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Paralegal Spotlight: Erica Weiss

NCBA

By Lakisha Chichester Erica Weiss serves as the senior paralegal, office manager, and case manager for attorney Michael D. With over eight years of experience, Erica specializes in case management, client communication, and attorney schedule coordination.

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Paralegal Professional Development – Tips for New Paralegals

Paralegal Bootcamp

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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What Not To Say in a Paralegal Job Interview

Paralegal Bootcamp

Sometimes it is just as important to know what not to say in your paralegal job interview as it is to know what to say. Here are the five things that you should avoid saying in paralegal job interviews. Here are a few: The attorney I worked for had a difficult personality. I didn’t agree with my supervisor’s management style.

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How To Lose a Paralegal Job In 10 Days

Paralegal Bootcamp

The movie inspired me to want to do a little fun take on it and write about how to lose a paralegal job in 10 days. Now I’m assuming you probably don’t want to lose your job in 10 days, so avoid these things as a new paralegal and beyond. And be on the phone with them when the attorney walks into your office.

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Paralegal Life: Working For A Difficult Boss

Paralegal Bootcamp

As paralegals, we often get difficult cases and even more difficult opposing counsel. We all know that paralegals work in an industry where stress is par for the course. This difficult boss can be an attorney, office manager, or maybe even a paralegal manager. The legal community is a small one.

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Your Law Firm’s Employees Cost Too Much to Lose

The Estrin Report

If you are in law firm management, you simply MUST read this article Chere Estrin What does it cost to replace an attorney in your law firm? There was always a new paralegal that could be hired or another lawyer graduating from law school. 230,000 to replace a $75,000 attorney? Discuss candidates Office Manager $30.00

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Law Firm Overhead: What It Is — and What It Isn’t

Attorney at Work

The owner is generally doing attorney work, paralegal work, picking up the office manager duties, marketing and even bookkeeping. You hire a paralegal who answers the phones, does paralegal work, and makes sure you have printer paper. When your firm starts, employees (you especially) wear numerous hats.

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