About this episode

The episode features Vanessa Finley discussing new developments at NALA and details about the upcoming 2026 NALA Conference & Expo.

In a truly fun episode, co-host Jill Francisco is back with co-host Tony Sipp and longtime friend of the podcast, Vanessa (Vinnie) Finley, CEO of NALA, The Paralegal Association. Finley dishes on all that is new this year at NALA for its members and shares insider details about the upcoming 2026 NALA Conference & Expo, July 16-18 in Denver, Colorado. The theme is “Transforming today’s paralegals into tomorrow’s leaders.” The paralegal profession is growing by leaps. Demands are increasing, technology is transforming the profession, new areas of practice are opening up, and nothing is as it was. Get insights into exciting new developments and roles for paralegal professionals, network with your peers, and get ahead. (All while you can earn up to 41 hours of CLE, including a keynote address from Michael Houlberg, JD, leader of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System.) Don’t miss this year’s conference and be sure to catch a Major League Baseball game at Coors Field, the absolutely dazzling home of the Colorado Rockies. And if you’re flying in, you don’t need a rental car, the Denver A Line, “the train to the plane” brings you directly from the airport to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jill Francisco, Tony Sipp

Guest: Vanessa Finley

Topics covered

• NALA
• paralegal profession
• 2026 conference
• technology in law
• professional development

Keywords

• NALA
• paralegal
• conference
• Vanessa Finley
• professional development
• technology
• legal profession

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NALA, The Paralegal Association, College of the Canyons

Books & works: Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System

Places: Denver, Colorado

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