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PACE - Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam
The 2008 PACE Ambassador's Conference is coming to Atlanta
in May. Please see our PACE Conference
page for more information.
PACE Study Group
WHO: Anyone serious about studying for the PACE Exam
WHEN: Every Thursday from April 17, 2008 through July 3, 2008 from 6:30 p.m.
until 8:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Law Offices of Sicay-Perrow, Knighten & Bohan, P.C.
Suite 3475, Georgia Pacific Center
133 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 589-1832
If you would like to sign up or have any questions on this study group, please
contact Michael Misenheimer at
mbm@sicay-perrow.com or (404) 589-1832. You must register no later than
April 8, 2008.
If you have any questions about your eligibility to sit for PACE or about the
exam itself, please contact GAP's PACE Ambassador, Paezle` Harris at (404)
269-7898.
Offering experienced paralegals an option to
- validate your experience and job skills;
- establish credentials; and
- increase your value to your organization and
clients.
The only exam of its kind, PACE
- developed by a professional testing firm;
- administered by an independent test administration
company;
- tests concepts across practice areas;
- offers the profession a national standard of
evaluation; and
- offered at multiple locations on numerous dates and
at various times.
If
you have questions about PACE e-mail or call GAP’s PACE Ambassador,
K. Paezlč Harris,
RP (Paezle.Harris@cox.com,
404-269-7898).
CHANGES: MANUAL CHANGE:
We are pleased to announce that the new and improved PACE
Study Manual (5th ed.) will be available for purchase starting MARCH 1, 2008.
The new study manual includes many new mini-chapters including bankruptcy,
corporate law, intellectual property, family law, and other areas tested in the
new exam. We have also updated the existing chapters, and completely re-written
the technology chapter. There are new study questions as well.
You will continue to order the new Study Manual through
the NFPA website, just as before. However, the volume, after March 1, will be
shipped directly from the publisher, Prentice Hall. The cost is $75 plus
shipping and handling, which will vary depending on where you live and the
method of shipping you choose. If
you purchased the 4th edition Study Manual, be assured that it will still assist
you in preparing for the new exam. It is not as comprehensive as the 5th
edition, and the major difference is the re-written technology section and the
addition of the mini-chapters. As always, we encourage PACE Candidates to
consult other source materials as well as the Study Manual in preparing for the
exam, regardless of which edition of the Study Manual they use.
There will NOT be an update available to make the 4th
edition of the Study Manual coincide with the 5th edition. There was no way to
do this in a practical way that would still be cost-effective.
TEST CHANGE:
The new PACE exam will go live on MAY 12, 2008. If you
want to take the current PACE exam, you must do so before April 16, 2008. Tests
will not be scheduled during the period 4/16/08 - 5/12/08 to allow the vendor to
upload and beta test the new exam.
MEMBERS:
You do not need to go it alone!
Announcing GAP's new PACE Study Group.
3/9/08 - 4/20/08 (Sundays), 3-5 pm
Orange Business Services
Legal & Regulatory
600 Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339 Free!
To sign up please call GAP's PACE Ambassador, Paezle'
Harris 404-269-7898 SPONSORS:
GAP will be hosting NFPA's PACE Ambassador Conference in
Atlanta on May 16-18, 2008. We anticipate at least 20 Registered
Paralegals (RPs) from around the U.S. will attend. We offer the following
sponsorship opportunities for this event:
- Printing of the conference materials with sponsorship credit clearly noted;
- "GAPPY Hour" sponsorship ($300) - buy an RP a drink! Event will be held on May
16th at Marriott Suites in Midtown. Sponsor will be allowed to attend and
welcome the RPs;
- Breakfast/Lunch during conference - 3 meals will be provided to conference
attendees (breakfast and lunch on Saturday, breakfast on Sunday). Sponsor 1, 2,
or all 3 of these meals, and your company will have time to speak to our RPs
during the meal you sponsor;
- "Dinner and a Murder" - buy our RPs dinner at Agatha's "A Taste of Mystery" on
May 17th. Cost is $62.50 per person (no more than 25 attendees).
Also, if you can offer a central location for GAP's Pace Study Group to meet on
Sundays from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, please let us know. Orange Business Services is
providing a location March – April; we hope your business can help us out June –
July.
If you are interested in supporting the PACE Conference with any of these
sponsorship opportunities, please contact K. Paezle' Harris, RP, CLA (GAP's PACE
Coordinator) at 404-269-7898 for more information.
PACE Online Practice Test
There is a PACE practice test online at https://www.castleworldwide.com/tds_v5/asp/home.asp
This online practice test consists of 100 questions. The cost is $50. There are 100 multiple choice questions.
The practice test can be taken anytime and anywhere by computer. The web site is supported by Castle Worldwide, and is very user friendly. I recommend that you look over the web site, including the Frequent Questions and System Requirements before you begin using the practice exam.
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