NFPA® - National Federation of Paralegal Associations

Welcome to the web site of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc, (NFPA®). The mission of the NFPA is to promote a global presence for the paralegal profession and leadership in the legal community. We accomplish this mission through our core purpose and goals. To read more about NFPA, our mission, core purpose and goals, please see the About NFPA tab. NFPA respects diversity and was the first national paralegal association to adopt a Diversity Statement, which you can read under Position Statements on the Positions & Issues tab above. NFPA is dedicated to life-long learning and offers CLE opportunities on-line (click on CLE tab) as well as at our annual convention. NFPA is committed to honesty and integrity and adopted its Model Code of Ethics and Responsibility in 1993. NFPA offers the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE) for experienced paralegals and is developing the Paralegal CORE Competency (PCC) Exam for those paralegals who may not qualify for PACE. I encourage you to explore our website for more information. I think you’ll agree that we have earned our tagline: NFPA – The Leader of the Paralegal Profession®.

Tracey L. Young, RP®
NFPA President
2010 - 2012

Upcoming NFPA Events

The next AIPS PACE® Review Course begins January 23, 2012. The review course, which runs for seven weeks, will assist paralegals to prepare to take PACE by covering the five domains and uses PACE Study Manual 5th edition as the textbook. The courses are taught through computer-mediated distance learning. Students may communicate with instructors or classmates around the clock from their home or office computer. Click for further information or the registration form.

NFPA 2012 Winter Board Meeting
February 4-5, 2012

Meeting will be held at:
Locke Lord
2800 JP Morgan Chase Tower
600 Travis
Houston, TX 77002-3095

Saturday, February 4 – 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Sunday, February 5 – 8:00 am – 11:00 am

Please email dana@paralegals.org and notify her of your attendance. We must notify Locke Lord who is attending for access into the building.

A block of hotel rooms has been secured at a rate of $99 plus tax at

Crowne Plaza Houston Downtown
1700 Smith Street
Houston, TX 77002

Reservations: Call 713-739-8800 and identify yourself with the National Federation of Paralegal Associations.

Save the Date!

The 2012 Joint Conference will be held April 20 to 23 in Nashville, Tennessee.

NFPA has a rate of $149 plus tax for all attendees. To make your reservation, please call 877-443-7829 and identify yourself as part of the NFPA Joint Conference.

Host hotel:
Holiday Inn Express Downtown Nashville
920 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203

For more information about the Holiday Inn Express Downtown Nashville click here.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, April 20
Regulation Conference

Saturday, April 21
Leadership Conference

Sunday, April 22
Certification Ambassador’s Conference

Monday, April 23 (until Noon)
Certification Ambassador’s Conference (continued)

Online Registration will open on February 17.
• You must be a member to attend the Joint Conference with the exception of Regulation.
• There will be a charge of $25 for the luncheons each day.
• Non-Members will pay a fee for Regulation Conference.

There will be social events arranged for the evenings (no-host) – details to be posted soon.

The Exhibitor and Sponsor Commitment Form is now available. (12/27/11)

More details will be announced as they become available.

2012 Convention

Exhibit Space Sales and Sponsorships Now Open. Click here to download the Exhibitor and Sponsorship Prospectus. (PDF)

Announcements

2012 Scholarships

Scholarships for 2012 will be announced on March 1. The submission window will be from April 1 to July 1. Scholarship recipients will be notified of their selection by August 17. Scholarship winners will be announced at our annual convention in October.

Convention education session recordings now available

Recordings of 14 of the education sessions from the NFPA 2011 Convention are now available through a collaboration between NFPA and IPE. Get the flyer.

Paralegal CORE Competency Exam™ News (updated 11/28)

The PCC Exam is now available! The handbook has been released as a PDF download and the study guide is nearly ready to send to the printers! The test is administered by computer at Prometric Test Centers throughout the United States and Canada.

The application fee is $215, payable by credit card (only) through the application website. Applicants have 90 days to take the test from the date the application is accepted.

Please address any questions on this topic to pcce@paralegals.org.

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