Capital Area Paralegal Association (CAPA) is a voluntary non-profit corporation comprised of paralegals and legal assistants, students, and vendors in Austin and the Central Texas area.  CAPA was organized in September 1978 by a small group of pioneering paralegals and has since grown into the largest Texas affiliate of NALA - The Paralegal Association.

CAPA's Mission Statement

CAPA's mission is "to serve and promote the paralegal profession."

Goals & Purposes

• To further education among members of the profession.

• To promote and protect the general professional interests of paralegals in Austin, Texas, and the surrounding area.
  

• To involve paralegals in the shaping of guidelines affecting the regulation and development of the paralegal profession.
  

• To provide a forum for an exchange of viewpoints on matters of professional interest.
  

• To represent fairly both public and private sector paralegal interests.

• To establish fellowship among CAPA members, NALA, and members of the legal community.

• To encourage a high order of ethical and professional attainment.

• To cooperate with bar associations and other law-related organizations.

• To support and carry out the programs, purposes, aims and goals of NALA.