Topic: Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Update

Maren Schroeder, RP®, MnCP, member of the Standing Committee for the Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project, will provide an update on the program, the Standing Committee’s interim report, recent revisions to Rule 12, the upcoming hearing on recommendations, and how to be a part of the pilot project.

Speaker: Maren Schroeder, RP®, MnCP

MarenSchroeder, RP®, MnCP is a PACE Registered and Minnesota Certified paralegal born and raised in Stewartville, Minnesota. She has an undergraduate degree in Paralegal Studies and an MBA with an emphasis in legal administration. Schroeder has experience in intellectual property, civil litigation, family law, criminal defense, non-profit organization, and complex bankruptcy matters. She provides virtual freelance paralegal services for attorneys throughout the United States, and is the Policy Director of Sensible Change Minnesota, working on medical cannabis access and drug overdose prevention measures at the Minnesota legislature.

Ms. Schroeder was elected Director of Positions and Issues for the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. (NFPA) in October 2020. She previously served seven years on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Paralegal Association (MPA) serving most recently and NFPA Primary and Director of Positions and Issues. Passionate about access to justice, which drove her to become a paralegal, she previously served on the Minnesota State Bar Association Task Force on Alternative Legal Models from 2015-2017 and the Minnesota Supreme Court Implementation Committee for the Legal Paraprofessional Practice Pilot Project from 2019-2020; and was appointed to the Minnesota Standing Committee for the Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project in December 2020. Ms. Schroeder is the recipient of several awards including the 2020 NFPA Justice Champion Award, the inaugural Minnesota Cannabis Culture Award for Medical Cannabis Advocacy, and the 2016 MPA Outstanding Paralegal of the Year Award.

Ms.Schroeder has served on the Stewartville Planning & Zoning Commission since 2013, serving as Chair from 2016-2017, and was a member of the Task Force that developed the City’s dog park. She also volunteers her time as a civil and family mediator for Mediation and Conflict Solutions, a sexual assault crisis advocate for Victim Services of Dodge, Filmore, and Olmsted Counties, and is an appointee to the Minnesota Taskforce on Medical Cannabis Therapeutic Research.

This event is available for remote attendance only.

CLE credit has been applied for this session.

Please RSVP by April 27th, 2022.

Cost: Members - Free

Non-Members - $15