CIPA

Central Illinois Paralegal Association

When checkboxes don’t load in Lexis

Lexis is certified for use in Internet Explorer, and some versions of Firefox, but not 9.0 (yet?). If you ever find that the checkboxes don’t load for combined source searching, try clearing out the cache and all data except for cookies. (Hit Ctrl+Shift+Delete to bring up the “Clear All History” interface, and select everything except [...]

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No more social security numbers in pleadings

Kudos for the new Illinois Supreme Court Rule No. 138 (effective 1/1/12), which requires all filing parties to redact out or leave out social security numbers in pleadings and exhibits, except in cases where they are required; in that case, only the last four digits shall be used, and the filing party will need to [...]

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National Association of Legal Assistants releases results of CP Exam

There are currently 120 NALA certified paralegals in Illinois.  There are nearly 17,000 NALA certified paralegals nationwide.  If you are a certified paralegal currently residing and working in Illinois, please take time to share the benefits of certification with your local association members.  For additional information on the NALA certification process, visit NALA’s website at [...]

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Handy Shortcuts

Search for ‘shortcuts’ in your favorite engine, and you’ll find thousands of pages and posts on the same. Yet, here’re my 2 cents, and my favorites I use on a daily basis.

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Ideas for building content

Ideas for building the organization through the website. Visible only to registered members.

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Upcoming Events

  • March 13, 2012 5:00 pmMonthly Meeting - Peoria
  • April 10, 2012 5:00 pmMonthly Meeting - Bloomington
  • May 8, 2012 5:00 pmMonthly Meeting - Peoria
  • June 12, 2012 5:00 pmMonthly Meeting - Bloomington
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