Legal
Assistants of West Virginia, Inc. (LAWV) was organized in 1982 by a group of
legal assistants in the Charleston-Huntington areas. This organization was the
result of a need for an organized educational and professional association for
legal assistants. In 1985, LAWV became an affiliate of the
National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc.. LAWV now has regions
throughout the State of West Virginia, governed by one central Board of
Directors, which meets regularly to conduct business. The regions independently
conduct monthly business and educational meetings. Each year in May, members and
non-members gather for the annual meeting and seminar sponsored by one of the
regions on a rotating basis.
The goals of LAWV are:
x To foster active communication among legal assistants and to act as a forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas;
x To promote and encourage the growth of the legal assistant’s role in the legal community;
x To monitor and participate in the development of the legal assistant profession on a local, state and national level;
x To promote the educational, professional and ethical standards of the legal assistant profession;
x To promote a cooperative effort with members of the bar association, legal educators and the legal community in general; and
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To
promote the education of the legal community in the utilization of legal
assistants.
If you would like to learn more about our history, read the article prepared for
our 20th Anniversary.
LAWV: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow