What
If NALS Didn't Exist -- Would We Create It?
I am often asked by nonmembers and fellow coworkers what
is the benefit of belonging to NALS. While I count
off the benefits, they still want to know why I am a
member and why I’m so involved? Why bother at all? If
belonging doesn’t translate into more respect by HR and
colleagues, why join? If a firm provides training,
insurance coverage, and other benefits, what is the point? Most
often asked: If becoming certified doesn’t put
more money in my paycheck, what is the point of studying
for the NALS certification exams? read more...
Is It
"Real" Or Is It Sabotage?
Do you remember the old commercials for Memorex®
audio tapes? Here's the scene: You hear Ella
Fitzgerald singing and a glass shatters. The
question asked was: "Is it real, or is
it Memorex®"? Of course, it was an audio
recording on Memorex®. So what does that
commercial have to do with certification? Maybe
nothing; maybe everything! read more...
NALS Foundation
-- And the Winner Is...
2006 NALS Jett Awards – “Best of the Best” – the
Founders Award goes to Berrien-Cass Legal Support
Professionals, a chapter with 12 members from Michigan. The
project fell under the categories of Court Observance
and Membership. read more...
Thank You.
These two little words are so
important to the success of NALS.
To make a great impression, write a thank you note.
Thank and you are two of the rarest words volunteers
hear and are among the two words they most want
to hear. To say thank you tells someone that
their work was appreciated and that they made a
difference to the organization. Thank you is the
only "pay" volunteers receive for their
efforts.
But how often do we let an implied thank you do
the job of a formal one? Unfortunately, volunteers
are not mind readers; they do not always know when
we appreciate their work. Without a formal thank
you, many volunteers feel their work is unappreciated
and unnoticed. read more...
Inspirational
Story from NALS 2006-7 President Cathy Hankins,
PP, PLS
"Some people come into our lives and
quickly go. Some stay for awhile and
leave footprints on our hearts. And we
are never, ever the same."
You never know
what kind of impact you will have on another
member. Two days before the start of
the new year my local chapter lost a very special
member. Helen M. Watkins was 95 years
young when she left us. Although I knew
she wouldn't be around forever, she had been
around forever - for as long as I have been
a member. Over the years she had mentored
and encouraged so many members to get involved
and become active NALS members. In fact,
if not for her encouragement (and insistence),
I probably wouldn't be serving as NALS president. read more...
Views
from a Student
Recently I asked one of our members, who started
in our association as a Student Member, to
answer a few questions regarding her thoughts
on NALS. In doing this, I thought we
could find out how to better serve our student
members and encourage them to continue as NALS
members once they had started in the work force. read more...
