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ISSUE 24 A KERN COUNTY PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION PUB-

OCTOBER 2016 WWW.KCPAONLINE.ORG

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Kern County

Paralegal Association P.O. Box 2673

Bakersfield, CA 93303

Page 7: Luncheon Announcement

Page 8: Don’t Work Hard, Work Smarter!

Page 8: Board Member Spotlight

Page 13: Job Posting

Page 16: 6450 Compliance and You

Page 22: In The Know

Page 23: Recipe

Page 24: Aflac and CAPA

Page 3: President’s Message

Page 4: Community Affairs

Page 5: Nominations for Thanksgiving Dinner

Page 9: Calendar of Events Kern County

Page 10: Calendar of Events California

Page 14: Attorney Stick

Page 25: Sustaining Members

Page 26: KCPA 2016-2017 Board Members

The Paralegal Post OCTOBER 2016

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Welcome to Fall 2016! The calendar may indicate that it is the beginning of autumn but, as a longtime resident of Bakersfield, I’ve long been aware that we are not blessed with a lengthy season of fall type weather. Rather, we have a couple of days of fall, revert back to 100 degrees, and then head directly into winter. I hope you all enjoy the cooler weather after the heat of summer.

Speaking of fall, we are within 9 weeks of Thanksgiving. Our organization tries to support families in need at this time of the year by providing the family with a Thanksgiving meal. Last year, we provided meals to five families. Please nominate a deserving family by emailing Kristen at [email protected]. Also, don’t forget to bring a monetary donation to our October 13th general meeting to help with the cost of the meals.

On December 5th, KCPA and the Kern County Bar Association will hold our annual Holiday Luncheon. This year we will return to the Petroleum Club for this event. Please save the date as we are hoping to have a large turnout for the luncheon.

On another note, I anticipate that our partnership with Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance will commence in after the first of the year. This means that we will hold training sessions to equip those of you who would like to do pro bono work and will

begin assisting in the areas of your choice. Please e-mail me at [email protected] if you would like to be added to an e-mail group for announcements of the training dates and other opportunities. In your e-mail, please provide me with your area of expertise and a good contact phone number.

Have a wonderful October.

Karen Clemans

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November

KCPA is collecting CASH donations to benefit the Kern County Fire Department, enabling it to purchase Share Bears which are given to children involved in traumatic events such as car accidents and fires.

Please make checks payable to KCPA.

October

KCPA is collecting CASH donations to donate Thanksgiving Dinners to five Bakersfield families who are in need.

Please make checks payable to KCPA.

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We are now accepting your nomina-tions to make your friends and fami-

lies in need the recipients of a

Thanksgiving Dinner!

Please email your nominations to: [email protected]

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If you are like me, you often feel like you never have enough time in the day. Many people never sit down and look at how to do their job smarter, rather they work harder and spend even longer hours doing it. Below are five tips to be more efficient in the office.

Use Shortcuts On The Keyboard. Using shortcuts on the keyboard is a major time saver and can speed up your work. For example, to change letters to uppercase, lowercase, or mixed case, press Shift + F3. There are many of these and if you make the effort to learn them, they can be helpful.

Use The Time-Blocking Method. Productivity is

the result of intelligent planning. Spend thirty minutes on Monday to prioritize your projects for the week. Mark the time on your calendar so no one else can schedule a meeting during that time. Spend five minutes each afternoon to organize your next day and block out the time you will need on your calendar.

Macros. Learn them. It is well worth taking the

time to program a boring repetitive task and replace it with one click.

Pick Up The Phone. Drafting emails takes time. It

is often better to pick up the phone and talk to the person. If that person works in your same office, it is even better to go and talk to him or her. It gives you a break, you get some exercise, and you actually get to make some human contact, which is becoming quite rare in this electronic world.

Improve Your Time Management Skills. Easier said than done? Not at all! Sometimes you just need to disconnect from the phone and emails and just get to work. It is that simple. Abandon the idea of multitasking since it will slow you down and ruin your focus. Do not forget to set a reasonable deadline and do everything in your power to do it.

By: Erica Bjornstad

Don’t Work Hard, Work Smarter!

As a corporate/real estate paralegal and with more than two decades of legal experience, Erica Bjornstad supports and works at Tejon Ranch Company across numerous matters. She is currently serving on the boards of the Kern County Paralegal Association and California Alliance of Paralegal Associations.

Erica celebrated her 5-year anniversary with Tejon Ranch Company. Her depth knowledge of varied legal matters will aid in better serving the Kern County Paralegal Association.

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Date Location Event

October 10, 2016 Kern County Superior Court Closed

Columbus Day

October 13, 2016 The Petroleum Club Speaker: Joseph Pearl, Esq.

“Probate Basics”

November 10, 2016 The Petroleum Club Speaker: Trent Waldon, Esq.

November 11, 2016 Kern County Superior Court Closed

Veteran’s Day

November 24-25, 2016 Kern County Superior Court Closed

Thanksgiving

December 5, 2016 The Petroleum Club Holiday Luncheon

December 25, 2016 Kern County Superior

Court Closed

Christmas


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Date Organization Event

October 12, 2016 CAPA Webinar/Teleconference: Leadership and Ethics (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM; Presented by: Deborah Orlik, Esq.)

