Venture North to Alaska - The Last Frontier
2012 Convention September 27-30 in Anchorage, Alaska

Click for hotel reservation rates and details, social event and convention charity information.  Registration opens July 1.

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

The next AIPS PACE® Review Course begins June 4, 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.
 

New Member Benefit

FIOS is presenting an "E-Discovery Case Law Update" webcast May 23rd for NFPA members.  Details in our Members section.

New Member Benefit

Avansic is presenting two webinar sessions of "Electronically Stored Information: Ethics & Considerations" May 24 and June 14. Registration quantities are limited. Details in our Members section.

National Paralegal Reporter

Now through June 30, an annual subscription to our bi-monthly magazine is only $20/year! Note: NFPA members already get a subscription as a member benefit.

2012 Scholarships and Awards

Scholarships and awards for 2012 have been announced. (PDF brochure)  Thomson Reuters/NFPA scholarship application. (PDF)  The submission window is from March 1 to July 1. Scholarship winners will be announced at our annual convention in October.  Visit our awards and scholarships page for more information!

New member benefit: Discounted one year unlimited online CLE subscription
Details in our Members section.

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

The PCC Exam™ is now available!  This paralegal certification exam is intended to help early-career and entry-level paralegals stand out from their peers.  Successful completion grants the right to use the CRP™ credential after your name.  The handbook has been released as a PDF download.  The test is administered by computer at Prometric Test Centers throughout the United States and Canada. For more information, visit our PCC Exam page.

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.