Purpose:
The purpose of Lambda
Epsilon Chi is to recognize persons who have
demonstrated superior academic performance
in an established program of paralegal
studies offered at an institution that is a
voting member in good standing of the American
Association for Paralegal Education.
Students shall be inducted into the S.C.C.C.
chapter of LEX each spring semester.
Eligibility: Membership in LEX is based
on the following criteria and
qualifications:
- The student must be
matriculated in the paralegal studies A.A.S. degree program (333-1) or
paralegal studies certificate program (433-1). The student may attend
on either a full time or part time basis.
- The student may not be
inducted into LEX unless the student, at the time of application, shall
have completed forty-six (46) credits of the requirements of the degree
program (333-1) or twenty-three (23) credits of the certificate program
(433-1).
- The student must
demonstrate superior academic performance by the achievement of a
cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 based on courses
completed at Suffolk County Community College only, with a 3.5 GPA in
the paralegal program. The student must be enrolled in at least one
course at S.C.C.C. during the semester of application.
- The student must
submit one copy of a legal project prepared as part of the course
requirements of the paralegal program (i.e., articles of incorporation,
partnership agreement, will, trust, probate forms). The project must be
graded and include the comments of the professor. The project must have
been completed and graded no less than two years prior to this
application.
- The student must
prepare a persuasive personal statement of no more than four hundred
(400) words describing the reasons why he/she chose to enter the legal
field, any factors he/she had to overcome to be admitted into the
paralegal program, and how his/her experiences prepared him/her for a
professional career in law.
- The deadline for
submission of applications for membership and all required attachments
to either of the LEX contact persons is 5:00 pm on March 5, 2007.
- Inductees into Lambda
Epsilon Chi must pay a fee of $30.00 by certified check or money order
to the AAFPE prior to induction.
Contact:
Ronald A. Feinberg, Esq.;
Riverhead Building 340, Ammerman Campus; 451-4663
John Ammerman, Esq.; Caumsett Hall 215,
Western Campus; 851-6479
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