- General Membership Meeting
Speaker: Judge Roger Efremsky
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Time 5:45 p.m.
Location
Girasole Restaurant
3180 Santa Rita Road
Pleasanton, CA
Contact Sharon Beall sharonbeall1957@yahoo.com
or 925-447-1222 for more information. - Board Meeting
Thursday, March 11, 2010
5:30 p.m. prior to General Meeting
Monday, February 22, 2010
Upcoming LAVLPA Events
Friday, January 1, 2010
2009-2010 Officers
- President - Georgia Peterson
- Vice-President - Donna Mapes
- Governor - Anne Louis
- Secretary - Becky Apodaca
- Treasurer - Christine Boccia, CCLS
- LSI Delegate - Nancy Payne
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Legal Secretaries Inc.
Legal Secretaries Inc. - www.lsi.org
In 1929 an idea was formed and initiated to gather together a group of legal secretaries in order to learn what was required in the preparation and filing of legal documents. This idea blossomed and spread throughout the state of California, and in 1940, Legal Secretaries, Incorporated (also known as LSI®) was formed as a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation. In the new millennium, LSI® continues to grow by serving legal secretaries as well as law office support staff throughout the state of California with a variety of programs and services:
In 1929 an idea was formed and initiated to gather together a group of legal secretaries in order to learn what was required in the preparation and filing of legal documents. This idea blossomed and spread throughout the state of California, and in 1940, Legal Secretaries, Incorporated (also known as LSI®) was formed as a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation. In the new millennium, LSI® continues to grow by serving legal secretaries as well as law office support staff throughout the state of California with a variety of programs and services:
- Continuing legal education seminars
- LSI® Legal Professional's Handbook (published by The Rutter Group)
- Law Office Procedures Manual (published by The Rutter Group)
- The Legal Secretary® quarterly magazine
- Membership in six Legal Specialization Sections
- Certification through the California Certified Legal Secretary program
Benefits of Membership
Networking
You meet other people who share your profession, who are enthusiastic, knowledgeable, supportive and who can be called when you have a question relating to their specific field of law.
Education
Our Legal Procedures Chairman keeps you informed of all changes in forms, procedures, and court rules which affect us as legal professionals.
Our Program Chairman makes sure that we have speakers at our monthly meetings who will inform and delight you with information that affects your job and life.
CCLS
LAVLPA supports the California Certified Legal Secretary certification program. A study course is available for those who wish to sit for the one-day exam, which is given semi-annually. The CCLS exam tests California legal procedure, terminology, ethics, administrative, bookkeeping, communication, and performance skills.
Legal Specialization Workshops
Workshops are held quarterly at LSI conferences in the following fields: Criminal Law, Family Law, Law Office Administration, Litigation, Probate/Estate Planning and Transactional Law.
BALSF
Bay Area Legal Secretaries Forum (BALSF) holds four educational workshops each year. As a member you are entitled to a 10% discount.
Publications
Membership includes a yearly subscription to The Legal Secretary, LSI’s quarterly publication. The publication includes articles on various legal topics as well as information regarding upcoming LSI conferences, Legal Specialization workshops and chapter events.
Members of LAVLPA receive advance notice of all LSI publications, and a discounted price on the Legal Professional’s Handbook and the Law Office Procedures Manual.
Law and Notions, LAVLPA’s monthly newsletter provides information regarding monthly meetings (dinner/speaker) upcoming LSI events, changes in the law, interclub events, employment opportunities and much more.
Membership Dues
Annual memberships dues are $45 each year. ($25 to LAVLPA and $20 to LSI). Dues are payable no later than May 31st of each year with a late payment of $5 after June 1.
Many of our members have their dues paid by their employers (as well as the monthly dinners) as your membership in our association is a benefit to them and a business expense.
How Do You Join
Any member of our Association should be able to answer questions you might have about LAVLPA. If you do not know someone who is a member, our Membership Chairman will be glad to answer your questions and act as your sponsor once you have qualified.
Membership Chairman
Donna Mapes tlodonna@yahoo.com
You meet other people who share your profession, who are enthusiastic, knowledgeable, supportive and who can be called when you have a question relating to their specific field of law.
Education
Our Legal Procedures Chairman keeps you informed of all changes in forms, procedures, and court rules which affect us as legal professionals.
Our Program Chairman makes sure that we have speakers at our monthly meetings who will inform and delight you with information that affects your job and life.
CCLS
LAVLPA supports the California Certified Legal Secretary certification program. A study course is available for those who wish to sit for the one-day exam, which is given semi-annually. The CCLS exam tests California legal procedure, terminology, ethics, administrative, bookkeeping, communication, and performance skills.
Legal Specialization Workshops
Workshops are held quarterly at LSI conferences in the following fields: Criminal Law, Family Law, Law Office Administration, Litigation, Probate/Estate Planning and Transactional Law.
BALSF
Bay Area Legal Secretaries Forum (BALSF) holds four educational workshops each year. As a member you are entitled to a 10% discount.
Publications
Membership includes a yearly subscription to The Legal Secretary, LSI’s quarterly publication. The publication includes articles on various legal topics as well as information regarding upcoming LSI conferences, Legal Specialization workshops and chapter events.
Members of LAVLPA receive advance notice of all LSI publications, and a discounted price on the Legal Professional’s Handbook and the Law Office Procedures Manual.
Law and Notions, LAVLPA’s monthly newsletter provides information regarding monthly meetings (dinner/speaker) upcoming LSI events, changes in the law, interclub events, employment opportunities and much more.
Membership Dues
Annual memberships dues are $45 each year. ($25 to LAVLPA and $20 to LSI). Dues are payable no later than May 31st of each year with a late payment of $5 after June 1.
Many of our members have their dues paid by their employers (as well as the monthly dinners) as your membership in our association is a benefit to them and a business expense.
How Do You Join
Any member of our Association should be able to answer questions you might have about LAVLPA. If you do not know someone who is a member, our Membership Chairman will be glad to answer your questions and act as your sponsor once you have qualified.
Membership Chairman
Donna Mapes tlodonna@yahoo.com
About LAVLPA
What is LAVLPA?
Livermore Amador Valley Legal Professionals Association (LAVLPA) is a professional association chartered by Legal Secretaries, Inc. (LSI). It is a non-profit corporation and one of more than 45 local chapters of LSI. LSI was established by legal secretaries in 1934.
Objectives
The objectives of LAVLPA are to provide its members with educational programs, personal benefits, networking, and promotion of the profession.
Membership Requirements
You must be currently employed and have had at least six month’s experience as a paralegal, secretary, typist, clerk, receptionist, or reporter in the office of any attorney engaged in the practice of law in the state of California, or in the courts, trust department of banks or trust companies, or in any institution or office directly engaged in work of a legal nature, including all public offices of the United States, state and city governments.
You must be sponsored by at least one active member of our association (or our membership chairman can sponsor you), and you must have attended at least two meetings. Your application, along with payment of dues, may then be presented to the Board and to the General Membership for approval.
Membership Functions
LAVLPA offers various educational programs, including monthly membership meetings most of which include educational topics. Speakers include judges, attorneys, court clerks, law enforcement, motivational and organizational.
Meetings
Our regular meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at various locations in and around Pleasanton, California. Social at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner/meeting at 6:00 p.m. Members pay for their own dinners; however you may attend the meeting without having dinner.
Personal Benefits
- Credit Union - to save and borrow,
- Insurance - medical, dental, disability and life
- Employment - free placement
- Costco membership eligibility
- Individual Retirement Account (IRA)
- Networking (local and statewide)
- Social Activities
