Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc. ("TBPA") is a member association of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) which provides TBPA members automatic membership with NFPA. TBPA is also a member of the Florida Alliance of Paralegal Associations (FAPA) and all members of TBPA automatically become FAPA members. In addition, TBPA is an affiliate of the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. (NALA).
Message from the TBPA President
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Greetings TBPA members!
CALL FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Your Board of Directors is working on plans for the coming year, and encourage you to be a part of TBPA's 2019 adventure! We are always looking for members to serve on committees. Check the Committee Page on our website (www.tbpa.org) to find the all TBPA has going on and information on contacting the Committee Chair via email. Many committee meetings take place via phone conference and/or email. Our committee chairs work hard to fit the meetings into everyone's schedules.
LUNCHEON/SEMINAR SPEAKERS: If you know of any attorneys, speakers or topics you’d like to recommend for our monthly Lunch and Learn meetings or TBPA's Annual Seminar, please contact our 1st Vice President by email at seminar@tbpa.org.
CERTIFICATION INFORMATION: We are looking for CP, ACP, FCP, RP and CRP members willing to volunteer to lead certification workshops for our members interested in taking the NALA Certified Paralegal Exam, or NFPA's PACE Exam or PCCE Exam.
Participation would consist of teaching a specific area of law and/or topic on the exam. This workshop will likely be conducted on a Saturday and will be an all-day event.
If you are interested in lending your skills to further the advancement of your fellow TBPA members, please contact our Certification Co-Chairs at certification@tbpa.org.
In conclusion, I encourage you to email me at president@tbpa.org with your ideas, comments and suggestions on how we can continue to grow TBPA and serve the needs of the Tampa Bay Paralegal Community.
Sincerely,
Barbara C. O'Shaughnessy, FRP
President, Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc.
president@tbpa.org
www.tbpa.org
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Saturday, March 9, 2019, 9:30 a.m.: The South Florida Paralegal Association is hosting an in-depth workshop entitled "Memorandum and Legal Writing with Virginia Koerselman Newman." The author of the CP Review Manual textbook will come to Miami just to teach this four-hour workshop. Applicable to those studying for the NALA CP exam and for your overall paralegal writing skills. SFPA purposely recruits sponsors to offset the costs so that the workshop stays affordable. Will be held at FIU's Tamiami Campus.
Location: RDB 100 (Mock Courtroom in FIU Law School Building) Tamiami Campus, 11200 SW 8th Street - Rafael Diaz Balart Hall - Miami, FL 33199
Prices: $50 non-member / $40 member / $30 student
Pending 4 CLEs.
Register for the event on the linked registration page.
ALSO OF NOTE:
Save the Date for NFPA’s Joint Conference – April 26-28, 2019 Denver, CO
Save the Date for NALA’s Annual Conference – July 11-13, 2019 Scottsdale, AZ
Save the Date for NFPA’s Annual Convention – October 10-13, 2019 Rochester, NY
Save the Date for TBPA's Annual Seminar– November 1, 2019 Hilton Carillon, St. Petersburg, FL
If you have any suggestions, updates, or information on any subject that you feel might be of interest to other paralegals and you would like to share that information, please feel free to send an email to our Technology Committee via webmaster@tbpa.org.
By nature we paralegals are all very busy. Your Board continues our drive to make this organization work for you! We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!
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As a member-driven organization, we love to receive input and feedback from our members. Please feel free to contact us with any comments or suggestions.
TBPA President: Barbara O'Shaughnessy, FRP Send an email to Barbara at president@tbpa.org
TBPA Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2840, Tampa, FL 33601
Membership Applications are available and more info on the membership categories and member benefits can be found under the Join Us tab.
Thursday, February 21, 2019 11:45 AM • at The Tampa Club, 42nd Floor, 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL
Friday, March 08, 2019 4:30 PM • Four Green Fields, 205 W. Platt St., Tampa, FL 33606
Thursday, March 21, 2019 11:45 AM • The Tampa Club, 42nd Floor, 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL
Thursday, April 18, 2019 11:45 AM • The Tampa Club, 42nd Floor, 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL
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TBPA MEMBERS are members of
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Membership Renewals are now due. If you have not had an opportunity to renew your membership, please do so at this time. We have allowed for a grace period through January 31, 2019. Your membership renewal form and invoice can be found by logging into TBPA's website. You may mail a check or submit a secure online payment. A Paypal account is not necessary to use the online payment feature. If you need further assistance, please email our membership chair at membership@tbpa.org.
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