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Mentoring New Legal Assistants

Paralegal Bootcamp

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. The same can hold true with new legal assistants. As paralegals, we look for the blind spots, or red flags, with our cases, witnesses, and in our legal strategies.

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The Pros and Cons of Going Solo vs. Large Firm

Paralegal Bootcamp

Applying for your first or early-career legal positions may be a little daunting. In the legal field, floating along to get your foot in the door can result in you being somewhere you didn’t know you weren’t looking for. Looking back to 2020 information, the mean hourly wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants was $27.22

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What This Paralegal Has Learned After Working With Attorneys for 40 Years

Paralegal Bootcamp

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. I’ll start with what I view as most important, both in life and in legal. Value your legal team.

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Grammar Giggle – It’s Purdy from Perry

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It would have been better to say “If the former two-time All-Arizona quarterback Brock Purdy leads the 49ers.” .” I finally figured out his last name is Purdy and he went to Perry High School. The first line is just very poorly written. ” Follow

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Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93

SCOTUSBlog

Share Sandra Day O’Connor, a self-described “Arizona cowgirl” who made history as the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice, died on Friday in Phoenix, Arizona. One California-based firm, Gibson Dunn, did offer O’Connor a job – as a legal secretary. She was 93. O’Connor opted not to seek reelection in 1974.

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