December 20, 2011 Issue

Message from the President

Contents
Message from the President EVENTS EVENTS CLE COMMITTEE NEWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM MENTOR PROGRAM PRO BONO BENEFITS Q & A Corner CONTACT US

Dear Members,
This is the last issue of the Buzz in 2011. I would like to say Thank You, to all who joined and renewed their membership in our Association this year. Without your participation, we would be unable to provide our membership with programing excellence! My special Thanks to Sponsors and Supporters, who helped us arrange our CLEs and networking events. I wish all of you, Happy Holidays and a Healthy and Prosperous New Year. At this point, I would like to remind you that December is also a month to give. Volunteer for the NYCPA: it will help you to enhance your resume, provide you with knowledge and experience, and advance your professional and personal growth. All positions except Membership, Finance and Bylaws Chairpersons will be available for a renewal on January 1, 2012. To be appointed to an open position, you need to be a member in good standing. The deadline for submission is TODAY, December 20, 2011. New candidates are required to submit their resume, letter of recommendation and statement of interest to nomination@nycpa.org. The list of open positions was emailed to all members and can be viewed at http://nyc-pa.org/leadership-team. Dont stay on the sidelines! This is a great opportunity to become an active voice, get involved, support your profession and, at the same time, expand your network within the legal community. New Board Members will be introduced during our Annual Dinner on January 17, 2012. WHATS NEW? A lot! The New York City Paralegal Association is dedicated to advancing the paralegal profession in the New York City area. As such, the NYCPA will be presenting a PACE/PCC EXAM scholarship at our Annual Dinner on January 17, 2012 to a qualifying NYCPA member. To read more, go to page 2 and visit our website at http://nyc-pa.org/scholarship. The Board is busy with preparations for the Second Annual Membership Appreciation Dinner on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. We will honor our sponsors, distinguished members, and the winner of our PACE/PCC scholarship. For more information or to register go to: http://nyc-pa.org/calendar NYCPA Board of Directors is working on a schedule of CLE classes for Winter/Spring season. Please send us your CLE topic wishlist. Job Bank Update: we have 22 open positions in our Job Bank. To review, log in to Member-Only Area. To apply, send your resume to Jobbank@nycpa.org. REMEMBER: in order to be eligible to participate in our Job Bank Initiative, you must be a member in good standing.

Calendar of Events
WINTER 2012: Jan. 17 NYCPA ANNUAL DINNER
www.nyc-pa.org/news-events

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We are updating our webpages to give your better information and to streamline sources. Visit http://nyc-pa.org/ and check them out. Let us know what you think. Sincerely, Mariana Fradman, MBA NYCPA President & Mentor Program Chairperson Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Paralegal Studies, SCPS, NYU

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EVENTS
EVENTS NYCPA SECOND ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION DINNER Tuesday, January 17, 2011 | 6:00 9:00 pm NEW YORKER HOTEL 481 8TH AVENUE, NYC 10001 To Register, Go to: http://nyc-pa.org/calendar The NYCPA Dinner Program Includes: Guest Speaker Awards and Recognition of Members and our Sponsors PACE/PCC Scholarship Award Music Prizes and much more CLE Need CLE? We dont want you to miss out on new education sessions and benefits. Visit http://nyc-pa.org/calendar often!

Help Wanted NYCPA is looking for a student member to take on supervising and updating our Facebook page! Contact: nominations@nyc-pa.org

COMMITTEE NEWS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM The NYCPA is dedicated to advancing the paralegal profession in the New York City area. As such, the NYCPA will be presenting a PACE/PCC EXAM scholarship award to the winner at our 2012 Awards Dinner, on January 17, 2012, to a qualifying NYCPA member. The award will cover the cost of the PACE/PCC exam registration fee. The scholarship will be awarded to an individual based on the scholarship application submitted to the NYCPA Executive Board for review and final selection. The winner will be selected based on exceptional achievement in the workplace (or school), verified NYCPA membership, and essay representing their opinion on the topic of Paralegal Regulation in New York State: A potential benefit, or a drawback? Applications are now available online and the deadline for submission is Friday, December 30, 2011. MENTOR PROGRAM If you would like to become a mentor, or need a mentor, please contact Mariana at mentor@nyc-pa.org.

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PRO BONO Holiday Mail for Heroes Program Overview The holiday season is just around the corner and it's time again to start thinking about being part of the 2011 American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes. For a fifth year, American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are partnering to ensure all Americans have an opportunity to send a touch of home this holiday season to members of our U.S. military, veterans and their families, many of whom will be far away from home this holiday season. Starting this fall and throughout the holiday season, the Red Cross is working with Pitney Bowes, a mail stream technology company, to collect and distribute holiday cards to American service members, veterans and their families in the United States and around the world. The process is very simple and takes no time at all - All you need is a pen and piece of paper to share your appreciation for the sacrifices members of the U.S. Armed Forces make to protect our freedoms The Holiday Mail for Heroes mail box is open and ready to receive for your cards. Please send all mail to: Holiday Mail For Heroes P.O. Box 5456 Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456 Sending a "touch of home" to American men and women who serve our country is the perfect way to express your appreciation and support during the holiday season. BENEFITS NFPA: for benefits offered by NFPA, log into the Members only page on http://paralegals.org.

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Q & A Corner
Q: Can a non-member attend your events? A: Yes, all events are open to non-members. However, non-members are asked to pay higher fees. If a non-member joins NYCPA during the week following the event, excess fees may be applied to the membership fees. Q: I am a student member. Can I volunteer for a committee? A: Yes. A student and associate member can volunteer for a committee and be appointed as a chair or a coordinator. www.USA-Serve.com helps you save time and money with its unique, totally secure web-based virtual solution to order service of process for your firm. In just minutes you can request service and upload your legal PDF documents to be hand delivered to any address in the nation, track status 24/7, receive email alerts and generate preliminary electronic affidavits and full diligence reports. To receive this special offer go to NYCPAs members only page, click the USA-Serve link to register FREE and begin using the USA-Serves online national process services for your firm. This proprietary integrated powerful system provides the mechanism to request and track your serves online from Start-to-Finish.

CONTACT US
nycpaparalegals@gmail.com president@nyc-pa.org vicepresident@nyc-pa.org treasurer@nyc-pa.org secretary@nyc-pa.org cle@nyc-pa.org esapaprimary@nyc-pa.org events@nyc-pa.org jobbank@nyc-pa.org mentor@nyc-pa.org nfpaprimary@nyc-pa.org nycpasecondary@nyc-pa.org website@nyc-pa.org newsletter@nyc-pa.org paraschools@nyc-pa.org publicrelations@nyc-pa.org probono@nyc-pa.org

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