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Why Do Lawyers Need to Keep Up with Legal Technology?

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Compliance with Regulatory Requirements: Legal technology can help lawyers stay compliant with regulatory requirements by providing tools to manage and track legal documents, deadlines, and other important information. The service also provides data storage that is secure and cost-effective for large volumes.

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6 Ways to Expand Your Paralegal Education

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Attending webinars presented by paralegal associations , bar associations, and other providers on subjects outside a paralegal’s field of law is a great way to broaden their legal understanding. Merrell, MBA, ACP, has been a real estate and finance paralegal for over 20 years. Meet the Author.

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Paralegal Tips for Negotiating Client Bills and Liens

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These balances are usually non-negotiable because of the contract between the client and their health insurance. I’m currently working as a real estate legal assistant, learning to be a real estate paralegal. Meet the Author.

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A Path from Paralegal to Lawyer

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She started her legal career as a legal assistant and then worked for several years as a paralegal at Georgia Pacific. Again, that was learned from having a lawyer come to me and say, “Hey, great job marking up this contract. I prepare my own executable contracts. This was the best news I’d ever heard.

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LTRC Roundtable Discussion: ChatGPT

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Do you envision law firms becoming less dependent on newer attorneys and legal assistants as ChatGPT and its successors mature? Much of the work handled by junior associates consists of factual and legal research to identify the facts and relevant law. AP: Not really.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

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However, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the median annual wage for paralegals and legal assistants was $56,230 in 2021. The problem with relying on that number is that it includes legal assistants. Do other paralegals in non-litigation areas like real estate and corporate law work late hours?

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Career Planning for the New Year

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This survey projected that corporate legal departments will be expanding internal teams to handle more legal matters in-house and also to control spending on outside counsel. What skills and expertise are in demand for paralegals/legal assistants? Real Estate. I want to work in contract administration.”)