Mt. Diablo Legal Professionals Association

he Mt. Diablo Legal Professionals Association ("MDLPA") received its charter from Legal Secretaries Association (California), now Legal Secretaries, Inc. ("LSI®") in January of 1969.  Like LSI, MDLPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational, professional, and personal development programs to its membership, consisting of legal assistants, paralegals, legal secretaries, legal administrative assistants, court reporters, and law office administrators.

Members of this Association are bound by the standards of conduct required of the legal profession and the objectives of Legal Secretaries, Inc. 

LSI CODE OF ETHICS

It shall be the duty of each member of Legal Secretaries, Incorporated, to observe all laws, rules, and regulations now or hereafter in effect relating to confidentiality and privileged communication, acting with loyalty, integrity, competence, and diplomacy, in accordance with the highest standards of professional conduct.

Dedicated in Memory of
Joan M. Moore, PLS, CCLS
LSI President 1980-1982

Mt. Diablo Legal Professionals Association is proud to offer continuing education to the legal community. MDLPA offers MCLE and CCLS credits at some of our general meetings, as well as at workshops, seminars, and confer-ences. Check our newsletter, the Quid Novi, and our website's Calendar of Events for information on upcoming events.

general meeting

February 8, 2010

Congratulations!

Carrie Hughes, CCLS, was awarded MDLPA's Member of the Year Award for 2009!

Rob Star, Esq., was awarded MDLPA's Boss of the Year Award for 2009!

 MDLPA had an outstanding year, and was recognized at LSI's Annual Conference in Long Beach
May 15-17, 2009, as follows:

Rose Munoz Ortiz, CCLS
Honored for passing CCLS exam!
Congratulations, Rose!

Maria Bishop, CCLS
1st Place - Bulletin Contest

MDLPA
1st Place - 34% increase in membership (Class C)

Luzmaritza Suarez
Scholarship - 2nd Place (college)

Alexander Zou
Scholarship - 2nd Place (high school)

Our official apologies 
to Annette Hayes -- we are sure she would have won 1st place in the Scrapbook contest -- if only we had remembered to bring it with us!