Announcements

The Fourth Annual NDA Conference has come and gone and now it is time to give us your feedback.  Your feedback is invaluable in helping us plan future conferences and conference sessions.  This survey should only take 4-5 minutes to complete and your responses may remain anonymous if you wish. 

The survey can be accessed at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VWVWX53

  

Thank you for your participation!

Sincerely,  

The NDA Board of Directors

Latest Webinar Presented by BEC Legal Systems: 

Efficient Calendar Management for the Entire Firm

Click on the Members menu or the link below to download the presentation:

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We have great news to share with you! The new NDA Career Center has officially launched! On behalf of the NDA Board, we would like to thank Oliva Bane and John Hagel for taking the lead on this project and working through a number of issues to get the Career Center back up and running.                         Thank you for your patience while we transitioned to the new NDA Career Center. The new Career Center can be found under the Job Posting link listed under the Members section on the NDA home page.                                                 If you have any questions on how the process works, please click on the Help button located at the bottom of the NDA Home page, which will allow you to click on the Job Posting FAQ or contact us with any questions or issues.  Please keep in mind: Only NDA members can search for jobs, which of course is an added benefit for being a member of the NDA. If you decide to apply for a job posted, you will not be required to create a separate account.  You will use the same login and password as your NDA member account.  If you decide to apply for a job, this activity will be listed under your account in the Career Center.  All employers and/or any NDA members posting a job, will need to create a separate employer account to post the job.  If you are already a member of the NDA and need to also post a job, a different email address will need to be used when creating the employer account.  Once the job has been posted, you will have access to your employer account and will be able to track activity related to that job posting.  Each posting costs the following:  $250 for a 30 day job posting and $400 for a 30 day sponsored job posting.  The benefit of purchasing a sponsored posting is that it will anchor your posting to the top of the search results at all times.                        If you have any questions, we are happy to help.  Please fill out the online Contact Us form and we will get back to you within 24 hours.   Sincerely, The NDA Board of Directors

The Second Annual National Docketing Association Conference Schedule has now been posted. You can access the schedule on the NDA home page.  See you in San Antonio in October! #2014NDA

Registration opens on April 14th at 9:00 AM ET for the 2014 NDA Second Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX.  With the theme of "Honor the Past, Shape the Future," we will look back to where we came from but more importantly, look forward to where we are going as a profession in the future. Have questions?  Contact michelle.martinez@nationaldocketing.org.

Early bird discount rates apply until June 30th so register now! 

The Board of Directors is proud to again offer the opportunity to nominate yourself, or another NDA Member for the NDA Outstanding Achievement Award. This award is presented annually to an individual member recognized for outstanding achievements in leadership and professional development.

The Board is looking for a member that has at least three years of legal experience, engaged in the docketing related profession, and achieved outstanding accomplishments in personal and professional development that contributed to the visibility and advancement of the docketing profession. The NDA Board of Directors will vote on the winner and the recipient will be announced and receive his/her award at the annual conference.

This year's deadline for nomination submissions is July 26, 2014. Nominations can be made by accessing the following link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NDAOutstandAchieveAward2014

PACER issued a service alert stating the following:

 

"The PACER system is experiencing network connectivity issues. You may have trouble connecting to various PACER or CM/ECF sites throughout the country including the PACER Case Locator. Our engineers are investigating the problem and working to restore full functionality as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."

As you are aware, Chris Gierymski has stepped down as President of the Association in order to pursue other career opportunities.  We are grateful to Chris for his service and devotion to the organization since its conception in 2010, its formal incorporation in 2011, until his resignation in 2014.  He has played an enormous role in making this organization what it is today, and we wish him success in his new endeavor.

In accordance with the NDA’s Bylaws, Kara Looney, currently our Executive Vice President, will fill the remainder of Chris’s unexpired term as President.  The Board has also appointed JoAnn DiSanti to succeed Kara as Executive Vice President.    

With transitions come challenges, but Kara, JoAnn, and the rest of the Board are committed to continuing the NDA’s tradition of excellence and value to our members.  We are busy planning the 2014 Annual Conference so we can once again bring you interesting and exciting speakers, new educational opportunities, and a chance to grow your professional network. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with any member of the Board at the contact address on the website, www.nationaldocketing.org.

The NDA Annual Conference now has its own dedicated web site. You can keep track of updates for the next conference by visiting www.ndaconference.org.  

The photos taken at the annual conference are now available for viewing by clicking here.