MCC — CLA/CP Review Course — Summer 2008

Manatee Community College is offering a CLA/CP Review course beginning May 8, 2008 at its Bradenton and Venice campuses simultaneously via telephone conference. It will provide a review of all areas of substantive law to prepare students for the National Association for Legal Assistants (NALA) certification exam.

When:
Thursdays
beginning May 8, 2008
6:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.

Where:
MCC Campus – Bradenton
MCC Campus – Venice

Registration:
Registration is online

For complete details about the review course, contact Barry Puett, Esquire at Manatee Community College (941) 752-5656 or puettb@mccfl.edu.

SWFPA CLA Review Course — CANCELLED

Southwest Florida Paralegal Association, Inc. will be offering a CLA Review Course at MCC Lakewood Ranch Campus for 4 consecutive Saturdays, February 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2008. The course will cover all sections of the CLA exam: General Law, Communications, Judgment & Analytical Ability, Legal Research, Ethics, Litigation, Estate Planning/Probate, Business Organizations, Real Estate, Contracts, Administrative Law, Family Law, Criminal Law, and Bankruptcy. Each section will be taught by a Certified Legal Assistant with experience in that area.

When:
Saturdays — February 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2008
9:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

Where:
Room 143
Manatee Community College — Lakewood Ranch Campus
7131 Professional Parkway East
Sarasota, Florida 34240

Manatee Community College — Lakewood Ranch Campus is located just east of I-75 at the University Parkway intersection (exit #213).

Directions: From I-75, head East on University Parkway. At the 3rd traffic light, make a right onto Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. At the first stop sign, make a left onto Professional Parkway East. Follow that for approximately 1 mile. MCC will be on the left side of the road — 7131 Professional Parkway East. The website for Manatee Community College is www.mccfl.edu.

Cost:
$100.00 for SWFPA Members
$115.00 for Non-SWFPA Members

CLE Credit:
Pending NALA approval for 24 hours or 2.4 units of CLE Credit

Registration:
Download/print the registration form
Note: Class size limited to 25
— For more information about registration, please call Tammy Skonie at (941) 504-4076 or Tammy.Skonie@ruden.com.

Registration form and payment must be mailed to:


CLA Review Course
SWFPA
Post Office Box 2094
Sarasota, Florida 34230

Check should be made payable to:
Southwest Florida Paralegal Association, Inc.

Required Text — you must purchase independently prior to beginning the course:

NALA CLA Review Manual: A Practical Guide to CLA Exam Preparation
by Virginia Koerselman – 2nd Edition (blue book)
ISBN #0-314-20621-3
— purchase directly from NALA
— or purchase directly from Amazon.com
— or purchase directly from Barnes & Noble

Recommended Texts:

CLA Mock Examination and Study Guide, Third Edition
— purchase directly from NALA
— or purchase directly from Barnes & Noble

The Elements of Style
by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White – 4th Edition
with Forward by Roger Angell
— purchase directly from Amazon.com
— or purchase directly from Barnes & Noble

Word Power Made Easy: The Complete Handbook for Building a Superior Vocabulary
by Norman Lewis
— purchase directly from Amazon.com
— or purchase directly from Barnes & Noble

NALA Eligibility Requirements for the CLA Exam

You must meet one of the following criteria to be eligible to take the CLA Exam:

1. Graduation from a paralegal/legal assisting program that is:
   
   
   1. Approved by the American Bar Association; or
      
   2. An Associate Degree Program; or
      
   3. A post-baccalaureate certificate program in paralegal/legal assistant studies; or
      
   4. A bachelor's degree program in paralegal/legal assistant studies; or
      
   5. A paralegal/legal assistant program with a minimum of 60 semester hours, of which at least 15 semester hours are substantive legal courses; or
      
      
2. A bachelor's degree in any field plus one year's experience as a paralegal/legal assistant; or
   
   
3. A high school diploma or equivalent plus 7 year's experience as a paralegal/legal assistant under the direct supervision of a member of the bar, plus evidence of a minimum of 20 hrs of continuing legal education credit completed within the 2 years immediately preceding the examination date.
   
   

Additional information on the CLA examination is available from:

NALA, Inc.
1516 S. Boston Ave., Suite 200
Tulsa, OK 74119
(918) 587-6828 or
E-mail nalanet@.nala.org.

NALA Testing Dates for 2007 and 2008:

Examination Date: November 30 – December 1, 2007
Application Filing Deadline: October 1, 2007

Examination Date: March 28 – 29, 2008
Application Filing Deadline: January 15, 2008

Examination Date: July 11 – 12, 2008
Application Filing Deadline: May 15, 2008

Examination Date: December 5 – 6, 2008
Application Filing Deadline: October 1, 2008

This is a direct link to the NALA website's .pdf (Adobe) Application Form for upcoming CLA Examinations.

KEISER COLLEGE — CLA Review Course — Fall 2007

Keiser College will be offering a 4-week CLA Review course from November 3, 2007 to November 24, 2007 at its Lakewood Ranch campus. Please see the attached flyer.

When:
Saturdays
November 3 — November 24, 2007
9:00 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Keiser College
6151 Lake Osprey Drive
Sarasota, Florida 34240

Registration:
Complete the attached registration form and send it to the address on the form with the required fee. For more information, please contact Tricia Coursey at (941) 907-0490 or tcoursey@keisercollege.edu.

Cost:
$275.00