November 9, 2016 CAPA Webinar/Teleconference: Appreciation, Recognition, and Awards Programs (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM; Presented

by: Jill Francisco, ACP.)

October 19, 2016 SDPA Domestic Violence MCLE

Join us to learn more about domestic violence and related family law issues as we observe Domestic Violence

Awareness Month in October. RSVP on our website.

https://sdparalegals.org/events/october-cle-on-domestic-violence/

November 2, 2016 SDPA Friendsgiving

Join us for our third annual Friendsgiving event where we give thanks for our community, our careers, and for each other. Litivate will be hosting a lively mixer with food

and drink and our Charity of Choice, Voices for Children will be speaking at this event.


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The Paralegal Post august 2016

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Bi-Lingual (Spanish/English) Litigation Secretary

Stable, well known law firm, who offers a competitive salary and generous benefit pack-age, is looking for an experienced litigation secretary to join their Personal Injury Depart-ment.

Must be bi-lingual (Spanish/English), have 3 years legal experience, be proficient in MS Word, Outlook and Excel. Ideal candidate will also be well organized, detail oriented, pro-fessional, and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. This position will provide support to both paralegals and attorneys. Duties include, phone and intake responsibilities, file set-up, calendaring, document preparation, attorney time entry, and general secretarial duties. This is a full time position; salary is DOE.

Please e-mail your resume to [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]�

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Henry Ford Introduces Model T Oct 1, 1908

First Compact Disk and Player Presented by SONY Oct 7, 1982

Final Battle of Revolutionary War Oct 19, 1781

Statue of Liberty Dedicated Oct 28, 1886

Stock Market Crash Oct 29, 1929

This Month in History...This Month in History...This Month in History...

Have note worthy news email the News Editor

[email protected]

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Klein, DeNatale, Goldner 10/12

Grecia J. Hernandez

Santa Barbara Business College 10/16

Simona Hayes


Marianne Brown


Danielle L. Rodrigues


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Poison Toffee Apples

5 mins prep/ 20 min cook time minutes; 6-12 servings

Ingredients:

2 cups granulated sugar ¾ cups water ½ cup liquid glucose/light corn syrup few drops black gel food coloring 6 Granny Smith apples (or 12 small apples)

(Ensure your apples are fresh and haven't been waxed)

Directions:

1. Grease a piece of baking paper and place on a tray/baking sheet. 2. Insert bamboo skewers in all the apples and set aside. 3. In a medium pot, combine the sugar, water, glucose/corn syrup and food coloring

and stir over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture feels smooth when you rub it between your fingers.

4. When the sugar has dissolved, turn the heat up and wash the sides of the pot down with a pastry brush dipped into clean water to prevent crystals from forming.

5. Allow the caramel to boil until it reaches the hard crack stage (150°c/310°F).

Carefully dip the apples into the hot candy mixture and place on the baking paper to set and cool for approximately an hour before serving.

Recipe courtesy of simply-delicious-food.com


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The Parlegal Post OCTOBER 2016

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Attorney Certified Services

1731 16th Street, Suite H


(661) 327-8022

Borton Petrini, LLP

5060 California Avenue, Suite 700


(661) 322-3051

Chain | Cohn | Stiles

1731 Chester Avenue


(661) 323-4000

Dowling Aaron Incorporated



(661) 716-3000

Esquire Deposition Solutions

1430 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 777


(661) 322-2202

First Legal Network

1527 19th Street, Suite 214


(855) 378-9433

GKL Corporate/Search Inc.

One Capitol Mall, Suite 660

Sacramento, CA 95814

(800) 446-5455

Keleher’s Certified Shorthand Reporters

19237 Flightpath Way, Suite 100


(661) 393-1856

Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, et al.

4550 California Avenue, 2nd Floor


(661) 395-1000

Northwestern Mutual



(661) 431-5305

Trans-West Security

8503 Crippen Street


(661) 834-0711

US Legal Support

5200 N. Palm Ave, Suite 110

Fresno, CA 93704

(559) 260-9715

Wood & Randall

900 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 320


(661) 395-0726

Support our Sustaining Members


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2016-2017 KCPA Executive Board

P.O. Box 2673 Bakersfield, CA 93303 www.kcpaonline.org

KCPA is one of twelve CAPA affiliates.

President,

KAREN CLEMANS, C.B.A.

(661) 395-1000

[email protected]

Vice President

CINDY OLIVER

[email protected]

Secretary

WHITNEY RADCLIFF

(714) 421-2716

[email protected]

Programs/Education Director

KAYLEEN CLEMENTS

(661) 322-3051

[email protected]

Treasurer and Webmaster

TROY THOMPSON

[email protected]

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor

HEIDI CARVALHO

[email protected]

Member Services

SISSY RUCKER

(661) 322-3051

[email protected]

Community Affairs

KRISTEN FOSTER

(661) 324-2866

[email protected]

Public Information Officer

MICHELLE CLEMANS

[email protected]

CAPA Primary

ERICA BJORNSTAD

[email protected]

CAPA Secondary

KELLY GRIJALVA

[email protected]

Student Representative

VIVIANA FLORES

(661) 377-4959

[email protected]


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