2023

MEETINGS, EDUCATION & EVENTS

Join us for one of our upcoming seminars, conferences, meetings, CLEs, CPEs, and socials!

Your NALS. Your Member Benefits.

NALS of NC members enjoy numerous benefits including: member discounts on educational opportunities, networking opportunities, members-only social events, and more.

Select membership meetings are open to those interested in joining or learning more about NALS of NC. Check out our upcoming meeting dates and times below.
NALS NC offers many free and low-cost CLEs, CPEs, and other educational opportunities. Check out our upcoming dates and times below.
Each year, NALS hosts a national conference. The 2023 National Conference is being held in Houston, NC on August 21 - 23, 2023.
Dinners, outings, socials - sometimes you just need a break from work with likeminded people.

Education: CLE, CPE & CE Opportunities

Select CLE programs sponsored by NALS of North Carolian may be accredited by the North Carolina State Bar - Paralegal Certification and are approved for CPE - when indicated.

01/25/23, 1:00 PM - (CE) Professional Developement by Tim Connor, CSP “Leadership is not a Title for Position; It’s a Mindset” (Free for NALS members)

02/09/23, 12 PM - (CPE/CLE) “Paralegal Ethics” by Joy Belk

03/09/23, 12 PM - (CPE/CLE) “Family Law - Options for handling a family law domestic matter” by Deorah Dilman, Esq.

03/17/23, 1:00 PM - (CLE)“Setting Boundaries – Dealing with Difficult People” by Jan Spence, CSP (Free for NALS members)

04/18/23 12:00 PM - Lunch & Learn at Poyner Spruill (Raleigh - Free)

04/20/23 - NALS of NC network social (Charlotte) (Free)

05/03/23, 1:00 PM - (CPE/CLE) eCourts by Kellie Myers, TCA

05/12, 05/15/23, 1:00 PM - (CPE/CLE) eCourts replay by Kellie Myers, TCA

06/09/23, 12:00 PM - (CPE/CLE) “Courtroom Organization and Flow of Testimony Evidence in Litigation Matters” by Judge Inman

06/15/23, 12:00 PM - Lunch & Learn at Parker Poe (Charlotte - Free)

06/26/23, 12:00 PM - (CPE/CLE) “Paralegal Ethics” by Joy Belk

09/07/23 (CPE/CLE) “Debt & Credit” by Heather Culp, Esq.

08/17/2023 Durham in-person Social / Network Event hosted by EveryWord.

08/21- 23/2023 (CPE) IN-PERSON Houston NALS National Legal Education Conf

11/09/23, 1:00 PM EST - Replay Ethics (CPE/CLE) “Family Law - Options for handling a family law domestic matter” by Deorah Dilman, Esq.

REPLAY

CLE/CPE Ethics

“Family Law - Options for handling a family law/domestic matter”

Presented by Deborah Dilman, Esq.

Certified Family Financial Mediator and a Collaborative Law Practitioner

November 9, 2023, 1:00 pm EST

Cost: $35

Members: Free

This session is approved for 1.0 ethics CLE and CPE

CLOSED

CLE/CPE

“Debt & Credit”

Presented by Heather Culp, Esq.

September 7, 2023, 1:00 pm EST.

Cost $35

Members Free

This session is approved for 1.0 general CLE and CPE

CLOSED

BIO

Heather Culp is a partner at Essex Richards, P.A., in Charlotte. She founded the firm’s bankruptcy practice in 2014. Her caseload involves bankruptcy, insolvency and other debtor/creditor relations, and commercial litigation. Heather is a member of the Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina. She serves as a substitute trustee in commercial foreclosures in the greater Charlotte metropolitan area; as a receiver in state court cases; and as attorney for receivers. She is panel counsel for Lawyers Mutual of North Carolina, representing and advising insureds facing professional liability in consumer bankruptcy cases. A reliable volunteer with bar associations and pro bono agencies, Heather is Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for the North Carolina State Bar Plan for Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) and a past president of the Mecklenburg County Bar (2017-2018). Learn more at https://www.essexrichards.com/attorneys/heather-w-culp/

NALS National Legal Education Conference

August 21- 23, 2023

Location: Houston, Texas

CPE / CLE

CLOSED

Join us for three days of educational content pertinent to legal support professionals, extensive networking opportunities, and the opportunity to earn multiple CLE's This will be an event you won't want to miss!

CLE/CPE Ethics

“Paralegal Ethics”

Presented by Joy Belk

NCSB Managing Director of Paralegal Certification

REPLAY - June 26, 2023, 12:00 pm EST.

Cost $35

Members $20

This session is approved for 1.0 ethics CLE and CPE

CLOSED

**TIMELINE**
**IMPACT - ALL PILOT COUNTIES**
**COURT CALENDARS - “SESSIONS”**
**AND MORE!**

REPLAY

CLE/CPE Presentation

Presented by Kellie Z. Myers

Court Administrator, 10th Judicial District - Wake County

May 15, 2023, 1:00 pm EST.

Cost $35

This session is approved for 1.0 general CLE and CPE

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CLE/CPE

Presented By: Judge Lucy Inman

“Courtroom Organization and Flow of Testimony and

Evidence in Litigation Matters”

June 9, 2023, 12 pm EST.

Cost $35

Members $20

This session is approved for 1.0 general CLE and CPE

CLOSED

Professional Development

“Setting Boundaries – Dealing with Difficult People”

Presented by Jan Spence, CSP

March 17, 2023 - 1:00pm EST

Cost $25 usually $50

Members Free

Jan Spence, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) is an international speaker, author, and consultant. . . . this TEDx speaker uses her vast knowledge in sales, communications, finances, and employee engagement to help numerous clients including Pillsbury, Walmart, and Frito-Lay.

This session is approved for 1.0 general CLE

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