Hello TBPA Members!

TBPA NEEDS YOUR FEEDBACK! 
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PRO BONO: Reminder to all NFPA members: Please report your pro bono and community service hours to NFPA by Saturday, July 15.  

Other Announcements:

NALA CONVENTION: Did you know that this year's annual NALA convention is practically in our own backyard? It will be held Wednesday, July 19, 2017 to Friday, July 21, 2017 in Orlando, FL. Join several TBPA members to network with paralegals from across the nation.  If you plan to attend, please let us know so that we can all enjoy some fun time together. TBPA will have a display table, so come and visit! Please contact NALALiaison@tbpa.org to let us know you'll be there... we don't want to miss you! 

BOARD MEETINGS: Did you know that ALL TBPA members are welcome to attend the monthly Board meetings? If you are interested in joining us on any 2nd Monday of the month, our meetings start at 5:45 p.m. They are held at the Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & Koche, P.A. firm. Please email if interested in attending as you will need access into the building. 

BRONZE SPONSOR FOR THE ANNUAL SEMINAR: Do you think that your firm would consider sponsoring our 2017 Annual Seminar which will be held on Friday, November 3, 2017 at the Hilton at Carillon Park?Sponsorship opportunities are now open!! Our 2016 Seminar had over 100 paralegals registered and we believe this year's seminar will be just as successful. 

Bronze Support Sponsorships at $200.00 is available if your firm desires to support TBPA, the paralegal profession, and seminar. TBPA will display sponsorship on-site at the seminar, plus on the website and in the seminar notebook. 

Sponsorship offers your firm exposure to hundreds of Tampa Bay Area paralegals.  Depending on the level of sponsorship, your firm could enjoy:

• Recognition on TBPA's Save the Date and Brochure mailings
• Recognition on TBPA's website 
• E-News Ad in select TBPA email blasts
• Recognition on Seminar signage and in Seminar materials

There are several upcoming events, opportunities, and deadlines and 

we need you!

COMMUNITY SERVICE: The spotlight for community service support will be rotated between three very deserving organizations: USO, PACE Center for Girls, and A Kid's Place. Please keep an eye out on the luncheon notices which will advise you as to that month's focus. 

CERTIFICATION INFORMATION: 

ARE YOU A CP, ACP, FCP, RP OR CRP? 

WE NEED YOU TO SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE! WANT TO VOLUNTEER AND HELP YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS?

We are looking for CP, ACP, FCP, RP and CRP members who would be willing to volunteer to participate in a seminar workshop for our members interested in taking the NALA Certified Paralegal Exam, PACE exam or PCCE exam.

Participation would consist of teaching a specific area of law and/or topic on the exam. This workshop will be conducted on a Saturday. It will be an all day event.  If you are interested in lending your skills to further the advancement of fellow TBPA members, please contact Erika Burgos, at certification@tbpa.org. 

Upcoming Events:           

July 15, 2017:  Deadline to post pro bono hours with NFPA.

July 22, 2017: Quarterly “Wills for Heroes” event at the HCBA. 

August 17, 2017: Monthly luncheon featuring Natalie F. Baird, Esquire with the Baird Law Group who will be speaking on the aspects of domestic violence and the intertwined issues, including family law, the success of an injunction being entered or defeating an injunction with false allegations.   

Also of note:

July 19-21, 2017: Save the Date for NALA’s Annual Convention in Orlando, FL – this is practically in our back yard so it would be great to have many of our members in attendance.

October 12-15, 2017: Save the Date for NFPA’s Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA.

November 3, 2017: Save the Date!! TBPA's Annual Seminar in St. Petersburg, FL – Your Seminar Committee has already been hard at work with this year’s theme “Invest in Yourself” and have begun reaching to sponsors. Come join the fun!