Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

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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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 15, 2022

In the legal field, floating along to get your foot in the door can result in you being somewhere you didn’t know you weren’t looking for. Floating means you aren’t intentional, and you stumble into an area of law, a type of law firm, or a specific position in a firm that may not be the best fit. Solo vs Large Firm.

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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. However, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the median annual wage for paralegals and legal assistants was $56,230 in 2021.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 20, 2022

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. Certainly, every time I think I have heard everything, something new comes along. At least it hasn’t been boring.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 27, 2023

She was a personal injury attorney and they were looking for a receptionist for their small law firm. The firm I was with didn’t do a lot of legal research. So we did get kind of a field trip and we got to go to the law library and look up statutes and codes and case law. I used to work for a Pizza Inn.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

We expect to grow as the legal industry becomes more comfortable with AI. AltFee Elevator Pitch: AltFee revolutionizes law firm pricing by offering a foundation for alternative fee structures. Another example is our Directory of Alternative Fee Providing Law Firms. What makes you unique or innovative? What problem do you solve?

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Second Circuit Rejected New York City’s State Law Climate Claims Against Oil Companies. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Koati. and non-U.S. 3d 849 (9th Cir.

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