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6 Ways to Expand Your Paralegal Education

Paralegal Bootcamp

If such a meme depicted a paralegal’s education, the visible tip of the iceberg would represent the formal, foundational education and essential working skills of that paralegal. . These are the qualifications that clients, attorneys, and other professionals see in day-to-day interactions with the paralegal.

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Four B’s of a Well-Rounded Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

Our world as paralegals is drastically changing. Im intrigued to see how artificial intelligence will continue to improve things for paralegals, like research, writing, and analysis, but I still feel like the basics will always be ingrained in our brains. Paralegals strive to feel accomplished, organized, accurate, and reliable.

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

Paralegal Bootcamp

To summarize a list of lessons learned in 43 years of paralegal practice is rather like opening Pandora’s box. 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.

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Paralegals: Want to Lower Your Stress Instantly?

Paralegal Bootcamp

Vincent is a paralegal, just like you. He deals with the same daily stressors that every paralegal like you does. He is a paralegal, for 27 years, and he’s a paralegal with McElroy Deutsch in Morristown, New Jersey. He was one of the few paralegals who actually put together a webinar, it was a 60-minute webinar.

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Streamlining Your Success: How to Efficiently Scale Your Paralegal Career

Speaker: Jacqueline R. Jackson, J.D. - Litigation Paralegal at Morgan & Morgan

As a career paralegal, it is your responsibility to take the lead in ensuring that your attorney has what they need procedurally and substantively to practice law while also setting yourself apart as a professional. But with limited resources and without any direction or guidance, where do you begin?

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The Underpaid Paralegal

The Estrin Report

by Veronica Paulino Are you feeling like an underpaid paralegal? As paralegals, it’s our job to provide support to attorneys and clients, dedicating countless hours to research, investigation, drafting, and client engagement. You serve as the point of contact when the attorney is not available.

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3 Mindset Shifts for New Paralegals

Paralegal Bootcamp

Your mindset is so important to your success as a new paralegal. Let’s look at 3 mindset shifts you can make early in your paralegal career. Stop calling yourself a “newbie” paralegal. By referring to yourself as the “newbie paralegal,” you are giving yourself an unnecessary label. Paralegal Training.

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Wills, Trusts, and Estates: The Essentials of Wealth Management

Speaker: Vi Pham, Attorney at Law

As paralegals, it's essential that you know the complexities of wealth management in order to ensure that your client's rights are protected to their fullest extent. Join Vi Pham, Attorney and educator, in this exclusive webinar that will leave you feeling brushed up and ready.