SWFPA CP/CLA Review Course — 2010

Southwest Florida Paralegal Association, Inc. will be offering a CP/CLA Review Course at MCC Lakewood Ranch Campus for 4 consecutive Saturdays, February 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2010. The course will cover all sections of the CP/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 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2010
9:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

Where:
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:
$75.00 for SWFPA Members
$95.00 for Non-SWFPA Members

CLE Credit:
NALA approved 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@arlaw.com.

Registration form and payment must be mailed to:


CP/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 CP/CLA Exam

You must meet one of the following criteria to be eligible to take the CP/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 CP/CLA examination, as well as application forms are 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 2010:

Examination Date: March 19 – 20, 2010
Application Filing Deadline: January 15, 2010
Late Application Filing Deadline (with $25.00 late fee): January 30, 2010

Examination Date: July 23 – 24, 2010
Application Filing Deadline: May 15, 2010
Late Application Filing Deadline (with $25.00 late fee): May 28, 2010

Examination Date: December 3 – 4, 2010
Application Filing Deadline: October 1, 2010
Late Application Filing Deadline (with $25.00 late fee): October 18, 2010