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Washington State Paralegal Association

WSPA Recurring Monthly Events 

Each month WSPA brings you at least two member events to allow you to "CONNECT" with other paralegal professionals.

WSPA Connect, a lunch time opportunity for meeting with other professionals, generally held 2nd Wednesday

of each month from 12 to 1 pm.

WSPA Member and Board Meeting -  Any active members are encouraged to come to the meeting to see what the Board does and to ask any questions of the Board.  Held the third Wednesday of each month, starting at 6:30 pm. 

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WSPA is pleased to partner with Lorman Education for CLE offers. Come back for upcoming events with

LORMAN Education Services



Please check back regularly for updates. 

Please visit http://www.lormaneducation.com/affiliate/ for a complete listing of courses applicable to your organization. You can also download these courses to list on your site, or create email templates to notify your members or subscribers.

For questions, or for more information, please contact your account manager Amanda Grambsch atagrambsch@lorman.com or 800-678-3940.

Upcoming Events & CLEs

  • 2024-2025 Update: Technology Tips and Tricks for Paralegals

    • 12/31/2024
    • 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Webcast

    Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99483

    Overview

    Strategies for Improving Paralegal Efficiency With Tech

    What are some ways that you can automate tasks and maximize your efficiency? Are you confident in your ability to create tables and charts in Excel? Do you know the ethical implications of using artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal arena? In this program, our accomplished instructors reveal the answers to these questions and provide you with tips to harness the power of a variety of tech tools in the legal sphere. Do not miss this opportunity to enhance your skills - register today!

    • Develop strategies for enhancing communication and collaboration.
    • Obtain practical tips and tricks for manipulating Excel spreadsheets.
    • Get real-world insights for using automation tools to optimize your workflow.
    • Uncover practical guidance for managing deadlines and client appointments.
    • Discover new ways to use AI in the legal workplace.

    *Any mention of specific products in this program is intended as part of a general overview and does not constitute IPE's endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or provider. This program is not sponsored by any technology or electronics provider.

    Abbreviated Agenda

    1. Practical Tools and Techniques for Enhancing Collaboration and Communication
    2. Spreadsheets and Data Analysis in Excel: Beyond the Basics
    3. Using Automation Tools to Enhance Efficiency and Manage Documents
    4. Tips and Tricks for Seamless Legal Calendaring and Getting Your Inbox Under Control
    5. MS Word and Word Processing Tips for Non-Techy Paralegals
    6. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Other Emerging Technologies in Legal Practice
    7. Paralegal Ethics in the Digital Era
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  • Collection Law: A Paralegal's Quick Guide to Settlement Offers

    • 01/14/2025
    • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
    • Webcast

    Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99678

    Overview

    Improve Your Communications and Recordkeeping Skills

    Collections paralegals are the backbone of the settlement process, handling the administrative and legal aspects to ensure a smooth and successful resolution. Are you confident in your skills? This legal course offers tips and tactics for improving your methods of evaluating settlement offers, drafting starter settlement documents, communicating with debtors, and more. Find new ways to grow your expertise and make the job easier - register today!

    • Provide better offer recommendations based on more effective case evaluation approaches.
    • Ensure settlement agreements comply with relevant laws and regulations.
    • Maintain accurate records of all settlement negotiations, agreements, and payments.

    Abbreviated Agenda

    1. Evaluating Settlement Offers
    2. Communicating With Debtors and Creditors
    3. Drafting Settement Agreements
    4. Processing Payments
    5. Maintaining Records
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    1. Legal Research and Writing; Tips, Tricks and Handy Know-Hows for Paralegals

      • 01/15/2025
      • 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99565

      Overview

      How to Prevent Mistakes, Effectively Organize Content, Convey Meaning, and More

      Cogent communication is the backbone of the legal process. This program offers practical pointers for improving your legal research and writing skills to help you become more effective in laying a solid foundation for each case. Explore real-life approaches to locating hard-to-find information and take your writing skills to the next level. Register today!

      • Explore new tools, resources, and approaches for locating people and finding background information.
      • Develop efficient proofreading methods to avoid common errors.
      • Find more effective ways of organizing content.
      • Get practical tips for making certain your writing is concise and persuasive.

      *Any mention of specific products in this program is intended as part of a general overview and does not constitute IPE's endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or provider. This program is not sponsored by any technology or electronics provider.

