SHOW ME THE MONEY! A Look at High Paying Paralegal Positions Contributed by Chere B. Estrin At the Washington DC Paralegal SuperConference last week, I had an interesting conversation with one of the Paralegal Administrators who teaches at the event. She told me that she was trying to hire a corporate paralegal for the firm and had just lost the candidate to another major firm who outbid her... Read more   THE SHOW MUST GO ON Evaluating the bright lights of a new job while gracefully closing the curtain on an old one. By Brad Baber It has been said that the average American worker spends a third of his or her life at work, a third sleeping and another third doing everything else. Knowing this, my advice is to invest in a comfortable mattress and get a good job. And by good job, I mean one that is personally fulfilling and financially rewarding... Read more  TEN HELPFUL JOB HUNTING TIPS FROM TWO EXPERIENCED RECRUITERS: Henry Macchiaroli & Lori Marks 1. NETWORKING: If you are not a member of the New York City Paralegal Association, Inc., www.nyc-pa.org, JOIN TODAY. If you are a member, get your money’s worth. Use the Job Board, Mentors, Education, Newsletter, etc. Read more   Ten Reasons to Belong to a Paralegal Professional Organization   1) •  Receive updates about changing conditions in the legal profession, both locally and nationally. 2) •  Get informed about new developments in the paralegal profession (changes in job requirements, current status of “issues” within the paralegal profession, new resources for legal research, etc. 3) •  Network with your peers. Meet nice people who share a common interest with you, who offer an opportunity to interact socially with people who can relate to what you do, and who might just know of a job opportunity or two (if and when you might happen to be looking). Read more

PRESIDENT Shaun J. Pilcher Litigation Paralegal Goldberg Segalla LLP 170 Hamilton Avenue Suite 203 White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 798 5400 Dir: (914) 798 5415 Fax: (914) 798 5401 Email: vicepresident@nyc-pa.org   VICE PRESIDENT Jessica M. Mieles Legal Administrative Assistant Executive Assistant to Legal Counsel 466 Lexington Avenue Suite 1900 New York, NY 10017 Phone:(917) 841-4136 Email: vicepresident@nyc-pa.org     SECRETARY Janelle Aaron Litigation Paralegal Bank of New York Mellon PO Box 4484, Grand Central Station New York, New York 10063-4484 Phone: (917) 975 5338 Email: secretary@nyc-pa.org     TREASURER Crystal Franklin Paralegal PO Box 4484, Grand Central Station New York, New York 10063-4484 Email: treasurer@nyc-pa.org Letitia Smith Litigation Paralegal Immediate Past President Fensterstock & Partners LLP 30 Wall Street New York, New York 10005 Phone: (212) 785 4100 Fax: (866) 404-8124 PastPresident@nyc-pa.org   ESAPA Committee Representative Jacqueline DuBoulay Staff Paralegal Brooklyn Office for the Aging Phone: (718) 260 4708 Mobile: 917-517-7893 Email: esapaprimary@nyc-pa.org   Events & Sponsorship Committee Chairperson Nikki Doughty Cohen & Gresser 100 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10017 Phone - (212) 957-7600 Fax - (212) 957-4514 Email: events@nyc-pa.org     Job Bank Committee Chairperson Lorna M. Williams Paralegal, Litigation Department Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman 1540 Broadway, New York,NY 10036 Phone: (212) 858 1756 Mobile : (718)208 7148 Email: jobbank@nyc-pa.org   National Affairs (NFPA) Committee Chairpersons – Shaun J. Pilcher Litigation Paralegal Goldberg Segalla LLP 170 Hamilton Avenue Suite 203 White Plains, NY 10601 Phone: (914) 798 5400 Dir: (914) 798 5415 Fax: (914) 798 5401 Email: nfpaprimary@nyc-pa.org   NFPA Secondary Representative VACANT POSITION Mentor Committee Chairperson Mariana Fradman Paralegal Blank Rome LLP The Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10174 Phone: 212.885.5419 Fax: 917.332.3857 Email: mentor@nyc-pa.org   Newsletter Committee/Website Development Chairperson Janelle Aaron Litigation Paralegal Bank of New York Mellon PO Box 4484, Grand Central Station New York, New York 10063-4484 Phone: (917) 975 5338 Email: newsletter@nyc-pa.org   Paralegal Schools Liaison Crystal Franklin Litigation Paralegal PO Box 4484, Grand Central Station New York, New York 10063-4484 Email: paraschools@nyc-pa.org   Public Relations Committee Chairperson VACANT POSITION   Pro-Bono Committee Chairperson Stephanie Yuzzi Litigation Paralegal Gentile & Dickler, LLP Phone: 516-437-2421 Email: probono@nyc-pa.org Professional Development (CLE) Chairperson Nikki Doughty Cohen & Gresser 100 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10017 Phone - (212) 957-7600 Fax - (212) 957-4514 Email: events@nyc-pa.org   Letitia Smith Litigation Paralegal Public Relations Chairperson Fensterstock & Partners LLP 30 Wall Street New York, New York 10005 Phone: (212) 785 4100 Fax: (866) 404-8124 PublicRelations@nyc-pa.org Marketing Chairperson VACANT POSITION