Attorney at Work

JUNE 20, 2021

While many of us grew up to the tune of “quitters never win and winners never quit,” we know that’s not exactly true. And the post-pandemic headlines are telling us that plenty of people have decided it’s time for something new, employment-wise: “The Great Resignation Is Here! Your “job” is disappearing.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Failure is a word that causes anxiety, tension, stress, and just generally makes us feel bad. We are not rewarded for our failures, and we often think of them as holding us back from bigger or better opportunities in our paralegal careers. Failure helps you identify what you in your career. Failure is about recovery.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 27, 2023

There are so many traits, skills, and habits that make for a successful paralegal career. We’ll explore why these are three traits of a rockstar paralegal and give you actionable strategies for developing them throughout your paralegal career. Read How Failure Can Benefit Your Paralegal Career. What is Accountability?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 9, 2022

A new litigation paralegal should look at three key areas early in their career. If you only focus on the paralegal skills that you might be lacking early in your career, then you might spend too much time focused on how many decades it will take you to gain all of those skills. Prefer to Listen Instead of Read? L EARN MORE.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 20, 2021

They don’t all have to do with the legal profession because paralegal career development doesn’t just mean gaining more knowledge and skills about your particular practice area. You might think this would be about AI taking over paralegal jobs. Four Lessons the Pandemic Taught us About Work, Life, and Balance.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 12, 2021

No lawyer should assume their education is over at any point in their career — and certainly not upon graduation from law school. That’s when the real education about what it takes to be a successful lawyer truly begins. And you’ll have trouble advancing in your career. Lifelong Learners Write. It takes a lot of effort.

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Above The Law

MAY 8, 2025

That comment stuck with me — because so many high-performing legal professionals, especially those juggling their legal career with parenthood, dont stop to ask why they feel that way. Some build us up. Others chip away at us slowly. Its also about how your mind and emotions are affected. Where did time drag?

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

It will make a tremendous difference in your career if you advocate strongly for yourself when asking for development or business opportunities, as well as in self-evaluations and promotional memos. Sheila helps lawyers take their careers from uncertain and uninspired to unstoppable. An Interview With Chere Estrin. And it worked.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 6, 2022

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 12 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations. Paralegals and legal assistants held about 345,600 jobs in 2020. Paralegal Career Choice. Federal Government 5%. Finance and Insurance 3%.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Over the past few decades, we have discovered a great deal about how the brain works, including how trauma, stress and anxiety affect our reality. For example, cognitive bias and burnout color how we feel about ourselves and the world. In simplest terms, our thoughts about ourselves are categorized into positive and negative.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Join us each week to get actionable strategies to fast-track your paralegal career. Our mission is to give you tangible things that you can walk away with each week that add value to your paralegal career. Listen to the trailer below. The Paralegals on Fire! The post New Paralegal Podcast Launches!

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in my legal career, I assumed that “being responsive” meant that I needed to respond immediately to emails from clients and colleagues. Switching from topic to topic, and client to client, via an endless stream of emails causes us to pay a heavy cognitive price. Third, establish communication policies with clients and colleagues.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 29, 2021

Show your colleagues and your clients that you have a brain capable of discerning whether work is beneficial or detrimental to your career. Imposter syndrome leads us to doubt ourselves and dismiss accolades as undeserved and accomplishments as due to “luck.” When we help others, they tend to want to help us.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 14, 2025

Were recognizing professional burnout and then actively doing something about it. I know that might not make too much sense if youre new to this but Im talking about the basic, drill sergeant, organized, never missing a task or beat, creating checklists on checklists, routine that paralegals have assumed since the beginning of time.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 22, 2021

The same thing can happen to your paralegal career if you’re not careful. You start your paralegal career with these lofty goals, but it’s also right after you spent four years in college and another six months or maybe even a year in your paralegal certificate program. When to Start Your Paralegal Career Growth Plan.

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The Estrin Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Estrin Legal Staffing specializes in helping exceptional professionals connect with amazing career opportunities. Click on the banner to see our current career opportunities – Call to learn more about us 310-846-9040. Patience… Chere Estrin CEO Estrin Legal Staffing.

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Above The Law

APRIL 28, 2025

In a legal world often defined by rigid swim lanes and limited career trajectories, how do you carve a new path? On Season 10, Episode 9 of “ Notes to My (Legal) Self ,” I had the pleasure of talking with Neil Handwerker and Kimberly Fine, co-founders of ex judicata, about reimagining what you can do with a JD.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

I started my professional career working for law firms directly out of college. Billing your time doesn’t have to equate to stress Let’s talk about everything you need to know about billable hours and reduce some of the stress associated with them. 6 Drop off dry cleaning =.1 6 Drop off dry cleaning =.1

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 13, 2023

If you’re looking for the top paralegal skills or paralegal traits, I’ve written about those before on this blog. What I want to talk about for this article are habits. Let’s start with… Why Do You Want To Be An Indispensable Paralegal We want to be an indispensable paralegal because that makes us an essential part of the team.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 13, 2021

