Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc.

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Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc. ("TBPA") is an Affiliate Association of the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. (NALA).

Message from the TBPA President

TBPA PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Dear TBPA Members and Guests:

We hope you are doing well. TBPA hosted a social networking event “TBPA Cocktails & Connections” on Thursday, August 29th from 6-8pm at the Courtside Grille in St. Petersburg (near the Feather Sound area). Although the weather was not the best, we did have a wonderful turnout for networking and enjoying some free appetizers and cocktails. This was an opportunity for paralegals and paralegal students in the Tampa Bay Area to get together and learn more about our association. TBPA is exploring more ways to hold events/dinners in Pinellas County and would love to learn how we can support the paralegals in the area. Please feel free to let us know your suggestions.

Our Seminar Committee has been busy securing the location and date for the 2025 TBPA Annual Seminar. Please save the date of Friday, April 11, 2025, for the full day CLE Event. We will also be celebrating TBPA’s 25th Anniversary during the social event after the seminar. Details will be announced soon, so please check your email.

We will be holding our Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, November 21, 2024. We welcome any member to join the board. I will not be seeking another term as the TBPA President and Nita Serrano has indicated she will seek to step into the position upon election. We will have opportunities open on the board, so please consider serving as an officer or director to help continue TBPA to support the paralegals and students in the Tampa Bay Area. We will be welcoming volunteers for our various Committees as well. Please reach out to me via President@tbpa.org or Nita Serrano, our President Elect, via PresidentElect@tbpa.org, if you are interested or have any questions, so we may be able to answer. We look forward to having a full board this coming year.

Sincerely,

Tampa Bay Paralegal Association, Inc.

Melissa J. Cook, FRP
TBPA President
president@tbpa.org
www.tbpa.org

Please note Effective January 2025, Monthly CLE Luncheons will be moving to the second Tuesday of each month!!

SEMINAR

Upcoming Events

TBPA November 2024 Annual Membership Meeting & CLE Lunch & Learn Event

Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:45 AM • at The University Club, 38th Floor, 201 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL

TBPA January CLE Luncheon Event

Thursday, January 09, 2025 11:45 AM • at The University Club, 38th Floor, 201 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL

TBPA February CLE Luncheon Event

Thursday, February 13, 2025 11:45 AM • at The University Club, 38th Floor, 201 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL

TBPA March CLE Luncheon Event

Thursday, March 13, 2025 11:45 AM • at The University Club, 38th Floor, 201 N. Franklin St., Tampa, FL

TBPA Contact

As a member-driven organization, we love to receive input and feedback from our members. Please feel free to contact us with any comments or suggestions.

TBPA President: Melissa J. Cook, FRP

Send an email to Melissa at president@tbpa.org

TBPA Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2840, Tampa, FL 33601

Membership Applications are available and more info on the membership categories and member benefits can be found under the Join Us tab. Any questions regarding membership may be directed to the 2nd VP/Membership Chair at membership@tbpa.org.

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Florida Bar News

The Florida Bar News recently posted a very interesting article on March 21, 2019 titled Survey Looks at Paralegal Salaries that discusses paralegal's salaries. "Sixty-two percent of Florida law firms use paralegals and 51 percent of those say their paralegals averaged more than 1,000 billable hours last year" Do you know what average salaries for paralegals are where you live? Take a look at the full article here.

In a recent FRP News email from the Florida Bar, Shelly Zambo, FRP wrote the following: "The Florida Bar FRP Enrichment Committee is on the Move." The future is bright for Florida Registered Paralegals. The inaugural meeting of the Florida Bar’s newly-formed Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee was held at the Bar’s Winter Meeting on January 18, 2019 in Orlando. The mission of the Paralegal Enrichment Committee is to bring more awareness to the legal community as to how valuable Florida Registered Paralegals are to the legal profession.

See the entire email here.

Thank you to our 2024 Seminar Diamond Sponsors!

Interested in being a Sponsor or Exhibitor at the 2025 Seminar?

If you are interested in being a Sponsor or Exhibitor at the 2025 TBPA Seminar, download the Prospectus here, sign and return to the Seminar Committee at Seminar@tbpa.org. Contact the Seminar Committee with any questions.

Interested in being a Monthly CLE Sponsor?

We welcome Sponsors for our future Monthly CLE Luncheon Events held in 2025 at The University Club. Download the Commitment Form and complete today to secure your preferred monthly event date! Months are starting to fill-up! Email your completed Monthly CLE Event Commitment to monthlycle@tbpa.org to secure your Monthly CLE Sponsorship.

Sign up for a Monthly CLE Event and be recognized here on this webpage during the month of your sponsorship and on the specific Month's CLE Event Emails!

TBPA 2024 November Monthly CLE Sponsors
(click on the image below to be taken to Sponsor's website)

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TBPA is a voluntary professional association and does not make any representation, endorsement or guarantee as to the quality, reliability, competency, accuracy, business practice/standards/ethics, or professionalism of any member of TBPA. TBPA does not conduct background checks or any other form of due diligence on any person or business applying for membership with TBPA.