LegalTalkNetwork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Every October 23rd, National Paralegal Day is observed to recognize and appreciate the invaluable contributions of paralegals. These dedicated professionals are responsible for conducting thorough legal research and managing extensive paperwork, playing a critical role in the operational success of law firms.

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Paralegal Coffee Talk

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Worst Paralegal Advice I’ve Ever Been Given. The Paralegal on staff had a close working relationship with two of the founding partners and they had just brought on a third attorney. They hired me to work as a Legal Secretary, Receptionist, File Clerk & all around errand runner. Click right here!

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The Estrin Report

MAY 13, 2024

I can’t help but stick my two cents in: “The use of the term “non-lawyer” creates an artificial hierarchy within the legal profession. It implicitly suggests that only licensed attorneys hold value or expertise within the legal realm , while others are relegated to a subordinate status.”

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The Estrin Report

AUGUST 26, 2021

. • Legal: Prepare litigation, estate planning, bankruptcy, corporate, real estate, family law, immigration and other practice specialty documents, schedule events and calendar management for law firms and attorneys; audit letters; handle correspondence; intake; anything and everything a legal secretary can do.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In my own defense, the last 25 years of my career has been dedicated to one attorney as a contracted tort litigation paralegal. I believe the more important benefit is the way questions can reveal blind spots on the part of both the mentor and the new legal assistant. Questions also establish a level of intimacy and trust.

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LexBlog

JULY 19, 2019

Being a paralegal is a challenging career full of ups and downs. I am about to list the top 5 best and worst things about being a paralegal in 2019. Let’s start with the Top 5 Best things about being a paralegal: 1. The paralegal profession is more in demand now than ever. High Demand. High Demand.

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LexBlog

JULY 26, 2019

I think a shorter list is what one is not, but in summary, paralegals provide day to day support by assisting attorneys, law offices, or other various agencies conducting research, drafting legal documents, and handling cases. Paralegals are an attorney’s right-hand person. What a paralegal is NOT.

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The Estrin Report

JULY 10, 2024

This linguistic relic perpetuates a caste system within legal support roles, unjustly positioning certain professionals as secondary and less important to the omnipotent “lawyer.” By prefixing roles with “non,” we implicitly suggest that the lawyer is the only significant figure in the legal landscape.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A Hungarian law firm is partnering with a Los Angeles legal tech company and a legal industry influencer to create an international database of pro bono attorneys willing to represent Ukrainian refugees in need of immigration or asylum aid, and they are looking for more attorneys to sign up. Firms can help in preparing.

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Lawfecta

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

There’s a new way to practice law, and it’s quickly becoming a hot trend, particularly for solo attorneys and small legal practices. For some, this means an Internet-based legal practice with brick-and-mortar offices throughout the U.S. How to Use Virtual Legal Staff. It’s known as the virtual law firm.

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MyCase

AUGUST 7, 2023

Most successful law firms employ support teams with a mix of paralegals and legal assistants, however, the duties of a legal assistant can vary a great deal depending on who you ask. Put simply, a legal assistant works in a supportive role that does various tasks, most often administrative work, on a lawyer’s behalf.

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LexBlog

JULY 19, 2019

Being a paralegal is a challenging career full of ups and downs. I am about to list the top 5 best and worst things about being a paralegal in 2019. Let’s start with the Top 5 Best things about being a paralegal: 1. The paralegal profession is more in demand now than ever. High Demand. High Demand.

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Paralegal Mentor

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Paralegals and paralegal students often have difficulty developing their writing skills to the level expected in the legal industry. Legal professionals rely heavily on both verbal and written communication, so writing skills are essential for both lawyers, paralegals, and legal secretaries.

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

R ecruiters can have backgrounds as former administrators, paralegal managers, senior paralegals, attorneys, legal secretaries or litigation support managers. They generally know what the firm’s top paralegal is earning and how to negotiate with the firm. They know this field inside and out.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 18, 2022

Compared with their counterparts in urban and suburban regions, rural attorneys often have less reliable access to critical skill sets and tools to support their practice. They may also have trouble finding qualified personnel to help with practice management and paralegal tasks.

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The Paralegal Resource

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Use of paralegals can be traced back to the 1960s when the government, law firms and the American Bar Association recognized the need to increase public access to legal services by providing such services at more widely affordable rates.

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Paralegal Mentor

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Patent Paralegal at Fish Richardson, PC in Washington, DC, where she specializes in patent prosecution. What prompted you to choose a paralegal career? I was looking for a job back in 1990 and found one as a patent legal secretary at a law firm. What do you see as hot trends in the paralegal industry? The Beach 10.

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MyCase

AUGUST 12, 2022

When hearing the term “law firm,” most people think of partners—the attorneys that make up the face of the firm. But behind every partner is a comprehensive legal professional team that keeps the wheels turning. When building a legal professional team, law firms often think primarily about job function. Build the Right Team .

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MyCase

AUGUST 12, 2022

When hearing the term “law firm,” most people think of partners—the attorneys that make up the face of the firm. But behind every partner is a comprehensive legal professional team that keeps the wheels turning. When building a legal professional team, law firms often think primarily about job function. Build the Right Team .

