Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Open Windows

It is often said that when a door closes, a window opens somewhere. In today's National Law Journal, William A. Chamberlain (Assistant Dean at Northwestern University School of Law) wrote about opportunities which abound in a recession ... opportunities for reevaluation and self-assessment. Although addressed to lawyers, this excellent article offers practical tips and advice for anyone facing a closed door.



http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202428465882

Friday, February 13, 2009

HOT OFF THE PRESS!

The Education Committee (Seminars Subcommittee) has been hard at work to develop and implement new learning modules for you to use. The Professional Paralegal Exam Prep CD is now available to purchase through the NALS Store.

BUT - HOT OFF THE PRESS - another module, the Case Management/Trial Prep Seminar is also now available for purchase!

Perfect solutions to your chapters for a full-day CLE program at a very nominal cost.

The CDs provide the information, you supply the "presenters."

You can also purchase these CDs (along with the Nuts & Bolts of Grammar & Written Communications) during the conference to be held in Tulsa on March 12-14, 2009.

Happy Learning!

Friday, February 6, 2009

What is your personailty type? I'm an INFP or J

You take the test and tell us what you are it's quick and easy, test at: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

Idealist Portrait of the Counselor (INFJ)
Counselors have an exceptionally strong desire to contribute to the welfare of others, and find great personal fulfillment interacting with people, nurturing their personal development, guiding them to realize their human potential. Although they are happy working at jobs (such as writing) that require solitude and close attention, Counselors do quite well with individuals or groups of people, provided that the personal interactions are not superficial, and that they find some quiet, private time every now and then to recharge their batteries. Counselors are both kind and positive in their handling of others; they are great listeners and seem naturally interested in helping people with their personal problems. Not usually visible leaders, Counselors prefer to work intensely with those close to them, especially on a one-to-one basis, quietly exerting their influence behind the scenes.
Counselors are scarce, little more than one percent of the population, and can be hard to get to know, since they tend not to share their innermost thoughts or their powerful emotional reactions except with their loved ones. They are highly private people, with an unusually rich, complicated inner life. Friends or colleagues who have known them for years may find sides emerging which come as a surprise. Not that Counselors are flighty or scattered; they value their integrity a great deal, but they have mysterious, intricately woven personalities which sometimes puzzle even them.
Counselors tend to work effectively in organizations. They value staff harmony and make every effort to help an organization run smoothly and pleasantly. They understand and use human systems creatively, and are good at consulting and cooperating with others. As employees or employers, Counselors are

My Type is an INFJ
Introverted 56%, Intuitive 62%, Feeling 50% Judging 33%

I just retook this test and came out: INFP
Introverted 33%, Intuitive 62%, Feeling 50%, Perceiving 11%

Just goes to show that it depends on the day and the situation where you land. Although it looks like my Intuitive and Feeling percentages hold true regardless :)

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Action Required Now- Irvine

Are you planning on coming to Irvine this October for the NALS Education Conference and National Forum? Are you planning on coming in early or staying late to vacation and see a bit of Hollywood, or go to Disneyland? There is so much to see and do in California and this is a wonderful opportunity for you to piggy back your education with a bit of vacation fun. Well if you are planning on coming please make sure you place your hotel reservations ASAP.

NALS was able to secure an amazing rate at the Hyatt Regency Irvine. This is an absolutely amazing hotel, check it out online at: www.irvine.hyatt.com. The NALS room rate for double occupancy is only $115 UNTIL the block is full. In addition, we have been able to block a limited amount of pre and post meeting date rooms at this same rate. That means you can get this rate starting October 2nd thru October 15th.

The hotel has only blocked ten rooms currently on the pre and post nights but will review the number of rooms blocked as long as space is available so what that means is if you are attending it is better to get your reservations in now to ensure you are able to get the NALS rate for the duration of your stay. If you incur any problem making your reservation or getting the NALS rate during these pre or post dates please e-mail me at: hailey@nals.org with the subject line Irvine and if I can increase the block then I will. However, there is no guarantee that we will be able to get additional rooms at the NALS rate. The only sure fire way to ensure the rate is to get your reservations in early.

You can reserve your room by calling 800-233-1234 you will be able to make online reservations at a later date, however the hotel is not setup for us to do that now. I will let you know when that online reservation is available to you. Remember, the group rate is only available until the NALS block is full or until September 15th, 2009 whichever comes first.

California the birth place of NALS! What a wonderful way to celebrate our 80th Anniversary by returning to the California shores for this outstanding conference.

ALL NEW NALS Community!

Well if you have been hanging out in the original NALS Community you probably didn't notice much...and if you did it was probably spam! Due to a lack of use by real people and an over use by spammers we are changing the NALS Community format.

We will be switching to a Community hosted by Ning. Those of you that were registered with the original Community will have to register again with the new one but it is well worth it! The New NALS Community is already up and running and is much more user friendly and operates much like Facebook or MySpace. There are already members posting pictures and discussing important things, like American Idol!

This is your venue for discussions about anything! Well almost anything. We will still be keeping an eye out for offensive and inappropriate posts but for the most part this is your place for chit chat. NALS will also post some questions from time to time to get some information from you to help us improve our services and to get to know more about what you want and need.

So go ahead and register and get ready for the switch from the old to the new which will take place officially in March.



Enjoy!

Jay Moore
NALS Communications Manager