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5 Paralegal Mistakes to Avoid

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Put it on your calendar, though. Then put another date on your calendar, let’s say in 60 days. I’ve also met plenty of paralegals who have 30 years of experience on their resume and they don’t know how to do some of the things that a paralegal down the hall can do with only 4 years of experience.

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Paralegal Case Management Tips

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Most likely, you did not have a class on case management in your paralegal certificate program. For example, suppose you have a methodology in which you always put your initials in the upper right corner of pleadings that you’ve seen and calendared the deadlines.

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How To Lose a Paralegal Job In 10 Days

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But I would highly recommend that you look at your personal calendar for the first 10 days on the job, and if it’s just an annual checkup or a dental cleaning when you accept that new job start date, call them and reschedule those kinds of appointments so that at least they’re not in your first two weeks on a new job.

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How to Become a Virtual Legal Assistant

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Calendar management. Legal: Prepare litigation, estate planning, bankruptcy, corporate, real estate, family law, immigration and other practice specialty documents, schedule events and calendar management for law firms and attorneys; audit letters; handle correspondence; intake; anything and everything a legal secretary can do. .

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Top 7 Tips for Litigation Paralegals in 2024

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Hopefully, they covered eFiling in your technology class in your paralegal certificate program. I know they should have a training program if they’re going to hire junior paralegals, but we can’t blame others. Remember what it was that initially motivated you to go get that paralegal certificate?

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Paralegal Career Growth – From Receptionist to Director

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When you went and asked for that paralegal position, did you have a paralegal certificate or college degree? I had an associate’s degree in paralegal studies at the time. Just like not paying attention to timing or the calendar and not reading in order from the court properly.

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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! I would then calendar (1) a quick meeting with my attorney and run down the consolidated list all at once.

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