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Mentoring New Legal Assistants

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My head bobbed up and down as I watched our new legal assistant bounce like a Jack Russell Terrier at my door holding a post-it-note above her head. In my own defense, the last 25 years of my career has been dedicated to one attorney as a contracted tort litigation paralegal. The same can hold true with new legal assistants.

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The Essential Role of Paralegals: A Comprehensive Overview

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Yet, behind every successful attorney stands a diligent and indispensable ally: the paralegal. Most, if not all, attorneys have paralegals, or someone that does all the work of a paralegal, without whom it would be extremely difficult to deliver legal services; as they do various jobs that make the law properly administered.

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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. Paralegal Lessons Learned Working With Clients and Teams.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

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However, it’s essential to understand that the kind of litigation paralegal role you choose will influence your job satisfaction. 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.

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The Pros and Cons of Going Solo vs. Large Firm

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Are you a paralegal trying to decide on working at a solo vs large firm? Applying for your first or early-career legal positions may be a little daunting. A little research, introspection, and narrowing the field will assist in targeting your search. Decide Where You Want to Work. People will float, fight, or navigate.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

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Our users include a variety of roles, from managing partners, to associate lawyers, paralegals and admin/operations team members. Ease of Use: We are obsessed with ease of use (for example, we trained our AI system for a year and a half just to eliminate the need for our users to type in client and case names).