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. Case Law and Statutory Law
      2. Locating People and Finding Background Information
      3. Legal Writing Fundamentals
      4. Reviewing and Summarizing Legal Opinions
      5. Addressing Common Legal Writing Problem Areas: Grammar, Citations, Organization
      6. Effectively Organizing the Results of Your Investigation
      7. Paralegal Ethics
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    2. Real Estate Transaction Documents - The Paralegal's Guide

      • 01/21/2025
      • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99568

      Overview

      From Initial Checklists to Closing Binders

      Numerous documents need to be drafted, reviewed, organized, and recorded in real estate transactions - and much of that work falls on paralegals. This program will show you how to dot all your i's and cross all your t's when it comes to these documents. Know what to look for when combing through real estate contracts, learn how to read and write legal descriptions, review title and survey work, and much more. Ensure everything is in order for a smooth, problem-free closing - register today!

      • Stay tidy - get practical insights on organizing real estate documents.
      • Save time and avoid oversights by knowing exactly what to look for in different real estate contracts.
      • Learn how to review title commitments, legal descriptions, and surveys for issues.
      • Make sense of third-party reports, including appraisals and environmental site assessments.
      • Hear how to prepare closing documents and tie up post-closing issues.

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. Closing Checklists and Document Management Insights
      2. Real Estate Contracts: What You Need to Know
      3. Reading and Writing Legal Descriptions and Deeds
      4. Reviewing Title Commitments and Land Surveys
      5. Examining Other Due Diligence Materials and Reports
      6. Real Estate Financing Documentation
      7. How to Prepare Closing Documents and Binders
      8. Ethics for Paralegals

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    3. Mastering Medical Records: Secrets From Top-Notch Paralegals

      • 01/21/2025
      • 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99629

      Overview

      Supercharge Your Ability to Decode Medical Records and Identify Key Info

      Ready to take your medical record analysis and management skills to the next level? Here's how we can help! In this advanced course, our accomplished instructors share their hard-won strategies for requesting and reviewing medical records. From tips for collecting records from numerous providers to guidelines for crafting medical chronologies, enhance your expertise and credibility as a paralegal - register today!

      • Discuss high-level techniques for obtaining medical records.
      • Gain best practices for analyzing medical records.
      • Review critical HIPAA terms and concepts.
      • Discover the latest and greatest tech for medical record management.

      *Any mention of specific products in this program is intended as part of a general overview and does not constitute IPE's endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or provider. This program is not sponsored by any technology or electronics provider.

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. Obtaining Medical Records: Insights From the Pros
      2. Advanced Medical Record Analysis and Organization
      3. Mastering Medical Chronologies, Memos, and Trial Prep
      4. Complex HIPAA Terms, Codes, and Concepts
      5. Top Tech and Software for Medical Record Management and Analysis
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    4. Tik Tok, Facebook, You TUbe, Instagram, and More: The Complete Internet Guide for Paralegals

      • 01/22/2025
      • 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99634 

      Overview

      Become an Effective Internet Sleuth

      Enhance your internet investigation abilities! This program will show you how to preserve and collect evidence from different online sources. Whether you’re dealing with social media, emails, public records, or more, this guide will equip you with the essential tools and knowledge to secure the evidence you seek (even when it’s been deleted). Build your skills - register today!

      • Speed up your searches with the power of artificial intelligence.
      • Get tailored tips for obtaining evidence from Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and other popular social media platforms.
      • Review best practices for collecting evidence from emails and messaging apps.
      • Receive handy how-to’s and hyperlinks for public records.
      • Utilize the various tools at your disposal to recover deleted data and archived content.
      • Learn how to preserve and prove the admissibility of the evidence you collect.

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. Tips to Speed Up Your Searches and Capture Online Content
      2. Collecting Evidence From Facebook, TikTok, and Other Social Media Platforms
      3. Obtaining Evidence of Online Presence: History, Websites, Blogs, Forums, and More
      4. Retrieving Communications From Emails and Messaging Apps
      5. Finding and Securing Public Records (With Helpful Hyperlinks)
      6. Accessing Location and Storage Data
      7. Recovering Deleted Data and Archived Content
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    5. The Intellectual Property Paralegal

      • 01/23/2025
      • 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99630

      Overview

      Build Your Core Competencies and Explore the Latest IP Trends

      Whether you're an experienced IP paralegal or just starting your career, this clear and concise course will equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to thrive in today's dynamic intellectual property practice. Get a solid foundation of IP basics and get insights into the latest challenges and best practices for effectively supporting attorneys on in researching, obtaining, and protecting IP rights. Register today!

