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Out of Network: How Your Current Employees Can Help You Find Your Next One

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

If you’ve got 20 years’ experience, and have run your own firm for the last 10 – you likely don’t know any attorneys with 3 years’ experience, or a newly-minted paralegal, or a recent college graduate, who could become an administrative assistant at your firm. But, you know who might know those sorts of people ? Your existing staff.

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DOJ sues Texas county over new redistricting plan

JURIST

This lawsuit is the third time the DOJ has filed a lawsuit in Texas over voting issues during the Biden administration. The complaint requests that the court block the county from using the challenged plan for elections and that the court order the county to create a new redistricting plan to replace the challenged plan.

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The Unexpected Ways Professional Organizations Can Boost Your Confidence and Career

Blackstone Career Institute

Medical Office Assistant The National Healthcareer Association (NHA®) offers medical assistant administrative certification. BCI trains students enrolled in the Medical Office Assistant program to sit for the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) certification, sponsored by the NHA®.

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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

Paralegal Bootcamp

With this being the case, we focus on a variety of paralegal, legal assistant, and administrative assistant legal positions in our home country. Familiar readers of the blog know that our company, Paralegal Bootcamp , is based out of the US. The duties change significantly depending on the province you are in.

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The Pros and Cons of Going Solo vs. Large Firm

Paralegal Bootcamp

The top-paying industries that utilize paralegals and legal assistants are merchant wholesalers or in nondurable goods, where an annual mean wage could be as high as $134,210, followed by investment pools and funds at $76,560, to the management of companies and enterprises. . Federal jobs don’t lag too far behind.

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Networking for Lawyers Made Simple

Rocket Matter

It doesn’t matter if they are an administrative assistant or a CEO. Besides, administrative assistants are the eyes and ears of any practice. You should treat everyone with kindness and courtesy, regardless of their status. If you see someone doing a good job, tell them so. You want to stay on their good side.).

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Avoiding Common Trust Accounting Errors for Well-Intentioned Lawyers

Attorney at Work

It is tempting to allow a bookkeeper or administrative assistant to go ahead and sign checks; after all, in a pinch, it would be great to have them sign off and send out a filing fee from advanced costs held in trust. For lawyers who work remotely but have an office with staff, the temptation is extra great.

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