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The Paralegal Resource

JUNE 13, 2011

Use of paralegals can be traced back to the 1960s when the government, law firms and the American Bar Association recognized the need to increase public access to legal services by providing such services at more widely affordable rates.

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LexBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2011

There is no successful lawyer on the planet who became successful without a great legal assistant or paralegal like yourself. The Legal Assistant.com has exactly what you need, so you no longer need to worry. You’ll be amazed at how awesome this piece of attorney database software really is as soon as you begin to use it.

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LexBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2011

There is no successful lawyer on the planet who became successful without a great legal assistant or paralegal like yourself. The Legal Assistant.com has exactly what you need, so you no longer need to worry. You’ll be amazed at how awesome this piece of attorney database software really is as soon as you begin to use it.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In this week’s blog, I will take a broader look at the paralegal profession as a whole. Familiar readers of the blog know that our company, Paralegal Bootcamp , is based out of the US. With this being the case, we focus on a variety of paralegal, legal assistant, and administrative assistant legal positions in our home country.

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Lawfecta

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Attorneys spend hours organizing their briefs, sourcing facts and quotes, and researching and explaining the law. When filling out timesheets for the previous week, month, or even year a majority of attorneys rely on a combination of unreliable methods to account for their time. The problem for attorneys is twofold.

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LexBlog

MARCH 29, 2012

Modern technology continues to improve the life of attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries throughout the United States. The Legal Assistant is one of the companies participating in this technological change. The Legal Assistant has added recently their newest product, The Family Law Assistant (TFLA).

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LexBlog

MARCH 29, 2012

Modern technology continues to improve the life of attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries throughout the United States. The Legal Assistant is one of the companies participating in this technological change. The Legal Assistant has added recently their newest product, The Family Law Assistant (TFLA).

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DigitalParalegalServices

AUGUST 12, 2015

Under the mentorship of four attorneys and supporting staff, I became familiar with all of the processes of a profitable small town law firm. After a short period of time greeting clients, issuing paychecks, and managing the firm’s law library, I was given the opportunity to train as a legal secretary for the senior partner and his paralegal.

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DigitalParalegalServices

JULY 28, 2015

3 Common Reasons Solo Attorneys Call a Virtual Legal Assistant. From time to time in my 6-year virtual paralegal practice, I have been privileged to receive referrals from lawyer coaches. After consulting with a number of lawyers who are prospective clients for Digital Paralegal Services, I find some common threads.

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Lawfecta

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Gone are the days when prospective clients rely exclusively on word of mouth too, as are the days where the interview of the attorney begins with the initial consultation. Today’s prospective legal clients use a mix of personal relationships and digital resources to begin interviewing an attorney before they ever meet them.

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Lawfecta

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Written By Dina Eisenberg of Outsource Easier Enjoy more freedom & income because you have a high-functioning, aligned legal staff!Running You need a paralegal, legal assistant, virtual assistant or associate who is loyal, proactive, great with clients who has amazing attention to detail and can figure things out on their own.

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Lawfecta

OCTOBER 30, 2017

If your doing anything that can be delegated to a Paralegal or Assistant, your losing money. Outsourcing work to a virtual legal team of Paralegals , Legal Secretaries , and Virtual Assistants can be a good way to expand your firms potential without the need to hire permanent employees. Click To Tweet.

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MyCase

MAY 11, 2022

Ask a fellow attorney or friend to define it. Everyone gives a different explanation—ranging from the pre-recorded phone greetings you hear when you call your pharmacy to the remote worker drafting your Facebook posts to the work-from-home paralegal who onboards newly retained clients. Virtual paralegals. Calendaring.

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MyCase

DECEMBER 6, 2022

But as attorneys increasingly store files online and collaborate remotely, they face more challenges in protecting sensitive data against digital threats. . How can attorneys create a cybersecurity policy (even if they’re not tech-savvy)? We’ll also answer the following questions: . Setting and managing passwords. Backing up data .

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Lawfecta

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The legal industry also needs to foster transparency and accountability regarding diversity. That practice puts an unfair burden on those attorneys and doesn’t especially move the needle on racism. It’s not enough to recruit one or two “diverse” hires in the name of inclusiveness. Think hard about what your commitment is to diversity.

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MyCase

AUGUST 26, 2022

If you’re like most attorneys, your days are packed. Creating a successful firm starts with pleasing two audiences: your legal professional team (lawyers, paralegals, legal secretaries, office managers, etc.) There’s not always time for high-level planning. . Identifying Pain Points Among Team Members and Clients

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LawSites

MAY 31, 2022

It’s interesting because we’ve been around longer than paralegals, longer than legal secretaries. Our basic jobs started in England as an assistant to an attorney. That’s how Abraham Lincoln became an attorney. We don’t provide legal advice, even if we’re lawyers.

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ALPS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

I think that really was the committee had the foresight to say, “Look, we don’t even know where our attorneys are on the spectrum. Are there pockets of attorneys that are doing better or worse than others? And not only that, we would like to know where everyone in our firm stands, not just our attorneys.”

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