CAPA Legal Education

CLA Study Group Monthly Meetings ~ CLE Brown Bag CLE Luncheons

NALA Schedule Paralegal Division Schedule Continuing Education Committee

Semi-Annual Nancy McLaughlin Scholarships
Scholarship Deadlines are each April 15 and October 15

CLA Study Group ~ for the NALA Certified Legal Assistant Exams. If you are a CAPA member who is preparing to take the CLA Exams, or are interested in brushing up on your professional skills and knowledge as a paralegal, then consider joining with other CAPA members and section leaders to study essential paralegal topics.

The next exam is July 11-12, 2008 (the application deadline is May 15, 2008).

  Study Schedule ~ The CLA study group meetings for the next CLA exam began April 21st and are being held on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. at the Austin Bar Association. The address is 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700. Security has been advised to allow us up to the 7th floor so just check in with them upon arrival.

  Available to: CAPA Members

  Fees: No Charge, except for incidental copying charges if needed.

  Printed Handouts: Some Section Leaders may have printed handouts; incidential printing costs may apply.

  Study Materials: • NALA CLA Review Manual (2E);• NALA CLA Study Guide & Mock Exam;• Communications section of Strunk & White (3E). Please arrange purchase of these materials independently (not provided through CAPA); available through NALA or local bookstores ~ or get together with a study partner to share expenses.

  MORE INFO: To sign up or for more information, please Email CLE@capatx.org.

CAPA Monthly Meetings ~ CLE

Most CAPA monthly luncheon meetings have a topical speaker on a legal subject which provides approved CLE credit under both NALA & TBLS. Please pick up your CLE credit slips at the monthly meetings. These are great opportunities to continue your legal education, develop new skills, and update your knowledge on changing laws, regulations, and court practices. Don't miss out while other legal assistants are getting the job done at their law firms with fresher and more accurate legal education.

So join us on the last Wednesday of each month (except December) for our monthly luncheon meeting. Details can be found at http://www.capatx.org/programs.html. Click the links below for lists of CAPA's CLE programs for the current and previous four years:

2004 CLE Information
2005 CLE Information
2006 CLE Information
2007 CLE Information
2008 CLE Information

CAPA Brown Bag & Sponsored CLE Luncheons

CAPA members can take advantage of this series of CLE opportunities, held during the lunch hour. Some of the meetings are sponsored by a Sustaining Member, so lunch is provided at no cost to CAPA members (a "Sponsored CLE"). Others are true "Brown Bag" sessions. Here is the schedule of recent and upcoming Sponsored CLE and Brown Bag Luncheons.

Not yet a CAPA member? You may attend for a $15.00 registration fee. Or better yet, click on our Membership page for details on how to join us today!

Date & Time	Description & Details
Date TBA 12:00-1:00 pm	Watch This Space for the next Brown Bag or Sponsored CLE: * Location: TBA * RSVP Info & Deadline: RSVP no later than 5:00 p.m. on __________, by emailing Michele Flowers Brooks at MBrooks@capatx.org or calling her at 391-4971.

Nancy McLaughlin Scholarships ~

Nancy Carmen McLaughlin, CLAS, TPS, was a very active member of CAPA and the Legal Assistant Division of the State Bar of Texas (now known as the Paralegal Division) until her sudden death in 2000. To honor Nancy, CAPA awards four $250 scholarships anually (two in May and two in November). For more information, see the Nancy McLaughlin Scholarship page, or the Scholarship Application.

NALA Continuing Legal Education ~
      National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc.

CLA Certification ~ What is "CLA Certification" for paralegals? For general information and a discussion about the various paralegal certifications (CLA, CLAS, TBLS, & PACE), certification processes, and testing, please review Dawn Crider's three-part Certification Examinations Overview article originally published in The Brief:
      Certification Examinations - An Overview

Click here for the current CLA Exam Schedule

Exam Fees ~

• CLA $225 Members / $250 Non-Members;
• Retakes $50 Per Section;
• CLAS $100 Members / $125 Non-Members.

• NALA Manual for Legal Assistants (3E)
• CLA Study Guide & Mock Examination
• Real Estate Law Specialty Review Manual
• Business Organizations Specialty Review Manual
• CLA Review Manual (2E)

NALA Publications

NALA Home Webpage

NALA Calendar & Events

NALA Campus (Online CLE)

Paralegal Division & District 4 ~ CLE
      Paralegal Division - State Bar of Texas

The Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas also offers continuing education for paralegals and legal assistants. You can search their offerings by city or topic. For Paralegal Division CLE offerings and information, please visit their website at:

http://txpd.org/calendar/calendar.asp

Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar (TAPS) 2007 ~ October 3 - 5, 2007 in Addison, TX. Click HERE for details.

Continuing Education Committee ~

CAPA's Continuing Education Committee and Chairman have many responsibilities which are critical to the professional development of our legal assistant members. If you would like to join this committee, have ideas for paralegal continuing education, or legal expertise you would like to share with other paralegals, please contact CLE@capatx.org.

YOUR NAME HERE
Contact Michele Flowers Brooks at President@capatx.org if you're interested in serving CAPA as CLE Chair.
or CLE@capatx.org

Dora Hudgins, PLS, CP
National Instruments Legal Dept.
11500 North MoPac Expwy.
Austin, TX 78759
Phone: (512) 683-3534
Email: DHudgins@capatx.org

CLE Advisor
Kathy Harkins, MA, CLAS, TBLS
Wilson Grosenheider & Jacobs
One Northpoint Centre, Suite 270
6836 Austin Center Blvd.
Austin, TX 78731-3193
Phone: (512) 478-1657
Fax: (512) 478-9016
Email: KHarkins@capatx.org