PACO NEWS
Paralegal Day is only three weeks away! This year's event will take place on Monday, May 20, 2024 at 5:30PM at Creekside Event Center in Gahanna! We are very pleased to welcome our keynote speaker, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Michael P. Donnelly! This is sure to be a special evening and we're hoping you'll all join us!
Tickets are available on the web site. Tickets are $50 for PACO members/$40 for student members, and $55 for guests. Ticket sales have been brisk, so don't delay! Get you ticket today! https://pacoparalegals.org/event-5642312
Welcome to our sponsors for this year's event: Spectrum Reporting, Veritext, US Legal Support, Esquire Solutions, Encore Processing Service, Trustpoint One, and Poling. We appreciate your support! Sponsorship opportunities continue to be available through May 8. Check the web site for details.
SUSTAINING MEMBERS
Welcome back Steve Hager and Veritext and Dean Boerger and Boerger Investigative Services, LLC! We value our relationship and your commitment to supporting paralegals throughout Central Ohio! We're glad you both have renewed your membership as a PACO Sustaining Member!
Welcome to our newest Sustaining Member - Steve Chase and Silvania Investigative Services! Silvania Investigative Services provides a number of investigative services around the state and beyond. With a combined 100 years of services, its staff is committed to obtaining positive professional results. Check out their web site at https://www.silvaniapi.com/
LEGAL INSIGHTS - HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED IN IMMIGRATION CLINICS?
We were so pleased to have Morgen Morrissette, State Pro Bono Coordinator for Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland, join us this past Tuesday for "Immigration 101." Many of you expressed an interest in volunteering for upcoming immigration clinics, so here is the information you need: LASCO held a training session yesterday. If you were unable to attend, you can reach out to Candice Wooten cwooten@lasco.org for information on viewing the recorded training session. You can register to participate in the May 6, 2024 clinic at https://wufoo.com/forms/mq5q1bh0o5nipi/ Information about future events will be provided.
WORKERS COMPENSATION ROUND TABLE
Join us on Thursday, May 16, 2024 when Sue Roudebuch, Esq. will join us to discuss the VSSR process. Registration is available on the web site.
LEGAL INSIGHTS
Join us on Thursday, May 30, 2024 for a presentation on Paralegal Ethics. Registration is open on the web site.
NFPA HAPPENINGS
NFPA is offering a CLE titled "Remote Online Notarization" on May 9, 2024. This CLE is presented by Madeline Uhrik of SIGNiX and is $25 for members. Register at https://www.paralegals.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1850291
NFPA is also offering a CLE titled "Improving Outcomes for Families with Structured Co-Parenting Communication" on May 22, 2024. Presented by Elle Barr, an experienced family law attorney based in Pittsburgh. Cost is $25 for members and registration is available online at https://www.paralegals.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1852139&group=
Did you know that the OSBA offers a free membership to paralegal students through the date of their graduation? Some of the many benefits include:
- Complimentary CLE opportunities – including inclusion, diversity and equity training and quarterly legislative updates
- Career Center access – a nationwide legal job board which includes career planning tools and interview resources
- Access to online research tools, including Decisis™, the brand new next-generation legal research platform and our extensive practice library
- Unlimited committees and one complimentary section – to learn about specific practice areas and attend member meetings
- Online Member Communities – opportunity to network and engage with peers
- OSBA Report “Greenbook” – includes timely caselaw and statutory updates, legal news and more
Sign up through the Ohio Bar Law Student webpage.
Be sure to visit the new 'PACO Store' to purchase your PACO swag! Click here to go to the store!
