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Continuing Education for Paralegals – Sink or Swim?

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The skills that you need as a litigation paralegal in a law firm are going to be completely different than the skills you need as a commercial real estate paralegal working in-house. It’s the same when lawyers graduate from law school. This problem is not unique to the paralegal profession.

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LONE STAR SHIFT?

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And while the housing market has seen a recent skyrocket in pricing spurred by incredibly low inventory, there are still opportunities to make a boatload, claims one savvy real-estate investor. A law school graduate from San Antonio, Ari worked on Wall Street prior to becoming a real- estate guru.

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Day in the Life of a Litigation Paralegal

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I currently work for a reputable litigation firm that specializes in bankruptcy, business disputes, real estate, and family law. We receive many partition cases, and I am most experienced in partition/real estate and bankruptcy cases. But don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. Meet the Author.

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On LawNext Podcast: Two Law Students Who Took On Systemic Racism in the Legal System

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Joaseus and Stagg were two of 18 law students from six law schools who participated this year in the second year of a fellowship program sponsored by the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation and the LexisNexis African Ancestry Network, in partnership with the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Law School Consortium.

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A Path from Paralegal to Lawyer

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Are you a paralegal Who’s wondering if you should go to law school? Should I take my paralegal career to the next level and go to law school? Now I’m not the right person to answer that question because the only time that I contemplated going to law school was when I was in a job that I didn’t like.

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Less travel, plenty of royalties for justices in 2020

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Justice Neil Gorsuch squeezed in two trips before the pandemic hit – first to his home state of Colorado in February for the Federalist Society and then in mid-March to speak at the Ave Maria Law School in Naples, Florida. Several justices reported outside income from real estate.

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How to Pass the Louisiana Notary Exam

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If you are a paralegal who practices real estate law or business law, concepts such as legal descriptions, mortgages, liens, and Acts of Sale will be familiar to you. You have to know the basics of real estate transactions and wills. Jane is 35 and just graduated from law school.