BENEFITS
Annual CLE Seminar
Please join us for our CLE seminars which are held annually. You can earn a minimum of 6 CLE credits (including one hour of ethics) at each of our seminars. We hold some of the most interesting and accommodating seminars in the nation.
In addition to being educational, our seminars are the most enjoyable you will attend. We treat you like family, and we love getting together to network, catch up and share our war stories.
Please join us for our CLE seminars which are held annually. You can earn a minimum of 6 CLE credits (including one hour of ethics) at each of our seminars. We hold some of the most interesting and accommodating seminars in the nation.
In addition to being educational, our seminars are the most enjoyable you will attend. We treat you like family, and we love getting together to network, catch up and share our war stories.
Lunch and learn meetings with CLE credit
The word "meeting" doesn't really convey what we do at these luncheons. Typically, it is brown bag, but sometimes we bring in a caterer for lunch. We also enjoy presentations by some of the most knowledgeable and creative lawyers, community leaders, fellow paralegals and government officials in Charlotte.
For example, we have recently enjoyed the following presentations:
We had a panel of HR and Legal Recruiters discuss the current job market, gave resume and interviewing tips and gave advice on how to successfully transition to a new job.
Officer Johnathan Frisk, Crime Prevention Specialist with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department will present option-based survival skills to stay alive until law enforcement arrives, and ultimately survive any violent incident. Officer Frisk works with organizations’ Emergency Operations Plan. These are skills that translate to a workplace, school, place of worship, shopping mall or any other location in which an active threat can be a danger.
Please visit our Upcoming Events page for our next event(s).
The word "meeting" doesn't really convey what we do at these luncheons. Typically, it is brown bag, but sometimes we bring in a caterer for lunch. We also enjoy presentations by some of the most knowledgeable and creative lawyers, community leaders, fellow paralegals and government officials in Charlotte.
For example, we have recently enjoyed the following presentations:
We had a panel of HR and Legal Recruiters discuss the current job market, gave resume and interviewing tips and gave advice on how to successfully transition to a new job.
Officer Johnathan Frisk, Crime Prevention Specialist with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department will present option-based survival skills to stay alive until law enforcement arrives, and ultimately survive any violent incident. Officer Frisk works with organizations’ Emergency Operations Plan. These are skills that translate to a workplace, school, place of worship, shopping mall or any other location in which an active threat can be a danger.
Please visit our Upcoming Events page for our next event(s).
Social gatherings, good deeds, networking, tips & tricks for success, a QUARTERLY newsletter, a Paralegal of the Year award, a scholarship award, door prizes, and a job bank are just some of the additional benefits. Membership in the Metrolina Paralegal Association provides outstanding benefits. Although the most valuable benefits, those that include career advancement opportunities, networking events and handy tips and tricks for success, may be useful and yet not evident to all, we will share some of the more visible benefits we offer to our members. Through our educational programs, the MPA ranks high in creating enjoyable learning experiences for its members.
Additionally, there is our electronic quarterly newsletter, The Paraview, which, among other things, provides a handy calendar of events, a section that features tools of the trade such as the latest technology news and legal resources, a North Carolina News feature, and articles designed to assist paralegals achieve their career goals.
Then there are the more tangible benefits provided by MPA, such as the Paralegal of the Year Award which includes a $500.00 prize, an annual $500.00 scholarship provided to a paralegal student essay winner, and a job bank that is posted on the MPA website. Finally, the MPA’s annual seminars and lunch and learns provide Certified Paralegals and North Carolina Certified Paralegals continuing education credits that may be used to maintain their certification status.
MPA was also a sponsor of the 2024 Yiasou Greek Festival held in September. Members obtained up to four free tickets to attend.