      • Master core IP law concepts you need to get started.
      • Get an update on the top issues facing IP practitioners today: from AI to digital assets.
      • Build effective research and due diligence skills with guidance from experienced practitioners.
      • Get tips for managing IP portfolios.

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. Intro to Intellectual Property Law: A Paralegal's Role
      2. 2025 IP Update for Paralegals
      3. IP Paralegal Skills Toolkit: Practical Tips From Experienced Professionals
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    6. Family Law Case Management for Paralegals

      • 01/29/2025
      • 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99557

      Overview

      Tangible Organizational Strategies, Practical Trial Prep Tips, Case Management Tools, and More

      Whether you're new to family law, or you're just looking for a refresher on case management, this course is for you! Join our seasoned faculty as they delve into essential guidelines for handling difficult clients, maintaining files, scheduling court dates and appointments, and much more. Elevate your skills - register today!

      • Review best practices for communicating with clients.
      • Learn new tactics for organizing files.
      • Formulate strategies for analyzing financial information.
      • Obtain best practices for trial preparation.
      • Explore various case management tools and helpful forms.

      *Any mention of specific products in this program is intended as part of a general overview and does not constitute IPE's endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or provider. This program is not sponsored by any technology or electronics provider.

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. Best Practices in Client Communication
      2. Techniques for Case Development and File Management
      3. Do's and Don'ts of Litigation Management and Trial Prep
      4. Gathering and Analyzing Financial Information
      5. Insights on Helpful Software and Tools in Family Law
      6. Paralegal Ethics
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    7. How to Collect Evidence from Smartphones, Smartwatches and Other Smart Devices

      • 01/29/2025
      • 12:00 PM - 3:15 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99569

      Overview

      Becoming a Digital Sleuth and Examining Electronic Evidence

      The digital age has opened a treasure trove of evidence - but how do you extract it? With so much information available at one’s fingertips and the many methods of data interpretation, e-discovery can be a hard case to crack. Join our experienced faculty to learn about how the different types of devices used in everyday life can reveal a whole new world of data. Through subpoenas, location and biometric data, and communication history, learn how to interpret and collect evidence for a case. Register today!

      • Understand the process behind filing for a subpoena involving electronically stored information (ESI)
      • Analyze sources of data/metadata and the methods used to prepare or preserve it
      • Learn common strategies used to reveal evidence from smart devices
      • Review how to make connections between information found during e-discovery

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. Filing Subpoenas and Looking for Data/Metadata
      2. Revealing Smartphone Information
      3. Computers, Tablets, and Wearables
      4. Home and Auto Device Data
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    8. Paralegals' Guide to Wills and Trusts

      • 01/30/2025
      • 11:00 AM - 2:15 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99572

      Overview

      Master Critical Tasks and Documents

      Drafting wills and trusts requires a detail-oriented approach to writing and the results (or mistakes) may not come to light until years after the task is complete. It's essential to get it right. This fast-paced and practical course offers the knowledge and skills you need to assemble effective documents. Ensure you have a solid understanding of the key aspects of wills and trusts - register today!

      • Take a closer look at the key components for drafting wills.
      • Explore the ins and outs of drafting trusts.
      • Improve outcomes in client communications and notices.
      • Find effective ways to prep, organize, and store documents.
      • Ensure the plan is implemented correctly with tips for funding the trusts.

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. Drafting and Executing Wills
      2. Keeping the Plan on Track: Deadlines, Client Communications, and Notices
      3. Drafting and Funding Trusts
      4. Developing a Document Preparation System
      5. Common Mistakes Paralegals Make in Wills and Trusts Practice
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    9. Complete Construction Document Guide for Paralegals

      • 02/05/2025
      • 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99731

      Overview

      From Bid Documentation to Litigation

      Construction projects come with copious amounts of documents. Our seasoned faculty will show you how to make sense of it all, keep it under control, and reveal drafting tips for the documents you're expected to prepare. From bid documentation to construction contracts to litigation documents (and everything in between), this program will give you the insights you need to assist in construction transactional or dispute matters. Build confidence in your construction knowledge - register today!

