Women of Justice Awards • Three members of the paralegal community were honored with 2013 North Carolina Women of Justice awards by the North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Cyndy Adams and Cathy Starnes received Citizenship Awards, while Marisa Campbell received a ...
Read More »Filing aside, she ‘fell in love with the legal field’
Meredith Lazarski was right out of high school when she landed her first job as a legal secretary. She thought the job would be temporary – until she started reading the contents of the files she was organizing and asking ...
Read More »Arts major ends up as award winning paralegal
Kaye Summers parlayed degrees in art and recreation into a successful paralegal career that launched her on a journey of lifelong learning and on-the-job excellence. Her hard work and initiative earned her the North Carolina Bar Association’s 2013 Distinguished Paralegal ...
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National Association of Legal Assistants Upcoming events: • NALA’s Annual Convention takes place July 10-12 in Portland, Ore. Notes: • NALA Campus Self Study Programs are available on a 24/7 basis. Programs feature an instructional slideshow with text, an audio ...
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SOUTH CAROLINA Legal Staff Professionals of South Carolina Notes: • ALS, PLS, PP Exams are September 28. The deadline to apply is August 1. Visit for an application. Contact [email protected] • For information about programs, services and membership in LSPSC ...
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Alamance County Paralegal Association Upcoming Event: • Regular membership meetings are on the third Tuesday of every month at 12:20 p.m. at Carver’s on Elm in Graham. Asheville Area Paralegal Association Upcoming events: • Monthly membership meetings are the ...
Read More »Stell joins Lawyers Mutual
Camille Stell has been named vice president of client services at Lawyers Mutual. She previously was director of client services until March 15, when the company’s board of directors confirmed her new appointment. “Lawyers Mutual is very lucky to have ...
Read More »Helping client through tough time is best part of job
Nichole Hutchins is a naturalized Southerner. She was born in Marietta, Ohio but started her journey south when she was 7, moving with her parents first to Charleston, W.Va. and eventually settling in Kernersville, N.C. when she was 12. She ...
Read More »Niche in real estate law found after four-year break
Denise Hargrove took a four-year career break a dozen years ago after moving to Raleigh from Texas. She stayed busy as a stay-at-home mom, performed some volunteer work, and became a kindergarten teacher assistant at her daughter’s school before working ...
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SOUTH CAROLINA Legal Staff Professionals of South Carolina Upcoming events: • The LSPSC 48th Annual Membership Meeting and Educational Conference is April 26-28 at the Downtown Marriott in Spartanburg. Officers for 2013-2014 will be installed on April 27. Notes: • ...
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NORTH CAROLINA Alamance County Paralegal Association Upcoming Events • Regular membership meetings are on the third Tuesday of every month at 12:20 p.m. at Carver’s on Elm in Graham. Asheville Area Paralegal Association Upcoming events: • Monthly Membership Meetings ...
Read More »Full-time paralegal, nighttime law student
As the child of a Navy serviceman, Candace Seagroves lived all over the East Coast, but spent enough time in Wake County to call the rural area around Wendell, N.C. home. She graduated from Heritage Christian Academy, earned her ...
Read More »For this paralegal, ‘No two days are the same’
Lynda Pixley was born in upstate New York and raised in Ontario, N.Y., on the banks of Lake Ontario. She graduated from Wayne Central High School with a New York State Regent’s degree in math and science. With a keen ...
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