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y the United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee, E.D. In In Re Kincaid, 146 B.R. 387 (Bkrtcy.W.D.Tenn. 1992), the court concluded: Accordingly, the Court further concludes in the instant case that the non-lawyer employee or representative of the bank, a corporate-creditor, may appear on behalf of the bank and question the debtor at the meeting. It would be inappropriate to statutorily invite corporate-creditors to attend a non-adjudicative meeting of creditors and once there, inform them that they must hire a lawyer as a precondition to asking the debtor, for example, where the bank’s collateral is located. Did Ms. Doe act properly? Of course. • She was properly introduced as a paralegal. • The supervising attorney had direct contact with the client. • She reminded opposing counsel that she was a paralegal and could not negotiate. And, it could go without saying that the supervising attorney maintained responsibility for her work. Withdrawing from future matters with which this debtor’s attorney is involved wasn’t just the only option available—it was the right thing to do. Libby Roleson, CLAS is a paralegal with the Memphis, TN office of Stokes Bartholomew Evans & Petree. She is a two-term past president of Greater Memphis Paralegal Alliance, served as GMPA’s CLA Study Group Chair from 1995 through 2002, and currently serves as NALA’s Ethics Chair. lroleson@stokesbartholomew.com F& F Make theRight Connection Ready for a new job in the legal industry? The Association of Legal Administrators’ job bank — ALA Management Connections SM — is now posting ads for legal assistants, paralegals and legal support staff. Log on to www.alanet.org/career today to find your next employer. If you’re trying to fill a legal support position in your firm or corporate legal department, let ALA help you make the connection. ALA’s job bank helps prospective employers and employees find one another — quickly, conveniently and inexpensively. Log on to www.alanet.org/career or contact the ALA Management Connections SM coordinator at (847) 816-1212 today to learn more.
SPECIALCONTRIBUTION Contribute to Paralegal Education It is well known that practicing paralegals lead very busy lives. With work, personal, and family responsibilities competing for their time, legal assistants are wonders of multi-tasking efficiency. In spite of what may seem a “full docket,” however, sometimes we need to expand our horizons and take bold steps. It helps us to reenergize and refocus, and it is great for our self-esteem. I have a few suggestions: Be a Mentor Helping someone who is just starting out in the paralegal profession is very rewarding. In AAfPE, we have a mentor program and we place new program directors with more experienced ones for advice and suggestions. It has been highly successful. You can volunteer to be a mentor at your place of employment or through your local paralegal association. You can help educate and advise new paralegals. Join an Advisory Committee Your local college or university that offers a quality paralegal program will have an advisory committee. Lawyers, paralegals and other legal and non-legal professionals are on these committees. Whether you are a paralegal in the public or private sector, you can make a valuable contribution through this service. Advisory committees are utilized by colleges and universities to advise programs on employment trends, curriculum issues, marketing strategies, etc. They usually meet once or twice a year. This is a great way to help guide paralegal programs. by Joan Fraczek Spadoni AAfPE President Electronic Communication Amendment Passed 15.1 Electronic Transmission. Any notice of the time, place if any, and purpose of any meeting as specified in these Bylaws; any proxy given by a Member; or any vote of the Directors of the Corporation; or a vote of a Committee as specified in these Bylaws shall be deemed given if delivered by electronic transmission. If notice, proxy, or vote is given by electronic transmission, the notice, proxy, or vote is given when electronically transmitted to the individual entitled to receive the same in a manner authorized by the Corporation. Electronic transmission shall be as defined in the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, as amended. 15.2 Remote Transmission. If an individual or proxy holder may be present and vote at a meeting by remote communication, the individual or proxy holder shall be given notice of the means of remote communication allowed. Teach a Class Send your resumé to a local college or university and offer to teach part time in the paralegal program. Your specialty areas provide great expertise, and practicing paralegals can be wonderful educators. This is an opportunity to share the knowledge you have gained with future paralegals. AAfPE is dedicated to quality paralegal education, and we believe that you can play a vital role. We all benefit when the paralegal profession is made up of educated and qualified paralegals. Expand your own horizons and give some of your time to help achieve this worthwhile goal. Please visit our website at http://www.aafpe.org to learn more about AAfPE. Joan Fraczek Spadoni, J.D. is a Professor of Law at Bay Path College, Longmeadow, MA, and has been involved in paralegal education for more than 20 years. She has served on AAfPE’s Board of Directors since 1998 as Director of Baccalaureate Degree Programs, President-elect and President. She has also served as Editor-in-Chief of AAfPE’s professional magazine, The Paralegal Educator. jspadoni@baypath.edu F& F Members at the July 11, 2003, Annual Meeting unanimously passed the proposed amendment to the NALA Bylaws to allow establishing procedures for remote communication and electronic transmission. The new article is as follows: Article XVRemote Communication and Electronic Transmission 15.3 Electronic Meetings. The Directors, Committee Members as specified in the Bylaws, and Members may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. All participants shall be advised of the communications equipment and the names of the participants in the conference shall be divulged to all participants. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section shall constitute presence in person at the meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a meeting as specified in this Section, may be conducted solely by means of remote communication. 50 FACTS & FINDINGS / AUGUST 2003
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