration attorneys review a client’s immigration history and provide one on one counseling to indigent attendees for approximately 20-30 minutes. If you speak the second language and are interested in attending, please send your resume to Stephanie at probono@nyc-pa.org by June 5th. No prior immigration experience is required.
Below is the schedule for upcoming clinics:
June 19, 2012
Mt. Zion Church, 203 E. 37th Street (between Church Avenue and Linden Blvd.), Brooklyn, NY
October 17, 2012
NYIC, 137 West 25th Street, NY, NY
NFPA
Due to Cheryl Corning's recent resignation, the position of the Secretary and Director of Operations is open effective May 1, 2012. The remainder of the term will need to be filled (for the term ending October 2012).
Interested candidates will required to submit a resume and letter of interest to nominations@paralegals.org by May 18, 2012.
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Don't forget to share the news -- non-members can order a one-year subscription to the National Paralegal Reporter (6 issues) for just $20. Share the attached flier with your friends and any students you know who are not NFPA members; ask your office manager to order a subscription for the firm library; order a gift subscription for a friend who isn't a member of NFPA.
This special subscription offer ends on June 30, 2012.
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It's that time again -- award season for NFPA! Nominations are now open and all nominations and applications must be postmarked on or before July 1, 2012. Scholarships and awards will be given out on Saturday, September 29, 2012 in Anchorage, Alaska at the Awards Luncheon held during Convention.
The awards page provides information on all of NFPA's awards: http://paralegals.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=804, and also contains the link to the application for student members who may be interested in applying for the 2012 Thomson-Reuters scholarships.
The information brochure outlining all the awards, which should be shared with your members, is at: http://goo.gl/rXPUl
The procedures for the awards are at: http://goo.gl/9yVAG
2011 saw a record number of nominations for NFPA's awards and more than 65 applicants for the Thomson-Reuter's scholarships. We hope to have a great response again in 2012. Should you or anyone in your association have questions regarding the 2012 awards and/or scholarships, please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience.
Theresa A. Prater, RP
PACE Registered Paralegal
NFPA Vice President and Director of Profession Development
NFPA will again co-sponsor the 2012 Scholarships with Thomson Reuters! Over the years, these scholarships have assisted many paralegal students to obtain their paralegal degrees.
This year there are two (2) scholarships to be awarded: First Place Scholarship is $3000 and Second Place Scholarship is $2000! A travel stipend will also be provided to scholarship recipients to travel to the NFPA Annual Convention to be held in Anchorage, Alaska from September 27-30, 2012!
I have provided links below for the Scholarship Application and procedures. Please share this information with your membership and with paralegal programs in your area. Scholarship winners will be notified by August 17, 2012!
Note: The deadline to submit the Application and all required documentation is July 1, 2012! If all documents requested are not included in the application package, the candidate will be disqualified!
Scholarship Application: http://goo.gl/Xij4K
Scholarship Procedures: http://goo.gl/p6Lhc
If you have any questions relating to the scholarship applications or process, please feel free to contact me!
Patricia Lyons, RP®
PACE® Registered Paralegal
NFPA Education Coordinator
401-254-5602
BENEFITS
For benefits offered by NYCPA and NFPA, log into the Member’s Only page.
www.USA-Serve.com helps you save time and money with its unique, totally secure web-based virtual solution to order service of process for your firm. In just minutes you can request service and upload your legal PDF documents to be hand delivered to any address in the nation, track status 24/7, receive email alerts and generate preliminary electronic affidavits and full diligence reports. To receive this special offer go to NYCPA’s members only page, click the USA-Serve link to register FREE and begin using the USA-Serve’s online national process services for your firm. This proprietary integrated powerful system provides the mechanism to request and track your serves online from Start-to-Finish.
NYCPA Leadership Positions
Do you want to be part of the future of the paralegal profession? Consider applying to join the NYCPA's Leadership Team. A number of open positions for coordinators (and directors) still exist.
To be appointed to an open position, you need to be a member in good standing. Candidates are required to submit their resume, letter of recommendation and statement of interest to nomination@nyc-pa.org.
Don’t stay on the sidelines! This is a great opportunity to become an active voice, get involved, support your profession and, at the same time, expand your network within the legal community.
View all the opportunities available at our Open Positions section on our website!
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