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CAROLINA PARALEGAL NEWS BRIEFS
practice. With this move at 6105 Oleander Drive, the rm recently hired Leigh Hicks and Catherine Holland.
Hicks joins the rm as a case manager. Holland joins the rm as a paralegal, having previously served as a paralegal at a large insurance defense rm. She has been a litigation paralegal for 10 years.
n Ward & Smith human resources coordinator joins Durham Tech Paralegal Advisory Committee n Leunora Ward receives state paralegal certification
Last fall, Durham Technical Community College appointed Ward & Smith human resources coordinator Jessica Denoyer to a two-year term on its Paralegal Technology Advisory Committee. e committee provides guidance and advice on the paralegal program at Durham Tech, helping to ensure that it meets the needs of students and the community. Durham Tech is one of many regional community colleges and high schools Ward and Smith has partnered with since 2021 for the rm’s Sta Internship Program, which provides students with exposure to the many facets of the legal profession and hands-on experience in a law o ce.
Cran ll Sumner has announced that Leunora Ward is a n NALS of North Carolina Membership Meeting–open to guests n LSPSC membership and education meetings coming in 2023 Legal Sta Professionals of South Carolina have membership and education meetings coming up. On January 21, join the association in Columbia for their n LSPG schedules lunch & learn meetings
North Carolina Certi ed Paralegal (NCCP) a er passing the paralegal certi cation exam through the North Carolina State Bar.
Ward is a Nurse Paralegal based in the rm’s Charlotte o ce. She has more than 20 years of medical-surgical, cardiac, hematology, and pediatric experience as a registered nurse and is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
NALS-NC invites legal support sta to participate in a virtual meeting on January 23 to learn about CPE/CLE opportunities in 2023. Topics include information about a free CPE webinar in legal ethics and a free CLE from the NALS national on-demand library. Participants will also learn about the state chapter’s history and its vision for the New Year. e meeting starts at noon. Visit https://www.nals-nc.org/ meetings-education to learn how to join the meeting.
Winter Membership Meeting and CLE. LSPSC will also hold its 58th Annual Meeting and Education Conference at Hilton Head April 22-23. Visit http:// www.lspsc.org/Calendar.html to learn more.
Legal Staff Professionals of Greenville holds regular lunch and learn meetings on the third Wednesday of every month from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Poinsett Club. “Lunch & Learns” provide educational speakers and offer one-half hour of CLE credit. For reservations, speaker information, and/or menu selections, contact Tara Jean Brown, PP, PLS, SCCP at 864.271.7940 or Tara@ davidgreeneattorney.com. Visit http://www.lspg.org/Calendar. html n 2023 NALA Conference & Expo
NALA, the Paralegal Association will hold its 2023 Conference July 12-14, 2023 at the Westin Copley Place in Boston. Visit https://nala.org/education-5/nala-conference-expo-2023/ n 2023 NALS Conference
The National Association of Legal Support Professionals will hold its 2023 National Conference in Houston August 21-23 at the Hotel Derek. The association is seeking speakers and has posted a call for presentations. Visit https://www.nals.org/ page/2023conference.
