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Paralegal Spotlight: Peggy Pardue

NCBA

I am a North Carolina Certified Paralegal at Hampson Family Law located in Raleigh. I also became a notary public in the ’80s. While formal education may be […]. By the Communications Committee This month’s Paralegal Spotlight is on Peggy Pardue.

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Is a Qualified Process Server Competent Enough to Notarize Documents?

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2) defines a paralegal as “a person eligible by education, training, or professional experience who is hired or retained by a lawyer, law office, conglomerate, governmental agency, or other entity and who conducts specifically ceded meaningful legal work for which an attorney is accountable.” . The American Bar Association (n.d.,

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Word of the Month for August 2019: Stare Decisis

Legal Research is Easy

Thing is, these days law and the decisions courts hand down are very much like that. The kicker is that unlike parents (who, hopefully, are on the same page and the kid realizes that it's unlikely dad will overrule mom), it is critical that courts make the same rulings over and over so that people know how law will be applied.