People pick up side gigs for all kinds of reasons (including but not limited to): making up for a low salary from your day job, getting extra income for the holidays, saving for a downpayment on a house or car, or just earning something extra for doing something they’re passionate about. Write Articles About Paralegal Topics and More.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Whether you’re a new litigation paralegal or have been on your litigation career path for years, Kim’s story is the perfect inspiration for welcoming mobility into your paralegal career and seeing the possibilities of where it can take you. I think about big-picture things, five-year things that I want to accomplish.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

If the past two years taught us anything, it is that many types of work can be done from anywhere. The pandemic has allowed (and at times forced) us to reflect on our purpose — whether that be social, personal, environmental or other raison d’etre. Embrace Flexibility. Do Some Soul Searching to Define the Firm’s Culture.

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Above The Law

APRIL 7, 2025

AI-driven assistants like Pi offer career advice, brainstorming help, and even emotional support to mentees. Career Pathing Tools. guide underrepresented groups through career obstacles and opportunities. AI will create ultra-customized legal services and career development opportunities. Streamlining Communication.

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Above The Law

MAY 1, 2025

We seek lawyers who bring specialized expertise to deepen core practice areas, and those who work in practice areas that our clients may have asked us to add to the firm. It allows us to maintain the culture and high-touch, personalized service that our clients count on and know they will receive.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Here, Pitt Law 2L David DeNotaris reports on campaign financing and the race between Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman for one of the two Pennsylvania seats in the closely-divided US Senate. . Mehmet Oz’s career in the political arena seems to have begun in this very Senate race. Fetterman won his first election by one vote.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Familiar readers of the blog know that our company, Paralegal Bootcamp , is based out of the US. Similar to us in the United States, the role of a paralegal will change from state to state (or in this case, province to province) depending on each jurisdiction’s requirements. Let’s dive in. Paralegals in Canada. Education/Certification.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 28, 2025

As the founder and CEO of Izabayte Consulting, Pamela has spent her career at the intersection of technology, governance, and safe digital transformation. From data center power usage to computing demands, we need to ensure the tools helping us dont create their own environmental challenges. What About AIs Carbon Footprint?

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JURIST

JANUARY 7, 2024

Pishin is about 16 hours by bus from Lahore, over somewhat broken roads. The topic for discussion was left to me, and I chose to talk about ‘Planning for a Career in Law: Expectations vs. The topic for discussion was left to me, and I chose to talk about ‘Planning for a Career in Law: Expectations vs. Realities’.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 15, 2022

In the Disney movie “Encanto,” with lyrics by Manuel-Miranda, there is a song about lawyers. OK, it’s not actually about lawyers, but it could be if you substitute a few words. ” What Can We Do About All the Pressure? Because it helps us get from where we are to where we want to be. No mistakes.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 24, 2022

We’re going through a “great reassessment” as lawyers evaluate their job satisfaction, values and ultimate career goals. The reasons are as varied as the types of hustles going on: For some lawyers, especially early in their careers, an extra income is important. A side hustle can be about emotional rewards.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 20, 2023

This week we’re asking our readers to share their insights to help us answer the question “Is it worth it to become a paralegal?” Podcast Show , and passionate about promoting the paralegal profession. Visit the About Us Page to learn more about why Ann started the Paralegal Boot Camp.

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The Estrin Report

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Throughout our working day, we continually encounter a multitude of seemingly minor circumstances, objections or stop-gaps that require us to respond, perhaps by additional probing questions, perhaps with rebuttals. The first, of course, is identifying the areas where sharper reflexes will result in incremental upward career mobility.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Below are 5 paralegal mistakes (and a bonus one) to avoid early on in your career. I’m going to share some of the biggest pitfalls that I see new paralegals make early in their careers that could be holding you back. This will stunt your career growth and your earning potential. So what does it mean to stay in your lane?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In this article, I’m going to be talking about 3 areas I see paralegals working for free that they shouldn’t be. They have built their entire business model relying on people like you and me working for free so that they can charge others $199 for it and tell you that it’s good for your career. Prefer to Listen Instead of Read?

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Above The Law

MAY 5, 2025

Using “ Game of Thrones ” as a metaphor, she breaks down the high-stakes world of eDiscovery. Its all about finding that one piece of information that can change everything, she said. Its reshaping everything, including how we think about information and decision-making. Lawyers are used to doing things the same way.

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Above The Law

MARCH 24, 2025

On Season 10, Episode 10 of “ Notes to My (Legal) Self ,” I had the pleasure of speaking with Hannah Beko, a commercial property lawyer, law firm co-owner, and coach, about the power of authenticity in law — especially in the age of AI and data. Authenticity isnt just about well-being — its also good for business.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 22, 2021

It does little good to be a Top Lawyer if nobody knows about it. Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series. What is the “backstory” that brought you to this particular career path in Law? Can you tell us a bit about the nature of your practice and what you focus on? An Interview with Chere Estrin.

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