Membership: Benefits
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- Annual seminar which provides 10 hours annually of Continuing Legal Education (CLE).
- Continuing Legal Education (CLE) opportunities - 1.0 hour of CLE is
offered at monthly meetings.
If you can't make the meetings, you don't need to miss out on earning your CLE. Each month we rebroadcast the previous meetings CLE presentation online which is available anytime to SMPA members at no additional charge. - Quarterly Publication - "The Liaison" is published quarterly and contains educational articles, Member Educational Institution Program updates, SMPA events, NALA events, as well as, articles from various legal professionals.
- Monthly E-Newsletter - "SMPA Today" is provided electronically every month with CLE opportunity annoncements and other breaking news..
- Professional recognition.
- Networking base with our 153 members in East Tennessee and surrounding areas.
- Voice in development of the paralegal profession.
- Opportunity for personal growth through interaction with likeminded professionals.
- On-line Job Bank access is provided with all SMPA memberships. Contact Us about becoming a member.
- Sustaining Members receive a link with their company logo and contact information in our Sustaining Members section.
- SMPA Student Scholarship awarded annually to a student currently enrolled in a members paralegal program within the SMPA region. (SMPA Student Scholarship Application)
- Mentor Program - Experienced paralegals mentor current and recently graduated paralegal student members.