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Explore upcoming CLEs, networking events, and programs hosted by the Massachusetts Paralegal Association. Our calendar is updated regularly with professional development opportunities for paralegals across New England.

Upcoming events

    • Tuesday, August 04, 2026
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Google Meet
    Register

    As government agencies, housing providers, healthcare systems, and employers increasingly rely on automated decision-making, errors can have life-altering consequences for the people affected. This presentation examines real-world housing, disability, and civil rights cases where automated processes, data inaccuracies, and administrative failures resulted in significant harm. 

    Participants will learn how to identify automation-driven failures, evaluate the evidence behind institutional decisions, document procedural breakdowns, and develop effective advocacy strategies. The session will also introduce emerging concepts in AI accountability, validation, and transparency that can help legal professionals better assess decisions made by automated systems.

    Featuring Teresa Villa, Founder of JusticeTree.ai.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Identify common risks associated with automated decision-making systems.

    • Recognize how data errors can cascade across multiple agencies and
    institutions.

    • Analyze housing, disability, and civil rights cases involving
    administrative automation.

    • Apply evidence-based methods for investigating and challenging
    questionable decisions.

    • Understand emerging approaches to AI accountability and validation.

    A meeting link will be sent the day before! 

    • Wednesday, August 05, 2026
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Google Meet
    Register

    The Massachusetts Paralegal Association is hosting a special webinar featuring the Regional Director and President of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations.

    This session offers an inside look at national initiatives, advocacy efforts, and upcoming opportunities for paralegals and legal assistants across the country. You’ll hear directly from NFPA leadership about how the organization is shaping the future of the profession — and how MPA members receive full NFPA membership at no additional cost.

    Whether you're a student, a working Legal Assistant, or a seasoned paralegal, this webinar is your chance to connect with national leaders, learn about valuable resources, and understand how your free NFPA membership expands your professional reach.

    A meeting link will be sent the day before for registrants. 

    • Monday, September 14, 2026
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Google Meet
    Register

    Medical records are often the backbone of personal injury, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, criminal defense, elder law, and even family law cases — but few paralegals are trained to spot what a Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) would catch.  Attorneys often face “large volumes of records requiring review,” “complex hospital records,” “missing records identification,” and “unclear causation” — challenges that Legal Nurse Consultants (LNCs) are specifically trained to solve.

    Join us for a practical, eye‑opening session on what LNCs do, how their clinical expertise strengthens legal work, and how paralegals and LNCs can collaborate to produce clearer timelines, stronger demand packages, better causation analysis, and more organized case files.

    Featuring Doreen Riordan BSN, BA, RN of Riordan Associates

    You’ll learn:

    • What an LNC is and the scope of their work

    • How LNCs translate medical records into attorney‑ready analysis

    • How LNCs support multiple practice areas — from PI to criminal defense to family law

    • How paralegals can partner with LNCs to improve efficiency, accuracy, and case strategy

    • When LNC involvement can make or break a case

    This webinar is designed for all MPA members, including paralegals, legal assistants, students, and those working in non‑medical practice areas. Medical evidence shows up everywhere — custody disputes, ADA claims, probate litigation, toxic torts, elder law, employment disputes, and more.

    If you’ve ever opened a medical record and wondered whether you caught everything, this session will give you clarity, confidence, and a new collaborative tool to elevate your work.


    The meeting link will be sent the day before! 

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