Paralegal Association of New Hampshire

WELCOME to

the PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION

of NEW HAMPSHIRE

     The Paralegal Association of New Hampshire, established in 1983, is a state-wide non-profit professional organization, comprised of over 100 paralegals, law firms and other organizations dedicated to the development of the paralegal profession.

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35TH ANNUAL MEETING

PANH held it's 35th Annual Meeting on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Falls Event Center in Manchester.  Thank you to our members for taking a time out of your busy schedule to spend the day with us.  Thank you to our speakers and to our sponsors:  The Rowley Agency, Sheehan Phinney, Berstein Shur, McLane Middleton, and Daniel G. Hingston, Inc.   The day would not be possible without you!

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SURVEY REQUEST

One of the recent agenda topics that was brought to NFPA’s annual convention was relating the definition of a paralegal and wanting to be consistent with the term/definition of Paralegal. The NFPA delegates approved the agenda topic and the NFPA Board sent a letter to the ABA requesting that they remove the term “legal assistant” from their definition of “paralegal”. In response the ABA stated they would send around a survey asking paralegals, educators, attorneys, etc., their preferred term. Based on the results of that survey, the ABA would bring this matter up for a vote with their Board of Governors. True to their word, the ABA has sent out the following survey this week, which is open until March 15th. NFPA has asked PANH to forward the survey to our members, requesting they participate in this survey. The survey will only take a few minutes to respond. Your response would be much appreciated !

Click here to begin the survey:
https://americanbar.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2hlJtElFik8uX77

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ATTENTION VOLUNTEERS!

COURT PROGRAM

We have started our pilot program with the Nashua Circuit Court, providing guidance to self-represented litigants as they navigate the probate court system. Are you interested in becoming a volunteer? If so, please contact us (contactus@panh.org) for more details.

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FAIR HOUSING

New Hampshire Legal Assistance has scheduled a fair housing tester training.  If you are interested in volunteering to help with the Fair Housing Project, click this link for additional information and the date, time, and location of the training session.

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The Annotator, is PANH's official publication. It is full of relevant information for the paralegal professional, including articles and events. It is issued quarterly and is a benefit of PANH membership. If you want to advertise in The Annotator, send an email to Nicole Morrissey.