By Kristyn Connors

On Friday, October 20, 2017, Kathy Dart, Nancy Harris, Alison Rizzo and I represented the NJALA at the New Jersey Paralegal Convention at the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel in Iselin.  The event was well-attended by both paralegals and vendors alike.

While we spent a lot of time confirming that the NJALA is not, in fact, the same organization as NALA (the National Association of Legal Assistants, who coincidentally were seated directly behind us), we used the wonderful opportunity afforded to us to spread the word about NJALA to a ton of people who stopped by our table, most of whom were no doubt drawn in by the blinking guitar pin and red blazer I was wearing.  Just kidding… In reality, most people visited our table because they heard about the future-date calendars we were handing out—they were a huge hit!

Lots of current and aspiring paralegals dropped their business cards in the box for our movie ticket giveaway, so we are hopeful that we will be able to draw in some new members from that group.  All in all, the event was a success for every attendee, and I look forward to exhibiting on the NJALA’s behalf again next year.

Kristyn Connors is the Director of Administration at Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, P.C. in Parsippany, New Jersey.