Paralegal Bootcamp
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
My head bobbed up and down as I watched our new legal assistant bounce like a Jack Russell Terrier at my door holding a post-it-note above her head. In my own defense, the last 25 years of my career has been dedicated to one attorney as a contracted tort litigation paralegal. The same can hold true with new legal assistants.
Paralegal Bootcamp
APRIL 15, 2022
I hear about the low incoming wages for new legal assistants, and yes, someone at Chick-Fil-A might indeed make a larger hourly wage than a new, incoming paralegal. Looking back to 2020 information, the mean hourly wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants was $27.22 See Paralegals and Legal Assistants (bls.gov).
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Paralegal Bootcamp
MAY 20, 2022
I’ve mentioned in previous articles that 43 years ago, the profession of “paralegals” and “legal assistants” didn’t really exist. Legal secretaries absorbed some of what is now considered paralegal responsibilities. Laurie Fields is a transplanted Midwesterner from Indiana to the Arizona desert in 1972. Meet the Author.
LawSites
DECEMBER 4, 2023
We have implemented this for Indiana, Massachusetts, and California so far, and will have all opinions completed within 45-60 days. Gretchen Elevator Pitch: Gretchen revolutionizes legal assistance for lawyers, being the first generative AI-powered tool to integrate directly into their email inboxes. Demo video: [link].
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
APRIL 9, 2021
The appellate court agreed with the OAG that redacted portions of the application were privileged as “preliminary communications made between a client and its prospective counsel while seeking legal assistance.” The redacted sections were therefore exempt from disclosure due to attorney-client privilege. Frosh , No. 20-2159 (4th Cir.
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