PARALEGAL DAY – MAY 18, 2026
Sponsorships for Paralegal Day are available on the web site! Sponsorship categories are Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Details and registration are available on the web site. Sign up soon to take advantage of early bird pricing (ends April 1, 2026)! For more information, https://pacoparalegals.org/event-6586395
PARALEGAL DAY SPONSORS
Thank you to our sponsors, without whom we could not have events such as Paralegal Day! Our sponsors for this year include:
The Ohio Reporting Company
Our Family Wizard
Spectrum Reporting
We're so glad to have you on board!
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Please join us at noon on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 when Sarah Spinner Liska will join us. Sarah is Director of the Kent State University Museum. She holds a Ph.D. in history and a J.D., both from Yale. While she is not a practicing attorney, she will share a broad overview of art law and will discuss how her legal training applies to her work as a museum director and as a leader in a public university. A law firm, corporate law department, or government agency are just a few places in which a paralegal can utilize their training and experience - join us for just a few examples!
ROUND TABLE
Please join us at noon on March 19, 2026 for our Litigation Round Table. In this session, Paul Lafayette, Esq. of Freeman, Mathis, and Gary LLP will join us to discuss Trial preparation. Registration is available on the web site.
LEGAL INSIGHTS
Please join us at noon on March 26, 2026 when Carrie A. Johnson, Esq. of Eastman & Smith Ltd. will present Copyright in the Age of Robots - Music and Photo Licensing Best Practices. Registration is available on the website. Registration is available on the website.
OSBA STUDY GROUP
The OSBA Certification Exam Study Group will meet on March 10, 2026 and March 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM. Please reach out to Ashley Harris (harris.ashnic@gmail.com) if you haven't already registered and want to participate. All sessions are held virtually. The study group is open to all Ohio paralegals planning to sit for the OSBA Certification Exam. There is no cost.
NEWS FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY PROBATE COURT
Beginning 2/23/2026, the court will no longer be issuing a Notice of Compliance - Legal in new large estates. Filers will not need to wait for a Notice of Compliance - Legal to submit proposed entries.
The court will continue to issue clerk Notices of Compliance in large estates. The new version of the clerk Notice of Compliance will include general instructions about what documents to file to move a case forward. Upon receiving the clerk Notice of Compliance, filers may immediately upload their proposed entries without waiting for additional notification from the court.
For all new estates pending prior to 2/23/26 where Letters of Authority have not been issued, the court will still issue a Notice of Compliance - Legal including specific directions about what documents should be filed next. However, applicants are welcome to file their proposed entries without waiting for a Notice of Compliance – Legal to be issued.
The Franklin County Probate Court has made changes to quite a few of our forms. Our IT team is actively working to update our website, but it may be a few days before all the changes are made. For reference, some of the most frequently used forms being updated include the following:
NFPA NEWS
NFPA's annual Paralegal Development Conference is scheduled for March 24-26, 2026 from 1PM - 6PM. All sessions are virtual. A total of 4.0 CLE credits (ethics and DEI) will be offered over the three day event. Topics for conference: March 24 - paralegal regulation; March 25 - leadership, March 26 - paralegal certification. Registration is available on the web site (www.paralegals.org). The cost is $70/day for members or $185/all three days.