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• SFPA CLE LUNCHEON February 24, 2015: Ethics, Social Media and The Law

  • When
    24 Feb 2015
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Shutts & Bowen, Miami Center, 201 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1500, Miami, FL 33131
  • Spaces left
    30
  • Registered
    5 registrants

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  Ethics, Social Media and The Law

  Speaker: Jane Muir, Esq.
  

  Special Thanks to our Sponsor:

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Jane Muir is an attorney whose practice focuses on business law, especially for creative, technology and social benefit organizations. Ms. Muir is a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Miami School of Law. Her firm, Gersten & Muir, P.A., is a certified Women-Owned Business.

   

  Date:	Tuesday, February 24, 2015
  Time:	12:00 p.m.
  Place:	Shutts & Bowen LLP Miami Center, 201 South Biscayne Blvd. Suite 1500, Miami, FL 33131
  Cost:	$15.00 Members $25.00 Non-Members

  Special Notice:      1.0 NALA CLE  - pending approval from NALA

  Lawyers and litigation support staff welcome!

  REGISTER ONLINE BY Sunday, February 22, 2015!

  For questions please contact: Vivian Fusco, CP at: vfusco@sfpa.info  

  Payments may be made online via PayPal, or check payments may be mailed in advance to: SFPA, Attn: Education Chair, P.O. Box 31-0745, Miami, FL 33231-0745.

  SFPA reserves the right to cancel this event at any time without further notice.

  Registration/Cancellation/Payment Policy: 

  • Cancellations to online registrations must be completed no later than midnight on the stated deadline, or you will incur fee for attendance. 
  • Full refunds will be issued for timely cancellations.
  • Payment must be received by midnight on the stated deadline or your registration will be cancelled.
  • Reservations are transferable, but member/non-member pricing will apply to transferred registrations. 
  • Non-payment of registration fees will prevent registration/attendance at future events until paid in full.  
  • Instructions to cancel your registration can be found on SFPA's website under:  Help Forum è  How Do I Cancel An Event Registration? 

  Attention Active Members: Reservations must be made prior to midnight on the stated deadline to receive the member discounted rate.

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• NALA CP (2015 Spring) Review and Study Course

  • Start
    07 Mar 2015
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    10:00 AM
  • End
    25 Apr 2015
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    FIU, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL
  • Registered
    6 registrants

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  Room Number is TBD.  FIU Campus Map.pdf

  SFPA's NALA CP REVIEW & STUDY COURSE AT FIU's 8th STREET CAMPUS is an 18-hour prep review for the NALA CP exam.  The Review covers all five sections of the exam.  In addition, the Review begins with an orientation to answer any questions you may have regarding the exam (e.g., eligibility, application, etc..).  Also, the Review ends with a mock exam -- an abridged version to assist you ascertain your strengths and weaknesses, which will help you prepare for the actual exam.  All classes are held on Saturdays for a nine-week period.  Please see schedule attached below.

  This is a review course.  Students should expect to read the chapters and perform self-tests before class.  Students should start reading chapters 1 and 3 as soon as they receive the required textbook.  More information about the textbook is listed below.

   

  SCHEDULE:

  The Review begins with an orientation on Saturday, March 7.  The Review ends with an optional mock exam on April 25.  There is no class on April 4th.  Please see complete schedule here: SFPA_2015_Spring_NALA_CP_Review_Schedule.pdf

   

  REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:

  CP Review Manual, 4th Edition (blue) by Virginia Koerselman Newman.  

  You must procure your own copy of the textbook; it may be purchased directly from NALA for $170 at http://www.nala.org/publ.aspx.  You should order the book as soon as possible to ensure delivery before orientation class.

   

  RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

  You may purchase (but not required) the following two books as study aids.

  Certified Paralegal - Mock Examination and Study Guide, 5th edition.  It is available from NALA for $45.

  The Elements of Style by Strunk and White.  This book is sold in many places and is available for free online.  Any edition after 1990 is acceptable.  Used copy is fine.

   

  COST:

  Entire review

  • SFPA members $175.00
  • Non-members $195.00

  Retake of the review or four classes (within the following two reviews of last review taken)

  • SFPA members $120.00
  • Non-members $140.00

  Individual classes (per class)

  • SFPA members $30.00
  • Non-members $35.00

   

  DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT:

  Deadline to register and pay is the day before orientation, which is Friday, March 6.

  All registration and payment is done online via our website and paypal.  Checks are discouraged, but if you wish to pay by check, please make it out to SFPA and mail by March 2nd to our PO Box address, which can be found on our home page.

   

  APPLYING FOR NALA CP EXAM:

  This Review is hosted by SFPA.  The NALA CP exam is a separate process.  To register for the exam, you must apply directly to NALA.  The deadline for the May exam is April 1st.  For more information on the exam, please see http://www.nala.org/examinee.aspx

  NALA's booklet in pdf format outlining the application process and general policies: http://www.nala.org/Upload/file/PDF-Files/Certification/2012-Aug-Handbook/3-Examinee%20Policies.pdf

  For more information on SFPA's CP Review/Study Course, please call SFPA's NALA Liaison, Arturo Rodriguez at 305-579-7859 or email at: arodriguez@sfpa.info

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  PLEASE NOTE: THE REVIEW COURSE IS COORDINATED BY SFPA, AND IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH FIU.  SPACE IS PROVIDED TO SFPA BY FIU'S LEGAL STUDIES INSTITUTE AS A COURTESY TO THE PARALEGAL COMMUNITY. 

  Please note: All Classes with the exception of Orientation & the Mock Exam are eligible for CLE credit from NALA. As approved by NALA, CLE is applicable to FRPs as well.  This current review has pending approval for 18 NALA CLEs.

   

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