Los Angeles Paralegal Association

What an amazing night of wine tasting at Garçons de Cafe! A special should out to our wine sommelier Lee Paige and our sponsor First Legal!

Join us on 11/5 for a MCLE on employment law

🎉 **Happy Paralegal Day!** 🎉

Today, we celebrate the incredible contributions of paralegals everywhere. Your hard work, dedication, and expertise play a crucial role in the legal profession, ensuring justice and efficiency in every case. 🏛️

To all paralegals, thank you for your unwavering commitment and tireless efforts. You are the unsung heroes who make a real difference every day. Here’s to you!

🍷 Join Us for LAPA Wine Night!🍷

Mark your calendars for October 30 and come unwind with us at the Los Angeles Paralegal Association Wine Night! Enjoy a relaxing evening of great company, delightful wines, and engaging conversations. Whether you’re a seasoned wine connoisseur or just looking to unwind, this is an event you won’t want to miss. This event will be hosted by Wine Sommolier Lee Paige of Novus Lumen Wine Consulting.

📅 Date:October 30, 2024
🕔 Time: 6-8pm
📍Location: Garçons De Cafe

Spaces are limited, so be sure to RSVP today. Let’s raise a glass to the incredible community we’ve built together!

Resister at: https://lnkd.in/g7ZqeCpr

Congrats to our 2024 award and scholarship winners!

A special thanks to all our amazing exhibitors and sponsors for our 48th Annual October Conference

Wine flies when you’re having fun! Join us on October 30, 2024 for a wine tasting and education night hosted by wine sommelier Lee Paige. Thank you for sponsoring our event.

Calling all LAPA Student members! Don’t wait to submit your scholarship submissions. Due 10/19. Visit our website for more information.

🕒 Tick-Tock! Early Bird Registration Ends September 19th! 🕒
Don’t miss out on LAPA’s October Conference! Secure your spot now and enjoy exclusive discounts for group and bulk registrations. Reach out to [email protected] for more details.

🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gHcERhUb

Struggling with your job search or looking for a new position?

Join us on August 8th for an exclusive session with Mitch Rufca! Discover proven strategies to land your dream job and take your career to the next level.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Mark your calendars and get ready to transform your job search journey.

Register at: https://www.lapa.org/event-5809044

🌟 What an incredible and productive day at our mid-year board retreat! 🌟

LAPA is dedicated to offering our members top-notch networking opportunities, MCLEs, and events.

We are thrilled to announce that our Newsletter Committee has been nationally recognized by NALA! 🎉

We value your input and are always eager to hear your suggestions. Please DM us with your feedback!

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July! Enjoy the long weekend. 🇺🇸🌭🍔🥩🌅🌞🏖️🎉🎆

As we commemorate Juneteenth, let’s reflect on the resilience, strength, and unity of Black communities. This day marks the end of slavery in the United States, a momentous occasion that deserves recognition and celebration. Let’s continue to learn, uplift, and amplify Black voices, ensuring that the fight for justice and equality remains at the forefront. 🌟✊🏾

Happy Father’s Day to all of the biological dads, foster dads, adoptive dads, step-dads, guardians, guardians ad-litem, grandfathers, father-in-laws, Court Appointed Special Advocates, and father figures in our community! Thank you for your commitment to both your work and your families. We appreciate you. 💙💐💪👏

Tune in to our LGBT+ DEI Month Panel 🌈 on June 26, 2024 at 6:00 pm to hear from our wonderful panelists, Jeffrey M. Stewart, Don Adove, and Juan Pablo Figueroa Rentas, VARP, as well as our moderator, Tony Sipp.

LAPA is proud to have a Director At Large, Secretary, and Vice President from our association represented as panelists or moderators. Way to go, team! 👏👏

As always, thank you to our sister organizations, Orange County Paralegal Association and San Diego Paralegal Association for your support in putting this event together. 🫶

You can register for this free event here: https://lnkd.in/gFatJTfX

Join us virtually tonight at 6 pm for an upskilling event on mastering soft skills for success. 🔑 The event will be led by Kelli Radnothy.

You can register for this event here: https://lnkd.in/giQA6Ppa

🌈 Celebrating love, acceptance, and unity this Pride Month! Let’s honor the courage of LGBTQ+ activists who fought for equality and continue to pave the way. Remember that love knows no boundaries, and our diversity is our strength. May this month be a reminder to embrace authenticity, stand up against discrimination, and create a world where everyone can love freely. Happy Pride Month!🏳️‍🌈❤️

Join us at 6 pm tonight for a mental health and wellness event led by Dylan Moore, LCSW. 🧠💆🏻‍♀️ Dylan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at the Student Health Center for the University of Southern California. He also has a small private practice in downtown Torrance. Dylan is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Clinical Social Work at the University of Pennslyvania. Dylan has a wide range of experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma, and stress related to working conditions. Dylan often sees working professionals at his private practice and sees students ranging from undergrad to PhD candidates at USC. Dylan considers how environmental factors related to employment and other important areas of life contribute to challenges, and how support and thinking through challenges can lessen anxiety and other symptoms.

You can register for this event here: https://lnkd.in/gMjjyj6i

Join us on May 21st as our panelists Jonathan Dang, Travis Chow, Milady Cambare, and Brian Thai share their experiences and adversities as well as ideas on how to propel more Asian Americans into the legal profession. 💡 The conversation will be moderated by LAPA’s VP of Membership & Policy, Tony Sipp. 🎙️

This event is brought to you by the Los Angeles Paralegal Association, San Diego Paralegal Association, and Orange County Paralegal Association. ⚖️

You can register for this event here: https://www.lapa.org/event-5717581/Registration

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms in our community! Our members are biological moms, single mothers, adoptive moms, foster moms, guardians, guardians ad-litem, grandmothers, step-moms, mothers-in-law, Court Appointed Special Advocates, and mom figures. Thank you to each of you for the role that you play in shaping the next generation. 💐🌷❤️

Join us on May 9th as Sheila Grela and Joy Murao teach us the basics on how to prepare motions. ⚖️

You can register for this event here: https://lnkd.in/gUxdyWS8

Happy Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month from all of us here at LAPA! 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷🇻🇳🇹🇭🇰🇵🇹🇼🇭🇰🇲🇴🇸🇬🇲🇳🇲🇲🇰🇭🇧🇩🇧🇹🇮🇳🇱🇰🇮🇩🇳🇵🇹🇲🇵🇰🇱🇦🇹🇯🇺🇿🇰🇿🇰🇬🇶🇦🇴🇲🇾🇪🇸🇦🇵🇸🇸🇾🇧🇭🇱🇧🇯🇴🇰🇼🇮🇷🇮🇶🇦🇪🇦🇫🇹🇷🇦🇿🇬🇸🇬🇪🇨🇾🇮🇱🇦🇲🇷🇺🇵🇭🇸🇧🇹🇴🇵🇼🇵🇬🇻🇺🇰🇮🇹🇻🇳🇷🇫🇯🇲🇭🇫🇲🇦🇸🇼🇸🇲🇾🇲🇻🇹🇱🇧🇳🇬🇺🇳🇺🇳🇨🇵🇫🇲🇵🇼🇫

Please join us in welcoming our two newest board members, Jacqueline Loza, JD, MA and Isis Curiel! 🎉 We are so thrilled to have you both! 😁