Louisiana State Paralegal Association

Founder and Administrator of the LCP Certification

NEWS AND EVENTS
 


CONGRATULATIONS

SONJANITA JORDAN

2011 LSPA
OUTSTANDING PARALEGAL OF THE YEAR
 

                   Paralegal Voice, Legal Talk Network present
           Career Tips: How to Advance in the Paralegal Profession
      Featuring Karen McGee, ACP, NALA President and LSPA Member  
                   
The October 25, 2011 edition of The Paralegal Voice, co-hosted by Lynne DeVenny and Vicki Voisin, ACP featured NALA President and LSPA member, Karen McGee, ACP and Charlsye Smith Diaz, Ph.D., as they discussed career development and how to advance in the paralegal profession. In this 41 minute interview, they cover topics including creating professional resumes, obtaining professional certification, and networking at CLE programs.

 

for link to Podcast
 
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED
the
LSPA Annual Meeting and Seminar
held in Covington, September 16 - 17, 2011

 







Governor Bobby Jindal 

proclamed

the week of

September 11 - 17, 2011

PARALEGAL WEEK

in the State of Louisiana
 

PRESS RELEASE

  
Shreveport Paralegal Takes 2nd Term as NALA President

       Karen Greer McGee, ACP, First Deputy Clerk for the Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport, and a member of both the Louisiana State Paralegal Association and the Northwest Louisiana Paralegal Association, has been installed to her second term as President of The National Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals.

      She was elected last March by the NALA Board of Directors at their meeting in Tulsa, OK, and officially took office on July 29 with other elected officers during NALA’s 36th Annual Convention in Dallas, TX.

      A paralegal since 1988, she has served in a number of leadership positions for NALA since joining in 1992. She earned the NALA Certified Paralegal credential in 1990, and received her Advanced Certified Paralegal (ACP) in the field of civil litigation in 1994. She is a graduate of the Institute of Paralegal Studies at Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA.

      She is a past president and served in various leadership roles of both the Northwest Louisiana and Louisiana State Paralegal Associations. She was named Outstanding Paralegal of 1996 by the LSPA. She is also a member of the National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks.

      Also installed during the NALA convention were: First Vice President—Ann L. Atkinson, ACP, Omaha, NE; Second Vice President—Kelly A. LaGrave, ACP, Lansing, MI; Secretary— Cassandra Oliver, ACP, Tulsa, OK; and Treasurer—Jill I. Francisco, ACP, Huntington, WV. Debra Overstreet, ACP, Tulsa, OK, was re-elected Director of NALA Affiliated Associations and Sandra D. Hatch, CP, Portland, OR, was re-elected Affiliated Associations Secretary.

      NALA region directors elected at the annual meeting were: Debby J. Sawyer, ACP, Region II; Kristine M. Hill, ACP, FRP, Region III; Ruth S. Conley, CP, Region IV; and Terry Halstead, ACP, Region VIII.

      NALA is the nation’s leading association for professional certification, continuing education, and career advancement for paralegals. The association has more than 6,000 individual members, and another 12,000 are represented through local and regional affiliated associations throughout the US.

 


 

 

 

 

 

Contact:        Marge Dover, CAE

                        Executive Director

                        NALA, The Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals

                        1516 S. Boston Avenue, Suite 200

                        Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119

                        (918) 587-6828

                        marge@nala.org