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Why is it important for California paralegals to keep a compliance log of their continuing legal education?

B & P § 6450 requires a paralegal every two years to certify completion of four hours of mandatory continuing legal education in legal ethics, and four hours of mandatory continuing legal education ineither general law or in an area of specialized law.

The courts are cracking down on attorneys who do not require their paralegals to meet the requirements of B&P § 6450.  There are a number of court cases where paralegal fees were denied or disallowed by the court because the paralegal failed to meet the requirements of § 6450.

The amendment to CRC Rule 7.703 clarifies that paralegals performing services for counsel for fiduciaries in decedents’ estates, conservatorships, and guardianships must satisfy the qualification and continuing education requirements of B&P 6450 for counsel to be eligible for compensation for paralegal services from the estate of decedents for the estate’s extraordinary legal services.


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Thanks goes to Lynne DeVenny of Practical Paralegalism for sharing with us that NALS invites all legal support staffers, including legal secretaries, adminstrative assistants, legal assistants and paralegals to participate in its Legal Support Industry Survey at http://www.nals.org/ (under News).

I also took the survey and it is quick and easy and takes less than 2 minutes of your time.  NALS also has other great resources available.  If you haven’t already taken a look, take some time to do so.  You will be happy you did.

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Just in case you forgot or were off doing the fabulous work we all do everyday, today is California Paralegal Day!!!  Yes, you California Paralegals, you rock!   The San Francisco Paralegal Association is holding their 22nd Annual Celebration of California Paralegal Day at The Bar Association in San Francisco.

I won’t be able to attend, but from what I read on the SF Paralegal Associations website, the keynote speaker will be Michael P. Carbone, Esq. talking about the “Utilization of Paralegals.”  I am hoping that they post his speech so we can all hear how Mr. Carbone utilizes paralegals.

There will also be two hour long seminars, “Discovery, Litigation and ADR in General” and “Calendaring as a Risk Management Strategy” which will earn you Ethics and General MCLE credits.

They are also asking for items for the adopted Paralegals in IRAQ, so if you are one of the lucky ones attending today, please check out the flyer for more information on what they need.

Congratulations to all my Paralegal friends here in sunny California!

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Paralegal spends $1.25M for Pacific Palisades 3BD | BlockShopper Los Angeles.  Wow, really?  I want to work where this paralegal works!  I don’t know about you, but I wonder how anyone can afford a home right now, let alone one at $1.25 million.   All kidding aside, congratulations from one paralegal to another!

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