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Mentoring New Legal Assistants

Paralegal Bootcamp

I use a pre-litigation checklist for new legal assistants in our personal injury practice. A checklist is something you can use in your case reviews which are critical for everyone working the case, but especially for a new legal assistant. I’m happy to report that we no longer have Jack Russell Terrier syndrome.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

In fact, what you see in most firms going forward is they have eliminated the legal secretary title and replaced it with a legal assistant title. It is the general credits of an associate degree plus a specific number of credits in paralegal-specific education. In response, the ABA now says they are two different roles.

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How to Become a Virtual Legal Assistant

The Estrin Report

. • Legal: Prepare litigation, estate planning, bankruptcy, corporate, real estate, family law, immigration and other practice specialty documents, schedule events and calendar management for law firms and attorneys; audit letters; handle correspondence; intake; anything and everything a legal secretary can do.

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Paralegal Profile: Jay Williams, TBLS

Paralegal Mentor

He specializes in Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, and Medical Malpractice. Jay is also a Board Certified Paralegal – Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Education. Williams, TBLS , is a Litigation Paralegal with Dallas law firm Miller Weisbrod, LLP.