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How to Pass the Louisiana Notary Exam

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One job qualification that may help you land your dream paralegal position is being certified as a Notary Public. As you can see by perusing the website of the American Society of Notaries , in many states, obtaining a Notary Commission is very simple. Sample Scenario and Questions for Louisiana Notary Examination.

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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

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The pandemic caused civil courts in the United States to adopt technology at an unprecedented pace and scale, improving participation in court proceedings and helping users resolve disputes more efficiently. Pew researchers examined pandemic-related emergency orders issued by the supreme courts of all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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Virginia restores civil rights to felons released from incarceration

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Northam’s announcement restored the right to vote, serve on a jury, run for office, and become a notary public. Effective immediately, these rights will be restored upon completion of any sentence of incarceration, even if the individual remains on community supervision or has outstanding court fees and fines.

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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

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The pandemic caused civil courts in the United States to adopt technology at an unprecedented pace and scale, improving participation in court proceedings and helping users resolve disputes more efficiently. Pew researchers examined pandemic-related emergency orders issued by the supreme courts of all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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Websites Paralegals Should Bookmark (Or At Least Know About)

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Court Websites. It should go without saying that you should have easy access to your local court and federal courts’ websites. has over thirty years of experience as a litigation paralegal and recently passed the examination to be named a Louisiana Notary Public. Meet the Author – Ruth Curcuru, N.P.

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Solicitors and Paralegals – what’s the difference?

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This means the right to represent a client in court and to call and examine witnesses. The reason is that consumers who cannot afford solicitors or barristers fees are attending court and representing themselves as litigants in person (LIPs). Only a notary public can perform these activities. The conduct of litigation.

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Word of the Month for August 2019: Stare Decisis

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Thing is, these days law and the decisions courts hand down are very much like that. People go to one court, don't get what they want so they go to another court asking for, basically, the same thing. In the early 1960s, the Governor of Maryland appointed Roy Torcaso as a notary public. Schempp , 374 U.S.