The State Bar of Michigan Annual Meeting will be held along with ICLE's Solo & Small Firm Institute this year. The Paralegal/Legal Assistant Section will not have a separate program, rather, we are offer our members a $40 discount to defray the costs of attending either Thursday or Friday or both days of the Annual Meeting.

The Paralegal/Legal Assistant Section will have our Annual Meeting on Friday, September 28, 2007, at 12:00 p.m. which will be a luncheon (at the discount of only $15.00). If you are attending, be sure to attach the voucher to the registration form in order to get the discount.

Be sure to register before August 31, 2007, to take advantage of the discounted Early Bird rate.

Business Meeting and Luncheon

Date: Friday, September 28, 2007
Time: Noon
Location: DeVos Place, Grand Rapids
Cost: $15, make payment at the door with cash or check only.
Reservations required:
Lunch: KathyAnn Blunck kblunck@shrr.com or (231) 486-4526
Business Meeting: online or by fax/mail

2007-2008 Council Election Candidates PDF

A buffet lunch in conjunction with the Legal Assistants Committee of the Grand
Rapids Bar Association will follow the Section business meeting.

ICLE Annual Solo & Small Firm Institute Educational Sessions

Date: September 27-28, 2007
Location: DeVos Place, Grand Rapids
Cost: $80/one day or $135/two days. Legal Assistant members receive $40 discount with voucher. Early bird discount registration ends August 31, 2007.

Registration: online or by fax/mail

Legal Assistance & Administrative Support Track includes:

Critical Ethics Issues Legal Assistants Face: A Case Study Approach
Vicki Voisin, ACP, Running Wise & Ford, Charlevoix
3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Thursday

The Essential Legal Assistant: Increase Your Value to the Firm
Linda S. Jevahirian, Legal Search & Management, Inc., Farmington
4:30 – 5:15 p.m. Thursday

Client Relations for Legal Assistants
Charlene Tope, Probate Support Specialists LLC, St. Clair Shores
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Friday

Voucher PDF
Eligibility: Members of the Legal Assistants Section only. Submit voucher to receive $40 discount on total cost of educational sessions. Voucher must be attached to your registration form. Discount does not apply to legal assistants luncheon.