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 | Direct contact with over 200 local paralegals who share your
professional interests, educational background, and employment situations |
| Continuing legal education opportunities, including both
formal seminars and informal specialty-section presentations, designed
specifically for paralegals |
| Opportunities for professional development including access
to Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (“PACE”) study group |
| Access to WNYPA's online Job Bank Service and, through
reciprocal agreements with other
NFPA member
associations, information regarding career opportunities nationwide
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| E-mail notification of monthly general membership meetings
(September - May) and access to career-related information disseminated at
such meetings |
| On-line access to WNYPA’s award-winning newsletter,
Paramount |
| Access to WNYPA’s member only “Discussion
Forum,” an on-line bulletin board for the exchange of career-related news
and information as well as member opinions |
| Ability to influence WNYPA policy and the future
development of the paralegal profession through direct participation in
Association activities including committee membership and contributions to
Paramount and the Discussion
Forum |
| Access to news of national, state, and local legislation,
decisions, and events affecting the paralegal profession |
| Peer recognition and affirmation |
| Networking opportunities provided by WNYPA sponsored social
events |
ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP
An Active Member shall be defined as any employed paralegal having a title of
paralegal, legal assistant, nurse paralegal, or paralegal assistant or, if
self-employed or employed under another title, having a significant number of
duties and responsibilities normally associated with a paralegal position, and
who meets the requirements set forth in any one of the following seven (7)
categories:
- possesses a baccalaureate degree, a certificate from a paralegal training
program and at least six (6) months working experience in a paralegal
capacity;
- possesses a baccalaureate degree and at least one (1) year working
experience in a paralegal capacity;
- possesses an associate degree in paralegal studies and at least one (1)
year working experience in a paralegal capacity;
- possesses an associate degree and at least two (2) years working
experience in a paralegal capacity;
- possesses a high school diploma, a certificate from a paralegal training
program and at least three (3) years working experience in a paralegal
capacity;
- possesses a high school diploma and at least four (4) years working
experience in a paralegal capacity; or
- was an Active Member in good standing of the Association as of December
20, 1988.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
An Associate Member shall be defined as any employed paralegal not qualifying
for active membership or any unemployed paralegal. An Associate Member shall not
be entitled to vote but shall have all other privileges of active membership.
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
A Student Member shall be defined as any student currently enrolled in an
accredited college or university, who does not meet the requirements to maintain
the designation Active Member. A Student Member shall not be entitled to vote
but shall have all of the other privileges of active membership.
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