The Estrin Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2019
the book is a survivor’s anthem. It’s about Jessi’s struggle during the time she spent crawling through three decades of trauma and tragedy that claimed her life, and her journey trying to find her way to reclaim what was lost or stolen. We told it in an raw and authentic way. And we didn’t sugarcoat a thing. Our souls are on those pages.
The Paralegal Society
APRIL 28, 2019
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where … Continue reading →
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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
DECEMBER 26, 2019
Perhaps the most damning of a series of damning facts about law firms released within the latest Clio Legal Trends Report ( link here ), is this: 89% of lawyers surveyed believed that their law firms followup with potential clients within 24 hours; 62% of law firms actually never follow up with leads at all. I’ll let that sink in. The Report also goes on to indicate that of the law firm clients surveyed, 89% want to hear back from the law firm within 24 hours, while 24% want to hear back within
The Empowered Paralegal
MAY 22, 2019
A personal injury case can be a complicated case. You need to make sure that you know all the strategies to win the case. Unlike other cases, a personal injury case might take, but it is worth the wait. There are certain instances when you can file a personal injury case. You can file a personal injury case after a car accident or even injury at the workplace.
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LegalTalkNetwork
MAY 15, 2019
The ABA Section of Antitrust Law recently recorded a series of podcasts covering the latest developments in competition and consumer protection law. This 12-part installment features some of the specialty’s biggest names discussing the most pressing issues in this practice area today. Among the many topics covered are the following: 67th Antitrust Law Spring Meeting.
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Legal Research is Easy
AUGUST 19, 2019
Picture it. You're 9-years-old and you REALLY want this new toy. You'd give anything for that toy. Your folks are on a tight budget and your toy is simply not on their radar. What are you going to do? What can you do? Well, if you're in the state of Texas, you can now open a lemonade stand and sell lemonade to passing strangers (well, you can on September 1 - after the summer season ends).
Connor Reporting
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
If you’ve ever watched a courtroom drama on TV, you’ve probably seen someone sitting off to the side, tapping diligently on a strange little machine that looks something like a typewriter. If so, then you’ve seen court reporting in action. Despite the increasing availability of digital recording over the past 25 years, licensed court reporters still play a large part in courtroom proceedings, depositions, and appeals. .
LexBlog
JULY 19, 2019
Being a paralegal is a challenging career full of ups and downs. It is a career path that will shake you up and show you what you are made of. It is not a job for everyone, so read closely. I am about to list the top 5 best and worst things about being a paralegal in 2019. Let’s start with the Top 5 Best things about being a paralegal: 1. High Demand.
The Record Xchange
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
This article is Part 2 of a three-part series. Part 1 published in August. I once had a federal judge explain to me, in detail and with great conviction, that digital recording would never be adopted as an acceptable court reporting method. His argument was simple: Digital recording was fine, but judges and lawyers needed a written record. Since getting a transcript from a recording was difficult, time-consuming, error-prone and expensive, the method would never work.
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The Legal Ease
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
As you may have heard, Google released a new algorithm, known as BERT, that will affect the results when you perform a search using Google. Is it time to panic? Pay a lot of money to an SEO "expert" to make big changes to your website? The answer is.it depends. (Sorry, I couldn't resist). If your law firm website was built to provide useful information to potential clients and others searching for information about your firm and the law in the areas of practice, this new update is li
The Estrin Report
JANUARY 1, 2019
Ghosting: The act of not showing up. It happens all the time in the dating world but a new phenomenon has hit the job market. The new Beige Book from the Federal Reserve Bank now contains this millennial slang to describe a rising trend in the workplace. The mention in the Fed publication, formally known as the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions, gives us a descriptive definition: "A number of contacts said that they had been ‘ghosted,’ a situation in which a worker stops comin
Broadcast Law Blog
JUNE 12, 2019
The Office of Management and Budget, acting pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act, has just approved the FCC’s broadcast incubator program , about which we wrote here. That approval makes the program effective. The program permits an established broadcaster to provide assistance to a new broadcaster (generally, a qualified small business) to enter the radio broadcast industry.
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
DECEMBER 26, 2019
It can’t happen to you until it does. I’m talking about the business disaster that could strike your law firm at any moment: flood, fire, data breach, device breakdown, smoke damage, truck carrying 30000 pounds of bananas careening out of control. Well, you get the picture. Because any law firm could be struck by disaster, every law firm should develop and maintain a disaster recovery program.
