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The 8 Most Important Tech Skills for Paralegals

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Paralegals are vital for the success of any law firm. A skilled paralegal will have a thorough understanding of the law, and will be responsible for managing settlements, handling court filings, doing legal research, and assisting lawyers with various other important tasks. File management. Phones/VoIP. Scheduling.

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The 8 Most Important Tech Skills for Paralegals

LawTechnologyToday

Paralegals are vital for the success of any law firm. A skilled paralegal will have a thorough understanding of the law, and will be responsible for managing settlements, handling court filings, doing legal research, and assisting lawyers with various other important tasks. File management. Phones/VoIP. Scheduling.

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A Law Clerk’s Advice for Communicating During the Pandemic

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While it may be instinctual to just put a link to the Westlaw, LexisNexis, or other legal research page you are using, and that may work in some instances, best practice is to actually download those cases and attach them separately as a PDF exhibit to a short affidavit.

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