Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 22, 2021

As a new paralegal or someone who has been working as a paralegal for a few years, this is a great time to set S.M.A.R.T.E.R. The same thing can happen to your paralegal career if you’re not careful. When to Start Your Paralegal Career Growth Plan. Smarter Goals for Paralegal Career Growth.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 20, 2022

I wish paralegal training programs included a course on problem-solving! It’s such an important skill for paralegals to have. Do you know what one of the top skills attorneys tell me they want their paralegals to have? I consistently hear, “I have a great paralegal because he (or she) solves my problems.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Are you aware of the power a paralegal mentor can have for someone’s paralegal career? Ashley is a Sessional Instructor for the Paralegal Studies and Office Assistant Programs at McEwen University, and she has over 16 years of experience in the legal industry. Prefer Audio Instead of Reading?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Litigation Paralegal Career Accelerator is a framework that I developed a while ago when I was outlining the curriculum for the Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp program. The place every new paralegal is at the start of their career. The place every new paralegal is at the start of their career. They do exist.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 15, 2023

If you’ve been in our community for a while, you know I was a paralegal manager before I started my company, Paralegal Boot Camp. I learned some things as a manager that I wish I knew when I was a paralegal, and I want to share some of those things with you in this article. I was working at the top of my game.

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The Estrin Report

AUGUST 26, 2021

You can become a generalist or specialize in a legal specialty such as bankruptcy, litigation, real estate, estate planning or corporate. Social media management. Project management. I soon realized I missed working in the legal field, but at the same time wanted to own my own business. Paid Legal Intern.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 27, 2023

In this episode, Ann interviews Molly McGrath, Founder of Hiring & Empowering Solutions as she shares her unique perspective from her diverse experience in the legal industry. WATCH NOW The post It’s Time For You To Have That Courageous Conversation appeared first on Paralegal Boot Camp.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 11, 2023

For more than 10 years, ACEDS has trained lawyers, paralegals and other legal support professionals at law firms, corporate legal departments, the government, and in academia. He is also the author of the 2016 book Project Management in Electronic Discovery , now in its second edition. I understand.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 17, 2021

Litigation Software as a New Litigation Paralegal. We will break down the paralegal technology skills into three categories of software: administration, matter management, and practice-specific applications. As a new litigation paralegal, it is not expected that you will have mastered all of these technologies.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Not surprisingly given the economy, a survey of inhouse legal professionals finds that companies are slowing down or freezing hiring, reducing outside counsel spending, and conducting layoffs. To help counter these cuts and reduce their workloads, legal departments are increasingly bullish on leveraging legal technology, the survey finds.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 8, 2023

The Inspiration for this Blog As I mentioned, I had a phone call from someone who was seeking a payment plan option for the Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp because she said, “I desperately need the course, I’m new to litigation and have no idea what I should be doing every day, and no one is available to help me.”

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 15, 2021

Eventually, as you grow into your role as an ediscovery project manager , you will realize that the ediscovery project budget can be your tool to: measure efficiencies. The advantage of using this method is that it allows the project team to think about possible alternatives and outcomes from different perspectives.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 27, 2023

I get this question so often from new paralegals who tell me they’re not comfortable around their attorneys and struggling to develop their confidence and find their confident voice as a paralegal. I’m here to help you fast-track your paralegal career. And building up your confidence as a paralegal is a surefire way to do that.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 19, 2022

For those litigation paralegals who embrace it and learn everything they can about it, eDiscovery matters and has been a game-changer for their careers. In fact, I’m also hosting a free masterclass next week on it because of how important eDiscovery is to litigation paralegal careers. What if you’re a personal injury paralegal?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Preparing a deposition summary can be time-consuming for a litigation paralegal and costly to the client. For a typical 200-page deposition transcript, it can take a litigation paralegal more than 8 hours to summarize one deposition transcript. 50:22 – 53:6 He worked directly for Smith as a project manager.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 21, 2023

These were the top 10 paralegal career takeaways and actionable strategies from 2023. How to Take Charge of Your Paralegal Career Instead of waiting to see what your company is going to do for you, ask, “What am I going to do for myself?” I think it’s one of the best investments you can make in your paralegal career.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Performance reviews are a necessary evil but changing how you perceive them overall, especially as paralegals, can be a total game-changer. I know for many paralegals and other legal professionals; the end of the year is a time when you self-reflect and maybe even self-assess. Prefer to Listen Instead of Read? Let’s jump in!

