Kentucky Paralegal Associations and Information
Statewide Paralegal Associations
Kentucky Paralegal Association(KPA)
Description:The purposes of KPA are to serve as a unified voice for Kentucky paralegals on any and all issues affecting their profession; to encourage educational programs and training of paralegals and to promote continuing education of paralegals in the legal profession; to cooperate with the Kentucky Bar Association, American Bar Association and local bar associations; to promote ethics and high standards of professionalism; to inform paralegals of developments in the profession; to act as a forum for exchanging ideas and disseminating information; to encourage the expanded use and full utilization of paralegals in all aspects of the legal profession; to further promote the working relationship between paralegals and attorneys working in law offices, corporations and government agencies and to increase the awareness of the public, the Judiciary and the legal community on the scope of paralegal responsibilities.
Contact:
President: Barbie Mullins
Porter, Schmitt, Banks and Baldwin
327 Main Street
P.O. Box 1767
Paintsville, KY 41240-5767
Telephone: (606) 789-3747 Ext 19
Email: bmullins@wpsj.com>
Website: http://www.kypa.org/
Kentucky Paralegal Association
Post Office Box 2675
Louisville, Kentucky 40201-2675
Email: kentuckyparalegal@insightbb.com
Website: http://www.kypa.org/
Local Paralegal Associations
Greater Appalachian Paralegal Association
Contact:
Barbie Mullins
3668 Kentucky Route 40 East
Website: http://www.kypa.org/GAPA.htm
Greater Lexington Paralegal Association (GLPA)
Description: The purpose and goals of the GLPA are to promote the paralegal profession; provide seminars for the continuing legal education of paralegals; act as a forum for the exchange of information; promote and support professional standards; communicate with the legal community and the general public and participate in local and national issues that affect the profession.
Contact:
President: Lisha Stone
Frost Brown Todd.
Email: president@lexingtonparalegals.com
Website: http://lexingtonparalegals.com/
Louisville Association of Paralegals (LAP)
Description: The Purpose of the Louisville Association of Paralegals is to expand the use of Paralegals in all aspects of the legal profession; establish and promote a working relationship between paralegals and attorneys, business entities and government; cooperate with all appropriate bar and paralegal associations to promote high ethical standards and professionalism for paralegals; encourage educational programs and training to promote continuing legal education for paralegals; and inform paralegals of developments in the paralegal profession and act as a forum for exchanging ideas.
Contact:
President: Pam Byerly
Woodward Hobson & Fulton
101 South Fifth Street, Ste 2500
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Telephone: 581-8064
Fax: 581-8111
Email: pbyerly@whf-law.com
Website: http://loupara.org/
Western Kentucky Paralegals (WKP)
Description: Western Kentucky Paralegals (WAP) was formed to provide support and guidance for paralegals in the Western Kentucky area. WKP’s goals are to provide continuing legal education and ethical guidelines to its members and increase community awareness of the paralegal profession.
Contact:
PO Box 2895
Paducah, KY 42002-2895
Email: Dianne.Kuhnell@cinergy.com
Website: http://www.kypa.org/WKP.htm
Paralegal Schools and CLE
Daymar College
Description: The Paralegal Studies program offers students training and skills in preparing legal reports and documents, legal correspondence, legal research, drafting letters, questions for interrogatories, legal memoranda, briefs, pleadings, contracts, wills, and deeds. In addition, students receive training in Microsoft Excel and Word. Students are prepared for employment as legal office assistants, or managers, or as paralegals in either the public or private sector. The goal of the Paralegal Studies program is to prepare graduates for entry level paralegal positions to be employed by a lawyer, law office, corporation, government agency, or other entity and to perform specialized delegated, substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible. The program also gives graduates the general education necessary to manage interpersonal and social situations by preparing them to advance in professional and personal life as well as to adapt to changes in the legal environment. The Paralegal Studies program at Daymar College is approved by the American Bar Association.
Type of Institution: Proprietary, 2 yr. ABA Approved.
Degrees Offered & Conditions:
Associate of Science Degree
Minimum length of time to complete program: 2 years
Internships: Mandatory
Contact:
Director: Lynda B. Tabor
3361 Buckland Sq.
Owensboro, KY 42304-2150
Telephone: 270.926.4040
Fax: 270.685.4090
Email: ltabor@daymarcollege.com
Website: www.daymarcollege.edu
Eastern Kentucky University
Description: Founded in 1976, the program was approved by the ABA in 1980. EKU offers both a BA (4 yr) and AA (2 yr) degree. Courses are offered days and evenings and are taught by attorneys. All majors complete an internship in a law office. The program is a charter member of the American Association for Paralegal Education and the Lambda Epsilon Chi paralegal honor society. It has an active Student Paralegal Assocaition. Graduates work as paralegals and law-related professionals, and can go on to law schools and various graduate schools.
