If you filled out a transcript waiver form in order to take the May 2013 exam, please remember to mail in your transcript to NALA by July 15th!
NALA
1516 S. Boston, Suite 200
Tulsa, OK 74119
Phone: 918.587.6828
Fax: 918.582.6772
NALA Examinees – Don’t Forget Your Transcript!
21 MayFall Semester Registration – 2013
21 MayHere’s the latest information on Fall 2013 information, which can be found on the DTCC web site.
Fall Semester 2013 Registration
Fall Semester 2013 classes begin Monday, August 19. The Fall Semester 2013 Credit Schedule of classes is available online using Section Search.
Preparing for Registration
Students who submit all required admissions forms, financial aid paperwork, and transcripts by June 15 get priority enrollment status. Students who meet the due date can expect to be admitted to the college, have transcripts evaluated in time to attend the new student orientation, and have the option to charge tuition and books to financial aid (if eligible for an award) at the beginning of general registration for new students. For more information, consult the enrollment due dates information on the college’s website.
Your advisor can help you develop a plan for how to meet your academic goals and provide you with access to our web registration (WebAdvisor) system. Please see the Academic Advising section for more information.
Review the helpful links to using the WebAdvisor registration system on the GetConnected! web page or contact advising and registration staff by phone at 919-536-7200 or by visiting the Admissions and Enrollment Services Center in the Phail Wynn, Jr. Student Services Center, room 1200.
Early Registration
Early registration is reserved for continuing students who have been admitted to a program as of Summer Term 2013 or prior, have an assigned academic advisor, and have enrolled in classes during at least one of the past three semesters. Eligibility is determined by the amount of credit hours completed.
Early registration for enrolled admitted program students with 35 or more credit hours is July 10.
Early registration for enrolled admitted program students with 17 or more credit hours is July 12.
Early registration for enrolled admitted program students with 4 or more credit hours is July 16.
Early registration for eligible students with fewer than 4 credit hours is July 18.
General Registration
General online registration is open the following dates for all advised students including those new to the college, newly admitted to a program, visiting students, or those who did not register during priority registration. Students who need to meet with an advisor should schedule a time as early as possible.
Open WebAdvisor (online) registration for all advised students July 22 – August 18.
The last day to receive assistance with registration at the Late Advising locations is August 15, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Waitlist function (via WebAdvisor online) available to advised students July 10 – August 13.
Payment Deadlines
Full payment of tuition and fees is due the same week that you register. During the week before classes start, full payment is due daily. If you do not pay on time, your courses will be de-registered and made available for other students on the waitlist.
If you register the week that begins Monday, July 8, full payment is due by midnight July 14.
If you register the week that begins Monday, July 15, full payment is due by midnight July 21.
If you register the week that begins Monday, July 22, full payment is due by midnight July 28.
If you register the week that begins Monday, July 29, full payment is due by midnight August 4.
If you register August 12 – 15, full payment is due by midnight the same day.
If you register August 16 – 18, full payment is due August 18.
Payments may be made online through WebAdvisor from 8 a.m. – 2 a.m. Mondays – Saturdays or from 8 a.m. – midnight on Sundays. Payment may also be made in person at the Cashier’s Window in the White Building, lobby area, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Mondays – Thursdays, 9 a.m. – noon Fridays (May 24 – August 9), or 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday (August 16), unless the college is closed.
What To Bring With You to the NALA Exam
9 MayNALA examinees attending the May 17-18 testing window at Durham Tech need to bring the following:
1. The “Certified Paralegal Examination Authorization to Test” letter you received via email from NALA
2. Photo ID
3. Pen and/or pencil
Good Luck!
Job Opportunity: SoftPro – Raleigh, NC
6 MayCompany: SoftPro
Location: Raleigh, NC 27609
Job Type: Full Time Employee
Real Estate Closing Documents Specialist
About the Job
SoftPro is the nation’s leading provider of real estate closing and title insurance software. A division of Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF), SoftPro’s technology solutions are used in thousands of law firms and title companies throughout the country and are an essential part of residential and commercial Real Estate transactions. SoftPro is located in North Raleigh and is a great alternative to driving in RTP traffic each day!
