Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 4, 2024

This interview was part of an assignment for her career-building class. She and I dive into my career path from student to business owner, finding balance, alternative career options for paralegals, and AI tools. I saw the joy in them when they had these great careers and were being called rockstar paralegals by the attorneys.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Can we end the confusion with the use of the legal assistant vs. paralegal job title? Do you know why it’s difficult to end the confusion on those titles? They could bill for some of their time, but they primarily did administrative tasks that a legal secretary used to do. Now I know why people are still confused!

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 10, 2021

We thought it was time to put together a list of podcasts that were motivational and career-related but not specific to the legal industry. There are so many career tips in this one podcast. This is Michael Hyatt’s podcast on leadership and tools to succeed in any career path. Why You Need to Spend Your Days on Paper.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Why should I hire//promote/admit you above all these other candidates?’ and many others like these requires us to know our value and to be able to articulate it with ownership. Yet, how many of us can do this clearly, with conviction? This type of work energizes me and I could talk about it til the cows come home.

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Above The Law

MAY 9, 2023

US News Is Back Again With A T14 List : Will this be the one that sticks ? Good Work Doesn't Have To Start After The Bar : This 3L already has quite the career ! Partner Decides Genitals Are OK To Sing About After Work : This is why we need HR departments, people.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 10, 2024

The key to accelerating your career in 2024 is learning eDiscovery and this blog is going to give you a 3-step plan for litigation paralegals to follow to make it happen. I feel so passionate about litigation paralegals learning about eDiscovery because I’ve seen what it can do for litigation paralegals’ careers.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 24, 2023

This is because some paralegals might prefer a corporate setting as an in-house paralegal, while others might thrive in a law firm setting working in civil litigation or other commercial litigation. A litigation paralegal is a legal professional who provides vital support to attorneys who work in the area of litigation.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 22, 2021

Use the “SMARTER” Goal-Setting Method. As a new paralegal or someone who has been working as a paralegal for a few years, this is a great time to set S.M.A.R.T.E.R. The same thing can happen to your paralegal career if you’re not careful. When to Start Your Paralegal Career Growth Plan.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

It will make a tremendous difference in your career if you advocate strongly for yourself when asking for development or business opportunities, as well as in self-evaluations and promotional memos. Remember, why would anyone trust your advocacy skills if you are not excellent at advocating for yourself. And it worked.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Whether you’re a new litigation paralegal or have been on your litigation career path for years, Kim’s story is the perfect inspiration for welcoming mobility into your paralegal career and seeing the possibilities of where it can take you. That’s something that I’ve had to work to define from day one.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 15, 2022

Maybe it is the lawyer you work with. You already have a great job that you do well at, so why is it important to cultivate such a skill? In this section, I will present some key motivators as to why we should work on such a skill in the context of our career. Critical Thinking Defined. Maybe it’s you!

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 4, 2024

A litigation paralegal is someone who works under the supervision of an attorney who practices in criminal or civil litigation. Those job responsibilities can sound vague to someone who does not already work in the legal profession, so let’s take a closer look at a few key responsibilities of a litigation paralegal. Assist at trial.

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The Estrin Report

MARCH 23, 2022

Law firms and in-house legal departments are coming at us with request upon request upon request (ok, you get it) for corporate paralegals all over the country. Well, that’s a bit of a problem because there are few but there sure as heck are a ton of hybrid positions – work 2 days in the office and 3 days remote. Honest, I haven’t.

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Above The Law

JULY 25, 2023

Barbie doesn't just inspire movies, she does legal careers too ! No seriously -- tell us what happened. This Is Definitely Not One Of Them: Long as the work gets done, why do you care where it happens ? Habeas Roseus Corpus!: What's The Deal With The Bar Exam?!: There Are Reasons To Allegedly Fire A Paralegal.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If you’re a paralegal and you’ve asked yourself, where do I want to take my career from here or if you’ve ever questioned if the skills that you’re obtaining as a paralegal working in a law firm could eventually transfer to a career that’s outside the typical law firm this interview will give you great insights.

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InHouseBlog

JUNE 5, 2023

This may be one of the reasons why lawyers suffer from disproportionate levels of mental health and addiction issues, and why attorney well-being is in decline. Revisiting and addressing fear is something that attorneys can do to work towards better mental health, relationships and a productive legal career.

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The Estrin Report

JANUARY 4, 2022

They still need to work. Prior to COVID, most major law firms took the attitude, “you should be honored to work here” as an enticement. This general profile itself gives us reason to believe that many of the missing workers will gradually transition back to work,” the report said. That sure has gone out the window!