      • Learn how to make sense of plans, specifications, and drawings.
      • Review the anatomy of a construction contract and popular standard contract document forms.
      • Get tips for organizing and storing construction documents for quick and easy search and retrieval.
      • Discover how to draft different pleadings and motions in construction litigation.
      • Gain practical insights on managing discovery and document productions.

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. Paralegals' Guide to Bidding Documents
      2. Construction Contracts Made Simple
      3. Permit Applications, Inspections, and Reports: What You Need to Know
      4. Construction Document Management and Project Monitoring
      5. Mechanic's Liens, Stop Notices, and Bonds
      6. Drafting Pleadings and Motions in Construction Litigation
      7. Document Management and Production Insights
      8. Paralegal Ethics
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    10. Top 5 Power Skills for New Family Law Paralegals

      • 02/06/2025
      • 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99750

      Overview

      Avoiding Document Drama and Assisting Clients in a Meaningful Way

      Intimidated by Family Law? Struggling to meet the demands of day-to-day client communication and record-keeping? Already feeling tired from finance and custody documents? Learn some of the most effective power skills to supercharge your career: take client communication head-on, manage cases with ease, and skillfully overcome common documentation hurdles. Enhance your career in family law- enroll today!

      • Learn the art of effective communication and manage clients with ease.
      • Understand how document drafting can be expedited through different software strategies.
      • Prepare for intensive financial analysis to properly assist clients with assets and property division.
      • Discover skills for planning custody and parental arrangements.

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. POWER SKILL #1: Handling Client Intake and Communication With Ease
      2. POWER SKILL #2: Singling Out Effective Software Strategies (with sample checklist)
      3. POWER SKILL #3: Drafting and Reviewing Documents Like a Pro
      4. POWER SKILL #4: Assuring Success in Financial Analysis and Assets
      5. POWER SKILL #5: Hitting the Mark in Shared Custody and Arrangements
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    11. Law Office Management Mastery for Paralegals

      • 02/12/2025
      • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99761

      Overview

      Efficiency, Precision, and Excellence Unlocked!

      Unlock the secrets to exceptional law office management with our comprehensive seminar. This 6-hour intensive program is designed to elevate your skills and streamline your workflow, empowering you to excel in your role. Join us to gain invaluable insights and practical tools that will enhance every aspect of your legal support work. Register today!

      • Optimize Client and Case Management: Learn effective techniques.
      • Boost Time Management and Productivity: Discover strategies for better productivity.
      • Enhance Legal Research and Organization: Master research methods, streamline information organization, and ensure data security.
      • Improve Communication and Relationship Building: Develop effective communication strategies and utilize advanced communication tools.
      • Achieve Document Perfection: Create impeccable legal documents for flawless results.
      • Excel in Financial Management: Understand legal billing processes, manage invoicing, and perform financial reporting and analysis with confidence.

      *Any mention of specific products in this program is intended as part of a general overview and does not constitute IPE's endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or provider. This program is not sponsored by any technology or electronics provider.

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. Client and Case Management
      2. Time Management and Productivity
      3. Legal Research and Organization
      4. Effective Communication Strategies and Relationship Building
      5. Document Perfection
      6. Financial Management in a Law Office
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    12. Mastering the Art of Federal Litigation Support; A Paralegal's Guide

      • 02/13/2025
      • 11:00 AM - 2:15 PM
      • Webcast

      Register: https://ipe-sems.com/products/99732

      Overview

      Litigation Liftoff: A Paralegal's Path to Success

      Unleash your potential as a paralegal powerhouse! This dynamic course equips you with essential skills to excel throughout the litigation process. Discover the intricacies of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, craft compelling pre-trial motions, and shine in the courtroom. Learn how to be an indispensable asset during trials, post-trial proceedings, and appeals. Leave this course confident in your ability to contribute significantly to success - register today!

      • Learn about key provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relevant to paralegals.
      • Discover how to provide efficient and thorough discovery assistance.
      • Unleash the potential of your pre-trial motions.
      • Become an indispensable litigation asset for those you support.
      • Explore post-trial motions and appeals.

      Abbreviated Agenda

      1. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Overview of Key Provisions for Paralegals
      2. Efficient but Thorough Discovery Assistance
      3. The Art of Preparing Winning Pre-Trial Motions
      4. Trial Time: How to Become and Indispensable Asset in the Courtroom
      5. How to Assist During Post-Trial Motions and Appeals
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