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DigitalParalegalServices

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Six Reasons Technology Is Important To Your Paralegal Career. Significant change is underway in the legal industry. Technology is revolutionizing legal processes, court functions, and how many attorneys and firms work and manage cases. By: Angela Masciulli, ACP. Ethics and Professionalism.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 7, 2021

The skills that you’ve acquired throughout your paralegal career have opened the door to unlimited employment opportunities if you are looking for a paralegal career path that does not have the title “paralegal” that utilize your paralegal skills and experience. Project Manager for legal support vendor.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2022

You’re reading this because you already think of your work as a paralegal in the foremost-important way to succeed: As a Career! I received my Paralegal Certificate in December of 2019 and graduated RIGHT into the Pandemic! To combat this and support my paralegal professional development, every day I: 1. Getting Started.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 13, 2023

What is an Indispensable Paralegal? An indispensable paralegal is an essential member of the team. If you’re looking for the top paralegal skills or paralegal traits, I’ve written about those before on this blog. Specifically, habits that you can develop if you want to be an indispensable paralegal.

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Rocket Matter

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

That being said, embracing technology (and technology changes) hasn’t always come naturally to legal professionals. Failing to adopt efficiency- and productivity-boosting tools slows legal work and decreases client satisfaction. Keep reading to learn how to best prepare your legal practice to use new software. .

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The Cloud Court Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Last Wednesday we announced our relationship with Hire Counsel , a national leader in legal staffing for eDiscovery, managed document review, and specialty legal projects. TL;DR: Cloud Court augments Hire Counsel’s deep pool of expertise for projects that require intensive time and resource demands.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 29, 2021

If your profession includes anything related to litigation (paralegal, attorney, support staff, technology person, project manager, etc.), a dictionary definition that starts by first defining the legal term “discovery;” and. Boolean Search is not unique to the legal industry; Google can run Boolean searches too.

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Rocket Matter

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

With timekeeping best practices, you can streamline multiple areas of your practice, from invoices to project management. For many firms, this starts with time tracking and the small but impactful techniques firms can implement to generate compounding gains. Here are 10 time tracking tips to maximize your billable hours today!

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InHouseOps

MAY 23, 2022

Melissa Tatham, the Vice President of Marketing for Zapproved, has helped grow Zapproved into a leading cloud-based software provider for corporate legal teams. It’s a story we hear often: the disconnect between corporate legal professionals and those responsible for allocating budget. In short, legal professionals get it.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 25, 2021

Watch the free paralegal webinar replay from the Paralegal Boot Camp to get the top 7 habits that you can develop to fast-track your paralegal career, enjoy your work more, and feel like you are an indispensable member of the team. There are good paralegals. And there are great paralegals. Be a great paralegal!

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Rocket Matter

MAY 16, 2023

But when you skimp on admin time or try to cut corners, time and billing mistakes are more likely to occur. That’s why legal practice management software is so important. Charging the same rates for different tasks While every team member is essential to case matter management, not all tasks are charged at the same hourly rate.

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LawTechnologyToday

JULY 1, 2021

While this is good news for the economy, the legal community will be bracing for hard, fast, and high-stakes work. Responses are typically high-volume, deadline-driven discovery projects characterized by non-negotiable, extremely tight timeframes with no room for error. Customize workflows and processes for each project.

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 7, 2023

Left unstructured, document management can become a black hole of confusion, frustration, and non-billable hours. Then your staff should be able to access legal files from any device, including a phone or tablet, so you can pull up relevant documents whenever and wherever you need them. Start accepting payments online!

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Rocket Matter

JULY 11, 2023

Yes, it has a direct impact on your billable hours, but it also has a significant impact on your firm’s project management capabilities. 1. Accurate fees and rates For firms that use fee structures such as flat fees, they need to understand how much work goes into certain types of tasks and projects.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 17, 2021

When delegating legal work, there are three important steps: Determine what. While there is plenty of both in any given legal matter, not everything is as complex and important as it might seem at first. To delegate legal work like a pro, you want to assess several things first. Decide who. Get clear on how. This is a slam dunk!

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Rocket Matter

JULY 18, 2023

While medium- and large-sized firms usually have administrative assistants, paralegals, clerks, admins, and even entire teams to oversee client onboarding, marketing, documentation, time and expense capture, and billing, a solo practitioner has to manage all those functions on top of their actual legal work. It can be a lot.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Implementing legal technologies is always a challenge, but perhaps nowhere more so than in a corporate environment. There are several unique aspects within a corporate environment that need to be considered to assure the success of any project, but especially of technology within the Office of the General Counsel (OGC).

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Krista Chambers is a busy project manager at Chicago’s Orbit Media. But bringing your legal pads, your pens and pictures of your dog will get your blank cubicle that much closer to your preferred workspace aesthetics. The common pain points are getting there, being there and producing there. Just bring the essentials.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Help pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to compete at the eighth-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024. It also improves access to justice for society as lawyers can handle more cases, as well as remove some bias from the legal system through fact-first drafting. Voting is now open! 14-17, 2024, in Chicago.

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