Kansas Paralegal Associations and Information
Statewide Paralegal Associations
Kansas Association of Legal Assistants (KALA)
Description: Kansas Association of Legal Assistants (KALA) is the professional association for the Kansas Association of Legal Assistants. Formed in 1981 and affiliated with the National Association for Legal Assistants, Inc. (NALA), KALA endorses recognition of a system of professional credentials for legal assistants/paralegals through certification, legal education, and/or specialized training.
Contact:
KALA
P.O. Box 47031
Wichita, KS 67201
Email: cpowell@foulston.com
Website: http://www.accesskansas.org/kala/
President: Cheryl L. Clark, ACP
Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, L.L.C.
1900 Epic Center, 301 N. Main
Wichita, KS 67201
Telephone: (316) 267-7361
Fax: (316) 267-1754
Email: cclark@fleeson.com
Local Paralegal Associations
The Kansas City Paralegal Association (KCPA)
Description: The Kansas City Paralegal Association (KCPA) is a professional association for paralegals in the Kansas City area. KCPA is a non-profit corporation which was incorporated on September 24, 1975. KCPA aims to promote and encourage the development of the paralegal profession. It also strives to provide opportunities for networking among paralegals on the local, state and national levels. KCPA also aims to offer quality continuing education for paralegals.
Contact:
President: Kimberly A. Taylor
Sherman Taff Bangert Thomas &
Coronado, P.C.
1100 Main, Suite 2890
P.O. Box 26530
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
Telephone: 816-410-6528
Fax: 816-471-6642
Email: kat@stb-law.com
Website: http://www.kcparalegals.org
Kansas Paralegal Association (KPA)
Description: KPA is a professional association which offers membership to paralegals/legal assistants, students, paralegal educators, and institutions with an interest in supporting the purposes of the organization. KPA was incorporated on June 16, 1977 as a non-profit organization under the name of The Kansas Legal Assistants Society. In 1996 the organization changed its name to Kansas Paralegal Association.
Contact:
President: Andrea Duncan
Kansas Paralegal Association
PO Box 1675
Topeka, Kansas 66601
Email: info@ksparalegals.org,
aduncan@parkerhaylaw.com
Website: http://www.ksparalegals.org/
Heartland Association of Legal Assistants
Description: The Heartland Association of Legal Assistants (HALA) is a not-for-profit professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the paralegal profession by promoting the benefits of effective and increased utilization of paralegals within the legal community.
Contact:
President: Mary-Ann Gaston,
9 Corporate Woods
Suite 450
9200 Indian Creek Parkway
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Telephone: 913.498.2100
Email: mgaston@foulston.com
Website: http://www.kansas.gov/hala/
Paralegal Schools and CLE
Johnson County Community College
Description: Johnson County Community College is located in Overland Park, KS, a suburb of Kansas City. The ABA approved paralegal program was started in 1977 and the ABA approved Legal Nurse Consultant program was started in 1998. Faculty members are attorneys or paralegals. The Director is an attorney and has been associated with the College for approx. 20 yrs. Both the LNC and Paralegal programs are selective admission programs. The JCCC library has legal materials, both in print and electronic format. Among the extensive student services are Admission and Academic Counseling; Financial Aid; Student Housing Association; Student Government; Internships; Alumni Association; and Placement Assistance.
Type of Institution: Public, 2 yr. ABA Approved.
Degrees Offered & Conditions: Associate in Arts, Post-secondary Certificate, Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate
Minimum length of time to complete program: AA program is 64 credit hrs and can be earned in 2.5 yrs; certificate program is 33 credit hrs and can be earned in 3 semesters
Internships: Elective
Contact:
Director: Anita Tebbe
12345 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS 66210
Telephone: 913.469.8500
Fax: 913.479.2380
Email: atebbe@jccc.net
Website: http://www.jccc.edu/home/depts.php/1206
Washburn University
Description: Located on a 160-acre campus in the center of Topeka, the capital of Kansas, Washburn University offers more than 200 programs leading to certification, associate, bachelor, master’s and juris doctor degrees through the College of Arts and Sciences and the schools of Applied Studies, Business, Law and Nursing. Washburn’s broadly-based liberal arts and professional education programs are enhanced by the tradition of an interactive relationship between campus and community.
Type of Institution: ABA Approved.
Degrees Offered: Associate Degree, Certificate
Contact:
1700 College Avenue
Topeka, KS 66621
Kay Y. Rute
Telephone: 913.231.1010
Email: kay.rute@washburn.edu
Website: http://www.washburn.edu/main/index.html