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The Empowered Paralegal
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
A reputable medical malpractice company is one that focuses on the needs of clients who have experienced illness, death, or injury because of wrongful action whom they have entrusted their care. Most practitioners prove their competence each day, working ethically and diligently in the care of their patients. It is unfortunate that some doctors continue to harm a lot of patients through malpractice cases.
LegalTalkNetwork
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
This year’s Clio Cloud Conference made its way to my home town and “ America’s Finest City ” San Diego, California. Now in its Seventh year with over 2,000 attendees, Clio’s marquee event continues to impress with top tier speakers like keynotes Glenn Greenwald, Shaka Senghor, Deanna Van Buren, and Daniel Pink whose powerful main stage talks tug at your heart strings, challenge your preconceptions, and give you a new perspective.
Strictly Business
AUGUST 27, 2019
Companies raising capital that are relying on Rule 506(c) (often informally called “Accredited Investor Crowdfunding”) for their offering of securities have several options as to how to verify whether their investors’ are indeed “accredited investors.” Since most offerings of securities generally rely on Rule 506(b) which allows for the investor to self-verify (e.g., through a simple questionnaire), founders are not as familiar with the verification process of Rule 506(c).
Legal Research is Easy
JULY 22, 2019
I know I'm going to get screamed at for this but. You remember the story about the Emperor's New Clothes ? Seems a king was tired of his wardrobe and wanted something "new." So he searched around and found a couple of "new" fashion designers who told him they had come up with a "new" design - something that would just blow him away. The day of the unveiling arrived and out walks the king in his new suit of clothes.
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Connor Reporting
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Scheduling depositions. If you’re in the business of litigation, scheduling depositions is one of those repetitive, mundane tasks that is part of the job. Whether you’re a paralegal or legal assistant who assists multiple attorneys or solo-practitioner attorney without support staff, it is a task that can take a significant amount of your weekly or daily time.
ABA Journal
JULY 11, 2019
I hate being on the road too early in the morning; sometimes it’s just you and a long stretch of highway until the sun rises.
The Rainmaker
OCTOBER 8, 2019
If you’ve been using professional SEO practices for a while, then you probably think everything about your online reputation is just fine. But there may be some surprises lurking beyond the first page or two of your search results. Perhaps some negative reviews from former clients that you’ve never seen before? Images of you that someone else posted and tagged with your name from that party you’d rather forget?
LegalSecretariesRock
DECEMBER 13, 2019
I hope I'm not too late. I say this every year, and every year, I read about someone who got a little too loose and had way too much fun at the office party. I'll keep this short and sweet.
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The Legal Ease
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Don't you just wish you could press the reset button sometimes? This idea seems to keep popping up in different forms recently, so I thought it might be time to blog about it. Which may be ironic since I’ve been neglecting this blog of late – so consider this post the Legal Ease Blog “do over.”. It strikes me also that, although I'm not Jewish, I am posting this on Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish New Year.
Broadcast Law Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
As we wrote here , at the FCC’s December meeting, the FCC was scheduled to adopt an order eliminating the requirement that broadcasters post a physical copy of their licenses and other instruments of authorization at their control points or transmitter sites. In fact, the Commission adopted that order before the meeting, and it today published the order in the Federal Register , meaning that it is effective as of today.
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2019
The 2019 Clio Legal Trends Report (download link here ) , which is a longitudinal study of law firm data across a variety of categories, including internal efficiencies and external relationships with clients. It’s a fascinating read every year; and, that includes 2019. The 2019 study focused on what the functional difference between growing firms (law firms that grew revenue by over 100% across a 5-year period) and shrinking firms (law firms that lost over 50% of their revenue over a 5-year per
The Empowered Paralegal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
The law may not require you to have a personal injury lawyer. You may prepare all the documents and represent yourself in court if you think you can do the job. But things will certainly be better addressed with the best personal injury lawyer in Queens by far!! Mostly caused by negligence, a personal injury may be a result from car accidents, slips and falls, medical malpractices or construction accidents.
Speaker: Jacqueline R. Jackson, J.D. - Litigation Paralegal at Morgan & Morgan
As a career paralegal, it is your responsibility to take the lead in ensuring that your attorney has what they need procedurally and substantively to practice law while also setting yourself apart as a professional. But with limited resources and without any direction or guidance, where do you begin? Paralegals play an essential role in the client’s outcome, ensuring that the firm’s pipeline of cases is managed from beginning to end in order to produce a quality product.
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