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How to Manage Your Legal Professional Team

MyCase

When hearing the term “law firm,” most people think of partners—the attorneys that make up the face of the firm. That’s why hiring the right team members and managing them well is essential to success. . We’ll also provide tips to help these team members reach their fullest potential for a more productive firm. .

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How to Manage Your Legal Professional Team

MyCase

When hearing the term “law firm,” most people think of partners—the attorneys that make up the face of the firm. That’s why hiring the right team members and managing them well is essential to success. . We’ll also provide tips to help these team members reach their fullest potential for a more productive firm. .

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Put an End to “Progressive” Discipline 

The Estrin Report

In this column, I’ll apply these tools in a law firm setting. Dealing with problematic associate attorney behavior During my former career, I served stints as managing partner, which sometimes included dealing with employee disciplinary matters. You make it clear to an employee that there are only two paths.

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I Was Interviewed by a Paralegal Student

Paralegal Bootcamp

I actually was getting my college degree because I wanted to go on to law school. He had a friend who was the office manager at a local law firm, in Sarasota, Florida. He thought it would be good to do that in between going to law school. I went and interviewed for the position.

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How To Lose a Paralegal Job In 10 Days

Paralegal Bootcamp

It’s your first day at your new paralegal position at the law firm you’ve always dreamed of working at. Being the thorough paralegal that you are, you’ve already Google-mapped the route and know that it’s a 30-minute drive to the new office. Okay, let’s dive in. Day 1: Show up late. I’ll be honest here.

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Starting a Paralegal Career Without a Paralegal Certificate

Paralegal Bootcamp

She was a personal injury attorney and they were looking for a receptionist for their small law firm. The firm needed someone to handle a multi-line phone, and I knew I could do that. Alright, so you are at this firm. You are then given cases, you’ve advanced to an office manager.

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Paralegal Professional Development – Tips for New Paralegals

Paralegal Bootcamp

In November of 2019, I began applying for jobs before finishing the program, but without experience directly in a law firm setting (as well as COVID), it was not easy. Finance and business for maximum comprehension of what a law firm itself takes to operate. Office management. that are overlooked.

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