Gulf Coast Paralegal Association, Inc.
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The Gulf Coast Paralegal Association, Inc.(GCPA) was founded in 2007 to promote and present quality continuing legal educational opportunities for local paralegals, to encourage the enrollment of students in paralegal programs, to establish standards for certification and practice guidelines for the paralegal profession in the community and statewide, and to provide a forum for networking among peers.
As an affiliated association of the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. (NALA), our primary goal is to uphold the ethical, professional and personal standards set forth by NALA.
GCPA has joined the Florida Alliance of Paralegal Association which represents approximately 2,000 paralegals throughout the state and uses the collective efforts of its member associations to monitor developments in the legal field that impact paralegals and to provide a unified voice for the advancement of the paralegal profession statewide.
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Application Forms for Florida Registered Paralegal Program available on "Paralegal Issues" page
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Check out the new partnership with Lorman for discounts on CLE courses on "CLE Resources" page
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Stetson University College of Law will present two information sessions for prospective part-time law students in August.
Identical information will be presented at two programs offered:
· Aug. 13 in the Great Hall at the Gulfport campus, 1401 61st St. S.
· Aug. 27 in classrooms 135 and 136 at the Tampa Law Center, 1700 N. Tampa St.
Both programs will start at 6:30 p.m. Registration begins at 6:15 p.m.
"Stetson Law continues to offer the first and only part-time law program in Tampa Bay," said Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Laura Zuppo. "This is the only program available in the area that allows students to attend evening classes to finish the law degree in four years."
The information sessions will explain the law school admission and financial aid processes, Stetson’s curriculum, legal careers, and will provide insights from part-time law students. Stetson Law enrolls new part-time evening students in the fall of every year.
To RSVP and for more information and directions, visit Stetson on the web at http://www.law.stetson.edu/admissions/PTinformationsessions.asp.
Speakers at the July 10 Special Seminar on Foreclosures, held at Edison College, Ft. Myers
Upcoming Events
August 14, 2008
Social Hour: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Sign In: 5:30 p.m.
Meeting: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Perkins Restaurant
3585 Pine Ridge Road, Naples
Program
"You're Taking My Property?!!! All About Eminent Domain"
Speaker: George Powell, Esq.
$20 Members/$25 Non-Members
Buffet Style Dinner
$20 Members/$25 Non-Members
Buffet Style Dinner
RSVP by 06/07/08 to
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September 11, 2008
GCPA Annual Meeting
"Six Months Later: The Status of the FRP Program"
Nancy N. Beaty, CP, FRP
October 9, 2008
Installation of Officers
Program: TBD
November 13, 2008
"Notary Public Pitfalls"
December 11, 2008
Informal Get-Together
American Bar Association's Definition of Paralegal (1997)
A legal assistant or paralegal is a person qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible.