Type of Institution: Public, 4 yr. ABA Approved.
Degrees Offered & Conditions: Bachelor of Arts Degree, Associate of Arts Degree
Internships: Mandatory
Contact:
Director: James W. H. McCord
McCreary 113
Richmond, KY 40475-3122
Telephone: 859.622.1025
Fax: 859.622.8019
Email: jim.mccord@eku.edu
Website: http://www.paralegal.eku.edu/
Morehead State University
Description: The Paralegal Studies major combines the advantages of a liberal arts education with the development of professional skills necessary to provide legal assistance to attorneys in law offices, corporations, and government agencies. Under the supervision of an attorney, paralegals, or legal assistants, interview clients, draft legal documents, research points of law, support litigation, manage law offices, and represent clients before administrative agencies as allowed by law.
Type of Institution: ABA Approved.
Degrees Offered: Baccalaureate Degree
Contact:
Program Director: Dianna D. Murphy
Rader Hall, Room 350
Morehead, KY 40351
Telephone: 606.783.2720
Fax: 606.783.5096
Email: d.murphy@morehead-st.edu
Website: http://www.moreheadstate.edu/ggh/index.aspx?id=4859
Sullivan University
Description: Sullivan University is a private institution of higher learning dedicated to providing educational enrichment opportunities for the intellectual, social, and professional development of its students. The institution offers career-focused curricula with increasing rigor from the diploma through the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree levels. Throughout those curricula, the University seeks to promote development of critical thinking, effective verbal and written communication, computer literacy, teamwork and research as well as an appreciation for life-long learning, cultural diversity and the expression of professionalism in all activities.
Type of Institution: ABA Approved.
Degrees Offered: Associate Degree
Contact:
2355 Harrodsburg Road
Lexington, KY 40504
Helen L. Bongard
Telephone: 859.276.4357
Fax: 859.276.1153
Email: hbongard@sullivan.edu
Website: http://www.sullivan.edu/majors/legal_studies.asp
Sullivan University-Louisville
Description: The Institute for Legal Studies at Sullivan University offers programs of study that lead to challenging and rewarding careers as paralegals. All Legal Studies courses are taught by attorneys and others who not only understand the complexities of the law, but also instruct students on the practical skills needed to be successful in the legal environment. In addition, the legal reference section of the Sullivan University Learning Resource Center provides access to law books, related materials and computerized database (such as Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw), all designed to enhance the learning potential of all Legal Studies students. All Legal Studies programs are approved by the ABA.
Type of Institution: Proprietary. ABA Approved.
Degrees Offered & Conditions: Bachelor of Science, Associate in Science, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate. Minimum length of time to complete program:
AS-102 quarter hrs (18 months Day Division; 30 months Evening Division);
BS-180 quarter hrs; (36 months combination day and evening division); Post-Baccalaureate-58 quarter hrs (9 months Day Division; 18 months Evening Division)
Internships: Mandatory (for AS and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Contact:
Nicholas W. Riggs
3101 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40205
Telephone: 502.413.8666
Fax: 502.456.0040
Email: nriggs@sullivan.edu
Website: www.sullivan.edu,
http://www.sullivan.edu/majors/legal_studies.asp
University of Louisville
Description: The College of Arts and Science’s Paralegal Studies Program at the University of Louisville provides a high quality liberal arts education as a foundation for specialized legal skills.
Type of Institution: Public, 4 yr. ABA Approved.
Degrees Offered & Conditions: Associate in Arts
Minimum length of time to complete program: 63 semester hours
Internships: Mandatory
Contact:
Director: Marsha A. Shields
Ford Hall
Louisville, KY 40292
Telephone: 502.588.6831
Fax: 502.852.7923
Email: marsha.shields@louisville.edu
Website: www.louisville.edu/a-s/polsci/paralegal
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green Community College
Description: The Associate of Arts degree in Paralegal Studies requires a minimum of 64 credit hours and is designed to be completed in four or five semester terms of full-time enrollment. Program objectives are to create, implement and maintain a strong, flexible program directed to the quality education of occupationally competent paralegals; provide a paralegal education program that leads to employment of its graduates by a wide range of employers; provide a program which instills respect for the legal profession and its foundations, institutions, and quest for justice; and maintain equality of opportunity in the educational program without discrimination or segregation of the grounds of race, color, natural origin, gender, age, disability or economic need.
Type of Institution: ABA Approved.
Degrees Offered: Associate Degree
Contact:
Director: Julie Shadoan
2355 Nashville Road, Room C179
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Telephone: 270.780.2539
Fax: 270.745.4405
Email: julie.shadoan@wku.edu
Website: www.bgcc.wku/ParalegalStudies-home.htm
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