October 2, 2010 - VALS Fall Institute for Legal Support Staff.  Legal education topics to include “Fighting Financial Abuse” presented by, William H. Lightfoot , Retired Richmond Police Officer and the afternoon seminar is “Important Legislative Changes/Health Care Reform” (speaker to be announced).  For additional information, or to obtain registration information, please contact Melinda Childress , PP, PLS, Legal Education Counsel Chair at 540-983-9434/540-815-3187 or e-mail Melinda_Childress@gentrylocke.com, or visit our website at www.v-a-l-s.org.  This program is being held at the Courtyard by Marriott, Richmond North, 10077 Brook Road in Glen Allen (near Virginia Center Commons Mall).

October 21-24, 2010 - NALS 59th Annual Education Conference and National Forum, Branson, Missouri.  Please see the NALS website for registration and more information, www.NALS.org.

October 25, 2010 - CLE After Hours program.  Leslie A.T. Haley , Assistant Ethics Counsel with the Virginia State Bar, will present Social Media.  This program is being held at the office of Hunton & Williams LLP, 951 E. Byrd Street, downtown Richmond. 6:00 p.m.

November 15, 2010 - CLE After Hours program.  Tom Spahn, Esq. , , of McGuireWoods -- the “guru of ethics” -- will present Ethics for Law Office Support Staff.  This program is being held at the office of Hunton & Williams LLP, 951 E. Byrd Street, downtown Richmond. 6:00 p.m.

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RLSA will be hosting the 49^th VALS Annual Convention in Richmond, May 13-15, 2011.  We are busy working on all the details.   Please join us in this exciting adventure.  Please contact one of our Convention Co-chairs, Cindy Loving, CPS/CAP (cloving@hunton.com) or Elaine Blackmon (eblackmon@hunton.com),  if you would like to assist - there is a place for everyone to help!

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Anyone seeking certification, ALS, PLS, PP, please see the NALS website for more information.  NALS hosts weekly chats in its Online Learning Center, Wednesday evenings at 8:00 pm CT.  These are a big help to those studying to take one of the certification exams.  The exams are given the last Saturday in September and the first Saturday in March.  It's a great way to enhance your resume!