You may be thinking, I am a member of MPA, great!  Now what?  Well, there are lots ways to participate within the Association.  You could volunteer to serve on a committee.  We have over 18 different ones from which to choose.  From Audit to History, we have them all.  You could write an article (or comment on a previous article) for the new eZine, the Paralegal Pûblicum, which publishes four times a year.  You could serve on the convention committee, which is trying hard to bring the NALA National Paralegal Convention to the Great State of Mississippi.  By helping with the Bar Relations committee, you could be instrumental in helping attorneys and paralegal work better together.  If you are an avid social media buff, you could even volunteer with the Public Relations committee which reports on all MPA activities, both in the Paralegal Pûblicum, on Facebook, Twitter, and e-mail blasts.  Although, you may just want to comment on the postings and that’s ok.  MPA invites you to comment, the good, the bad, and the ugly; they want to hear about it.  Attending monthly membership meetings is a great way to network, meet new people, and keep current on all the latest tips and tricks of the paralegal trade, plus earn those all-important continuing legal education (“CLE”) credits.  If your desire is to help people, MPA also offers a variety of ways to give back by scheduling Pro Bono events all throughout the year.  The choice is yours.  Become involved and help make our Association the best it can be!

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