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Paralegal Compliance Officer – An Interview with Melissa Andrews

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She started this new journey with this paralegal career. She started it with just an associate’s degree, her paralegal certification, and around 15 or so years of paralegal experience working primarily in personal injury, but with a sprinkling in of some family law, criminal, and real estate.

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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. My name is Christina West, and I was a personal injury paralegal for six years. I’m currently working as a real estate legal assistant, learning to be a real estate paralegal.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

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With a full four-year degree in Paralegal Studies, you’re likely to enter the job market with a strong foundation and potentially a competitive edge (especially if you plan to work at a larger firm). Option 4: The associate degree plus a paralegal certificate This is essentially the same as the associate degree in paralegal studies.

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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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I Was Interviewed by a Paralegal Student

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I knew a paralegal who had graduated from school and her first job out of school was working for the Georgia Department of Transportation doing research for them. I know some paralegals who have gone to work for corporate, like cell phone companies, with their background and education in understanding real estate and corporate law.

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The Power of Paralegal Mentors – An Interview with Ashley Stasiewich

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And it’s on a topic that I find very interesting since I have a business that provides paralegal training after they get their paralegal certificate. I think that’s amazing, especially when you go back to, you’re not a lawyer, so you can’t teach a paralegal. I’m impressed.

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