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Being an Innovative Lawyer 

The Estrin Report

For example, as many clients want to be more involved in processing their files, a second client monitor on a lawyer’s desk allows the client to collaborate in order to finalize draft documents and to produce financial calculations.

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Tips for Coping When Your Boss Yells at You

Paralegal Bootcamp

There’s no HR department to go talk to, there’s no supervisor or office manager. If you’re a part of any of the paralegal social media groups you see them say similar things about attorneys in larger offices with colleagues, more attorneys, and even office managers – and it still happens. Who is a micromanager.

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The Power of Paralegal Mentors – An Interview with Ashley Stasiewich

Paralegal Bootcamp

She teaches legal courses at McEwen such as Legal Information and Management Procedures, Legal Drafting, Legal Documents 1 and 2, Technology for Paralegals, Legal Research, Business Communication, and the Paralegal Studies Capstone Program. And when the courthouses shut down, I was a full time office manager at the time.

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How To Lose a Paralegal Job In 10 Days

Paralegal Bootcamp

When you navigate all that and get to the receptionist’s desk, he’s calling the office manager to let them know that you’re there…and you’re 20 minutes late. From a management point of view, while being late isn’t going to cause you to lose a paralegal job, it does not bode well for you as an employee. I’ll be honest here.

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How to Build More Time for Your Clients into Your Day

Rocket Matter

Manual time tracking creates more work when it comes to drafting invoices and reviewing each client’s billable hours. Waiting until the end of the day to track your time can actually cost you money (in fact, it can actually cost a lawyer 10% of their billable time ).

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It’s Time To Celebrate Your Wins!

Paralegal Bootcamp

The office manager thanked you for being a great team player when you filled in for the receptionist at lunch. You finally got that SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) manual drafted for your team’s eDiscovery projects. It doesn’t matter what the result of speaking up was. The point is that you had the courage to do it.

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Paralegal Professional Development – Tips for New Paralegals

Paralegal Bootcamp

I looked toward our transactional work and learned to draft and file deed transfers (for starters). Office management. But they will like the person who’s willing to do it with a positive attitude. I looked for ways to free up my Attorney’s time by learning a skill others may not know and offering to take it over.

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