Nominations officially open today for the 2016 elections for the following Board positions:

 Officer Positions (for a two-year term)

 * President; 

* Vice President and Director of Positions and Issues;

* Vice President and Director of Paralegal Certification; and 

* Secretary and Director of Operations. 

 

Region Directors (for a one-year term)

 * Regions I, II, III, IV, and V 

 

Coordinators

 * ABA Approval Commission Representative (for a three-year term)

 (Please note this position begins in Fall 2017)

 

Board, ABA Approval Commission Representative, and Coordinator Nomination Forms can be found on NFPA’s website and also below for your convenience:

 

Board Nomination Form (due by August 31st):

 (Please notethe Board Nomination Form is currently being updated and a separate announcement will come with the updated link when complete)

 

**Board candidate statements and resumes are due September 5th to the nominations coordinator**

 ABA Approval Commission Representative Form (also due August 31st):

 http://www.paralegals.org/default.asp?page=116

 

ABA Approval Commission Representative Description and Qualifications

 **ABA Approval Commission Representative candidate statements and resumes are due September 5th to the nominations coordinator**

 These forms are set to require “Local Leaders” access so the nominators should sign in to the NFPA website before clicking these links. 

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 Coordinator Letter of Interest form (Coordinator positions will not open until September 20th):

 http://www.paralegals.org/default.asp?page=110

 

 **Please note resumes and letters of interest for coordinator forms are to be submitted directly with these forms and do not need to be submitted separately to nominations@paralegals.org (unless they are submitted at a later time)**

 

Keep in mind all Coordinator positions (with the exception of certain two- and three-year term positions) will be open for appointment (following this year’s convention) with submissions of Letters of Interest commencing on September 20th.  A separate announcement will go out at that time.