NALS of Northeast Ohio

(formerly The Medina County Association for Legal Professionals)

 

Welcome to the website of NALS of Northeast Ohio.  We are legal secretaries, law office managers, paralegals and court employees who live and work in Medina, Summit, Wayne and Cuyahoga counties, Ohio.  Our purpose is to carry on a program for the further education of those engaged in legal work.

NALS of Northeast Ohio is a member chapter of NALS of Ohio and NALS, the national association for legal professionals.  Click anywhere in the box below to be connected to the NALS website.

 


2009-2010 Officers

Fran McClean, PLS, President

Judy Pluta, PP, PLS – President Elect

Lola S. Carr, Secretary

Sue Schaefer, PP, PLS, Treasurer


History of NALS of Northeast Ohio

NALS of Northeast Ohio is a 32-year-old legal professionals group based in Medina.  Reflecting an enlarged membership area that draws from Summit and Cuyahoga Counties as well as Medina, Wayne and Lorain Counties, members of the Medina County Association for Legal Professionals voted to adopt this name in 2008.

 

NALS of  Northeast Ohio is one of three Ohio chapters of  the national professional development organization NALS (“The Association for Legal Professionals”; formerly the “National Association for Legal Secretaries”) which offers several national levels of professional certification including PLS (Professional Legal Secretary) and PP (Professional Paralegal).  The members of the local chapter include legal secretaries, paralegals, legal assistants, and court employees. 

 

The local organization, holds monthly dinner meetings from September through May with guest speakers in educational programs for continuing legal education (CLE) credit.  NALS is dedicated to enhancing the professionalism of those who work in the legal support field through education, certification of skills and networking. 

 

The organization was formed as the Medina County Legal Secretaries Association on August 13, 1977

 

MCALP is a chartered affiliate of the national nonprofit NALS, The Association for Legal Professionals.  The national organization offers accredited certification as Advanced Legal Secretary (ALS), Professional Legal Secretary (PLS) and Professional Paralegal (PP).

 

The first President was Marlene L. Oiler, PP, PLS.  She was a founding member of the chapter along with three others: Nancy Suvak, PP, PLS;  Edna Carver, PLS; and Mary Ann Ramey, PLS.

 

The group sponsors dinner meetings on the second Wednesday of each month, which include guest speakers on all areas of legal practice.  Prospective members are welcome to attend as guests. 

 

Contact Information

Postal address

P.O. Box 1806, Medina OH 44258

 

Electronic mail

General Information: NalsofNortheastOhio@gmail.com

 

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