SoftPro has received national recognition for our excellent customer service and products and we were recently recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by Triangle Business Journal!
Job Description
SoftPro has an opening for a Document Specialist in our Raleigh, NC office. In this position you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality real estate documents for the SoftPro suite of products for our clients. This is a great opportunity for Real Estate Paralegals or experienced Title Insurance Professionals looking for a change!
Job Requirements
The requirements of this position are:
- A thorough understanding of the documents used in the Real Estate Closing and Title Insurance industry are required.
- Must have real estate industry experience and a vast knowledge of closing documents specializing in HUD preparation.
- Superior MS Word skills creating complex documents utilizing the Mail Merge and/or Tables features.
- Superior Excel experience
- Exceptional attention to detail, as well as strong typing and Windows navigation skills are a must.
- Strong customer service skills and able to work in a team environment.
- 15% US travel is required.
Education Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or Associates degree, or two to five years related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
SCOTUS update: Bowman v. Monsanto
22 AprFrom SCOTUSblog:
Issue: Whether the Federal Circuit erred by (1) refusing to find patent exhaustion – a doctrine which eliminates the right to control or prohibit the use of an invention after an authorized sale – in patented seeds that were sold for planting; and (2) creating an exception to the doctrine of patent exhaustion for self-replicating technologies.
This is most likely one of the biggest cases of the year for the high court. Forbes provides an overview here.The repercussions from this case are far-reaching–from the farmer to the consumer–and affecting IP law along the way. In late March, President Obama signed the Monsanto Protection Act, which protects the corporate giant from lawsuits. And DuPont and Monsanto recently agreed to bury the hatchet over antitrust and patent claims, with DuPont handing Monsanto $1.75 billion to license their genetic technology.
Gideon’s Army
22 AprFrom HBO:
GIDEON’S ARMY follows Travis Williams, Brandy Alexander and June Hardwick—three young public defenders who are part of a small group of idealistic lawyers in the Deep South challenging the assumptions that drive a criminal justice system strained to the breaking point. Backed by mentor Jonathan “Rap” Rapping, a charismatic leader who heads the Southern Public Defender Training Center, they struggle against long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads so common that even the most committed often give up in their first year. Nearly 50 years since the landmark Supreme Court ruling Gideon vs. Wainwright that established the right to counsel, can these courageous lawyers revolutionize the way America thinks about indigent defense and make “justice for all” a reality?
Here’s the trailer:
NC Policy Watch’s Sharon McCloskey interviewed attorney and filmmaker Dawn Porter.
Though unplanned by Porter and her media people, the film’s showing here roughly coincides with the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, which established a right to counsel for anyone unable to pay for one. It also coincides with last week’s death of former The New York Times reporter and writer, Anthony Lewis, who in 1964 chronicled the case in the book “Gideon’s Trumpet”—a law school classic that has never gone out of print.
In “Gideon’s Army,” Porter captures the lives of the public defenders—at work and at home—as they face staggering caseloads and confront a system seemingly more interested in having the defenders move their cases than in providing their clients with justice.
Purchase Your Cap and Gown this Week!
22 AprFrom DTCC:
Tuesday, April 23, and Wednesday, April 24, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 3 – 6 p.m.
Caps, gowns, announcements, and class rings are available for sale on these dates. Students should start at the Cashier’s Window, White Building, room 84 to pay the appropriate fees. Then proceed with the receipt to the Counseling, Student Development and Activities office in the Wynn Center, room 1309 to be fitted for a cap and gown; pick up announcements; get tickets; and review other important information. IMPORTANT: All students should make arrangements to purchase a cap and gown on one of these two dates. If you do not purchase your cap and gown on April 23 or April 24, it will be very difficult for the college to ensure that you have the appropriate size gown. If you are unable to come on these dates, you may visit the Counseling, Student Development and Activities office during regular office hours until Friday, May 10, or until our cap and gown supplies are gone, whichever comes first.
All you need to know about commencement is right here!