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

From helping you land that coveted position to improving client communications, writing should be a tool that every paralegal can use proficiently. By quickly scanning your work for spelling errors, grammatical issues, and confusing phrases, you’d be surprised at how compelling your work can sound.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 13, 2021

Taking ownership of your career growth will lead to more fulfilling opportunities — but ownership doesn’t mean doing it all on your own. Trusting this myth can have career-crushing effects — from being passed up for partnership to hating the practice of law. Which is why asking for feedback (at the right time) is important.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 11, 2022

Here’s some advice, if you have a billable hour requirement , don’t google that phrase during work hours. I get why there might be some concern. If you’re in litigation, you’ve been hearing about and working with legal AI in your eDiscovery technology tools for years. Automation is good for us. The options are endless.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 25, 2021

Unless the law firm you work for only assigns one case at a time to you (and, let’s be honest, that is not going to happen), then you are going to have to juggle more than one case and keep all of them organized. If you are the person responsible for finding things, you will want to make sure it’s a system that works for you.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 11, 2023

You know, we’re an educational association, so our focus is really improving people’s career, enhancing their networking, and really just upskilling folks so that they can find more fulfilling roles in the industry. So, I’ve been teaching pretty much my whole career and now I just get paid for teaching. I understand.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 13, 2022

If you want to transfer to the litigation department at your firm, or you want to find a new position as a litigation paralegal even though you’ve been working in another practice area, how do you do that? She started her paralegal career three years ago as a commercial real estate paralegal, and she does not enjoy what she’s doing.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

If you haven’t done any paralegal pro bono work, you could be missing out. Paralegal pro bono work can reap many benefits for your paralegal career as it opens the door to unique experiences, allows you to be a part of something bigger than yourself, and lets you gain new skills and exposure to more cases. A Unique Opportunity.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 27, 2021

There’s no time like the present to shift your mindset and see these reviews and overall self-reflection in your paralegal career as an opportunity to grow and shift gears to accomplish even more in the coming year. Start Calling Them Career Development Opportunities. Own your career. Prefer to Listen Instead of Read?

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SimplyLawJobs

JANUARY 26, 2022

Elizabeth kindly shared why she chose to pursue a career in the industry, how she secured her role, and tips for aspiring legal professionals. Why did you pursue a career in the legal industry? Can you give us an overview of what it is like to work at Irwin Mitchell?

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This can happen organically because word of good legal work will get around and will beget more legal work. Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series. What is the “backstory” that brought you to this particular career path in Law? I work mostly with tech startups handling formation, financing and M&A.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 18, 2023

Should I take my paralegal career to the next level and go to law school? I started the process, then went to work for a law firm and a team of lawyers that had me sitting second chair at trials, and they paid me very well. And at the time it was pretty much mandatory that you did not work, at least for your first year of law school.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Let’s dive into how to start creating a 5-year plan for your paralegal career and personal life. I was doing my “annual clean out the desk drawers and piles of paper” the other day – in other words, I was procrastinating and coming up with another excuse I could use so that I did not have to start a big project.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 20, 2022

Prepare using the method that journalists use to make sure they’re writing a complete story: who, what, why, where, when, and how. Why can’t they deliver? Do you know what one of the top skills attorneys tell me they want their paralegals to have? It’s being able to problem-solve. Two options are even better.

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LegalTalkNetwork

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Remote Work. Do you want to be challenged, focus on career growth, continually learn, and work in a collaborative, culture-focused environment? Learn more about us at [link]. A self-starter who takes ownership but still works well on a team. Experience working with CRM and marketing automation software.

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The Estrin Report

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Throughout our working day, we continually encounter a multitude of seemingly minor circumstances, objections or stop-gaps that require us to respond, perhaps by additional probing questions, perhaps with rebuttals. You are having trouble meeting billable hours and it’s because the firm doesn’t have enough work. Consider it.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 19, 2022

For those litigation paralegals who embrace it and learn everything they can about it, eDiscovery matters and has been a game-changer for their careers. In fact, I’m also hosting a free masterclass next week on it because of how important eDiscovery is to litigation paralegal careers. We use it for directions to where we are going.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 31, 2021

You could be feeling what a lot of us feel – you are being underutilized. Some of the reasons why attorneys do not fully utilize their paralegals: Years of habit Underestimating abilities Possessiveness of duties Lack of trust or impatience Unwilling to train paralegals. My attorney uses it all the time, and I struggled with it.

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The Process Street

MAY 23, 2022

The Great Resignation has sent top talent searching for a better work-life balance. It’s easy to see why you don’t want this opportunity passing you by. That’s what we’re looking at in this Process Street article: The Great Resignation: Why are workers leaving? The Great Resignation: Why are workers leaving?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 29, 2023

I had no idea the type of law I wanted to work in, I just knew I wanted to help others. This was my first paralegal experience after graduating, and I was so worried I made the wrong career choice. I had to learn how to separate my personal feelings from work, and it did get easier the more cases I got. Let me show you how.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 23, 2022

Living in a post-pandemic world leaves us all vulnerable to paralegal burnout. In the legal profession specifically, many paralegals work day and night to adapt to the new challenges exposed by the pandemic. Certain things about work should be considered non-negotiable for many reasons, the main one being your personal time.

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