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What This Paralegal Has Learned After Working With Attorneys for 40 Years

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To summarize a list of lessons learned in 43 years of paralegal practice is rather like opening Pandora’s box. I’ve mentioned in previous articles that 43 years ago, the profession of “paralegals” and “legal assistants” didn’t really exist. Legal secretaries absorbed some of what is now considered paralegal responsibilities.

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How To Lose a Paralegal Job In 10 Days

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The movie inspired me to want to do a little fun take on it and write about how to lose a paralegal job in 10 days. Now I’m assuming you probably don’t want to lose your job in 10 days, so avoid these things as a new paralegal and beyond. It’s just a funny, romantic comedy. If you haven’t seen the movie, here’s a quick summary.

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3 Ways to Work Better with Attorneys

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Back when I was a litigation paralegal, before I went into management, I went to a lot of trials. Of course, weeks before, like any good litigation paralegal, I had called the office of the judge and asked how they wanted their copy of the trial exhibits. These are the 10 things attorneys are looking for in their paralegals.

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Paralegal Professional Development – Tips for New Paralegals

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You’re reading this because you already think of your work as a paralegal in the foremost-important way to succeed: As a Career! I received my Paralegal Certificate in December of 2019 and graduated RIGHT into the Pandemic! To combat this and support my paralegal professional development, every day I: 1. Getting Started.

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How to Manage Your Legal Professional Team

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In this article, we’ll discuss how to build the right team for your law firm, including attorneys, paralegals, office managers, and more. Paralegals and Legal Secretaries . Paralegals (often called legal assistants) can’t provide legal advice but help attorneys in a variety of capacities such as: Conducting research.

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How to Manage Your Legal Professional Team

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In this article, we’ll discuss how to build the right team for your law firm, including attorneys, paralegals, office managers, and more. Paralegals and Legal Secretaries . Paralegals (often called legal assistants) can’t provide legal advice but help attorneys in a variety of capacities such as: Conducting research.

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TechReport 2022: Litigation & TAR

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When respondents were asked to identify their primary practice area based on billing, the largest selection (27.5%) was “Litigation” with the next largest selection (17.2%) as “Commercial Litigation” – the remainder of the practice areas included Corporate, Estates & Wills, Contracts, Real Estate, Employment, Constructions, etc.