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Dear Member,

Welcome to our bi-weekly newsletter full of the most current and upcoming events!

Current Accomplishments/News

Committees News

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NYCPA welcomes all new members and members who renewed their membership since July 1, 2009!

We are happy to see you all!

UPCOMING EVENTS!

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September

Article 9 Basics FREE Webinar - September 10, 2009

NYCPA Annual Meeting - TBD

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NYCPA is GOING GREEN!

Our NYC PARALEGAL TIMES will be available on-line shortly. If you would like to receive it via e-mail, please let us know at nycpaparalegals@

Spotlight On Our Sponsors!

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We are looking for paralegals with interest in marketing, website design, website utilization, and human resources to help our Board Members to serve you better!

The following positions are available: Nomination Chairperson, Scholarship Chairperson, Newsletter Chairperson and Job Bank Chairperson.

Please prepare/write a short paragraph describing your interest in any of these positions. Include any skills you have that can be offered to the committee of your choice.

Please submit your interest for the position to: nycpaparalegals@.

NYCPA is your professional organization.

Get involved, join the Leadership Team today!!!

Mentor Program Committee:

mentor@nyc-

I thought that the below will be worth reading…Your Mentor Program Chairperson

Tips and strategies for a successful job hunt

By Marvin Walberg, Scripps Howard News Service

Here are some timely job-hunting tips and strategies compliments of Revi Goldwasser, founder of Interview Tips and Secrets in Boca Raton.

The name of your resume: When you apply for jobs, you attach your resume to the e-mail submission. What have you named your attached resume? Is it "John Doe Resume"? Or is it "draft resume"? Does "draft resume" mean that you're still working on it? Is the name "2007 resume"? Has it been two years since you updated it? Be careful — give your resume a professional name, like your name. Hiring managers look at things like this.

E-mail address: Is your e-mail address professional, such as "your name"@ or "your name123"@? If it's something like hotmama@ or foreclosureking@, it is unacceptable. Once again, be careful — employers and hiring managers pay attention to things like this.

Grade point average: If it's 3.0 or higher, include it on your resume. This is not just for recent graduates, but for anyone with one to 10 years of experience. A good GPA is worth showing off. If your major GPA is 3.5 and your overall is 3.3, include both. If your major GPA is above 3.0, but your overall is lower, use your major GPA, and label it as such. Don't mislead an employer.

Social Internet sites: Edit your profiles! The first thing employers do in today's market is their homework. They check out various social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to see what they can find out about you. Review your profile photos and recent comments. Less is more. Review all social networks before you send out resumes.

Apply to old job postings: Although all job search coaches emphasize networking as No. 1, consider reviewing advertised positions that are 30 days old. Positions may take up to a couple of months to fill, so even if the ad is old, it may still be open. You could even review newspapers that are six months to a year old. New hires sometimes don't last or even get promoted within a year. The job may be open again.

Be clever: Do what others fail to do!



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ANNOUNCING THE SEARCH FOR AMERICA’S FAVORITE PARALEGAL

From: KNOW, The Magazine for Paralegals | July 21, 2009

Somewhere out there are America's Favorite Paralegals. You know who they are. These are colleagues, friends and managers who love their jobs, push the profession forward and continously strive for excellence.

KNOW, The Magazine for Paralegals wants to recognize these professionals so we have created a search for America's favorite paralegals.

Now is your chance to nominate them (or even nominate yourself.) Winners will be announced in the magazine and receive a beautiful award for display in their offices, an article about them in KNOW and they will gain publicity in nationally distributed press releases, blogs and KNOW’s monthly newsletter.

We are seeking candidates demonstrating leadership, creativity, community service and pro bono efforts. Must be more than assisting attorneys on the job and doing a good job. The candidates considered must demonstrate service over and above average performance. Candidates must be presently working in a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency or non-profit organization or be an independent or virtual paralegal.

All applications must be e-mailed to:

info@; attn: AFP Board. Applications are due no later than October 15, 2009.

Come and join the fun - give your colleagues the recognition they have earned and deserve.

Download the Nomination Form:



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Questions & Answers Corner:

Q: I am looking for The Bluebook. Can you recommend a web site I can use?

A: We recommend that in addition to giving you an online source for searching or accessing the Bluebook from any computer; it provides tips on citation style and rules, Bluebook updates and archived copies of older editions.

Events Committee:

events@nyc-

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Presents Educational Opportunities: FREE Web Seminar

Article 9 Basics

This 1-hour presentation is an entry-level introduction to the UCC search and filing process. It explains the purpose of the UCC, defines the terminology and provides an overview of search and filing best practices. The course is designed for anyone new to the secured transactions process or as a refresher for those with more experience.

When: September 10, 2009 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

To register, click:

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Do you have any news to share with your fellow Paralegals? Did you recently graduate? Start a new job? Been promoted? Married or had a child?

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CONTACT US:

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If you have any questions and/or comments, please never hesitate to contact our Board Members at addresses listed below

nycpaparalegals@

president@nyc-

vicepresident@nyc-

treasurer@nyc-

secretary@nyc-

cle@nyc-

esapaprimary@nyc-

events@nyc-

jobbank@nyc-

mentor@nyc-

nfpaprimary@nyc-

nfpasecondary@nyc-

newsletter@nyc-

paraschools@nyc-

publicrelations@nyc-

probono@nyc-

NYCPA Board of Directors

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