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Paralegal Schools Forget to Mention These Things

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But after they’ve got you enrolled and you’re in the paralegal certificate program, it would be helpful for you to also hear the downsides of being a paralegal so that you can be better prepared for your new career. A paralegal job is stressful and most of you will work long hours under that high level of stress.

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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

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Paralegals – Depending on the role, and their jurisdiction (as I mentioned before) a paralegal can represent someone in court, draft complex legal documents (under the supervision of a lawyer) perform research, and many other substantial tasks. One website in France calls a Law Clerk a, “Second-in-Command Lawyer.”

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How Paralegals Can Avoid UPL

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Unfortunately, the rules regulating UPL can often be confusing, sometimes resulting in unknowing breaches that can prove costly to a paralegal’s career. While they teach paralegal ethics in most paralegal certificate programs, it is often difficult to apply those ethics until you are working as a paralegal in the real world.

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What You Don’t Know About the Paralegal Job Market

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Here are the top 9 concerns, questions, and hottest topics for today’s job market The Goldman Sachs white paper states that 44% of all legal jobs will be replaced by AI and that it will virtually wipe out the paralegal role. Technology always changes jobs and lawyers are always slow to move but this is definitely a game-changer.

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Paralegal Career Choice: Public Service or Private Practice

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She received her paralegal certificate from the ABA-Approved Roosevelt University’s Lawyer Assistant Program. Christine has shared her expertise as a paralegal guest lecturer at Northwestern Business College and a part-time adjunct instructor at Roosevelt University.

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The Power of Paralegal Mentors – An Interview with Ashley Stasiewich

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Ashley’s a member and mentor, as you heard, of the Alberta Association of Professional Paralegals and an associate member of the Edmonton Law Office Managers Association. My background is primarily working in criminal law, and I typically work in a very small firm, and your lawyer is always off at court. All right, Dennis.

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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. As a litigation paralegal, it’s easy to get sucked into the never-ending cycle of document management or document chasing. Do you have a copy of that revised contract that’s part of this dispute? We have to decide.

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