Attorney at Work

MAY 2, 2022

When writing a bio, blog post, or practice area description, replace bald assertions about your expertise and credibility (“trustworthy,” “skilled,” “experienced”) and instead provide examples that allow your readers to draw these conclusions about you on their own. Clients want to hire lawyers who understand them.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2022

If you’re reading this blog post, I don’t have to tell you about the desire to work hard, achieve, or care about what you do. Adding this skill is crucial. I took my skills from my photography hobby to assist with photo editing, website content, designing the new letterhead, and creating new business cards. Getting Started.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 8, 2022

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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Above The Law

MARCH 13, 2025

Unlike law firms with billable hour pressures or solo practitioners constantly chasing clients, corporate and government roles can provide predictable work, a steady paycheck, and a clear career trajectory. Regularly update your accomplishments, responsibilities, and skills. What skills are in demand? What industries are hiring?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It also means that you might pigeonhole your career by getting too niched instead of having a well-rounded skill set in your practice area. Learn the paralegal skills required for success. Sometimes she even managed document review teams of 10 or 20 other people. While tech skills and practice-specific skills are important.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Anne Haag (@CBA_LPMT) is a Practice Management Advisor at the Chicago Bar Association. Anne worked as a patent paralegal at a Chicago IP firm before arriving at the CBA in 2017 as the Law Practice Management and Technology department’s trainer/coordinator. He has been involved with management and technology for more than 25 years.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 11, 2023

We know it was valuable work to the client, but now we have to sit down and describe it. In today’s blog, I’m going to give you four quick tips to help you draft better time entries. Find out if you have the foundational technology skills to be successful in your paralegal career. We spent four hours. Or worse yet, you spent.1

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 13, 2023

Some of the words that attorneys use to describe their indispensable paralegal include: My Rockstar Paralegal My Superstar Paralegal Our MVP My Right-Hand Person I want to clarify that what I’m going to be discussing are habits, not skills or traits. That would be a great paralegal skill to have. Think about that. Think about that.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 21, 2023

If you have ever felt paralegal overwhelm and stress on the job, this is the blog for you. What are practical ideas for time management other than working 10-12 hours a day to meet multiple deadlines and focus on the legal demands while being interrupted constantly since I don’t have my own office and have to answer every call?

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MyCase

DECEMBER 20, 2024

These directories serve as a vital resource for potential clients seeking legal help, offering quick access to detailed attorney profiles categorized by practice area, location, and reviews. This shift highlights the growing importance of being easily found where clients are actively searching.

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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. If you have been a consistent reader of our blog, you know that we love sharing practical, actionable steps along with detailed information.

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MyCase

APRIL 13, 2021

People manage and execute many of their day-to-day activities online – whether on their phones or on a laptop or other device. Oklahoma City plaintiff’s trial lawyer Rilee Harisson noted that “firms who have excellent customer service & excellent communication with clients will be the ones that succeed moving forward.”

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The Estrin Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The other day while I was having my nails done and my lip waxed, I received a desperate call from one of our good clients, a major AmLaw 100 firm (the top in the country). I found the situation of my client interesting because we had been trying to assist them with very little luck. By Chere B. I’m telling you. Why was that?

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LDA PRO

AUGUST 7, 2024

It involves navigating intricate legal procedures, dealing with emotional tenants, and managing time-consuming paperwork. Continue to read this blog till the last line to explore more about our eviction help. This is where professional Eviction help for landlords from LDA Pro Legal comes in.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As a former paralegal manager, I never made a single hiring decision based on whether or not a paralegal presented a CLE to a company like this. If you plan to quit your paralegal career and open a training company, then sure, those presentations might come in handy to show a potential future client that you know how to do it.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 27, 2022

Back when I was a litigation paralegal, before I went into management, I went to a lot of trials. I still need you to review it and give me your feedback before I submit it to the client. You know – that’s one of the reasons why I started this blog because so much of the work advice out there just doesn’t apply to a paralegal.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 12, 2022

Research skills are one of the top 10 things attorneys look for in a paralegal. Even if you have to subscribe to such websites short-term (some offer 24-hour subscriptions) they are invaluable when researching opposing parties, or even your own client. While that is often true, as paralegals we are in the information business.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 27, 2023

There are so many traits, skills, and habits that make for a successful paralegal career. In this blog, I want to dive into three traits we haven’t discussed yet: accountability, professionalism, and perseverance. Remember, I did an entire blog on How to be a Problem-Solving Paralegal. Listen to the Podcast Episode 1.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Before I dive into how to ask and prepare yourself for asking your firm to invest in your paralegal career development , I want to give you some insights from the management perspective. Back in the day when I was a paralegal manager, I had a paralegal come to me and she wanted to attend some training. What is the cost?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 13, 2021

7 C’s of Paralegal Communication Skills. Communication skills are important if you want to have a successful paralegal career. Let’s look at 7 C’s to help advance your paralegal communication skills. This is something that can only be accomplished with excellent paralegal communication skills.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 25, 2024

That process may seem a little time-consuming but if all you do is skim the complaint and the answer, and you have a few talks with the attorney in charge, you’re not going to know everything that you need to know to proactively manage those cases and to stay on top of them. You’ll be able to manage all of the information.

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The Legal Ease

JANUARY 14, 2022

No matter how hard you try to list what you need to accomplish, instead of getting shorter, your list gets longer – new things crop up, unanticipated client problems arise, or a last minute emergency that “must” be handled today gets in the way. The same goes for interruptions of important business or client-related activities.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 11, 2022

But after I finished the law firm training, I sat down and thought about everything I’d read and watched on the topic of legal AI and technology in the legal profession, and realized what better use of that time than to talk about it here in our blog! A group of 6 self-checkouts is managed by one person. Legal Automation.

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CARET Legal

AUGUST 1, 2024

The good news is that legal automation has emerged as a game-changer, revolutionizing the way law firms operate and deliver services to their clients. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through the concept of legal automation, its benefits, and how law firm management software can help your firm streamline workflows and achieve growth.

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CARET Legal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Innovation in law firms is essential for enhancing client satisfaction, improving profitability, and staying competitive. The pressure to innovate comes not just from competitors but from clients who increasingly demand more value from their legal service providers.

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The Estrin Report

JUNE 1, 2022

A great profile can help establish your professionalism and expertise with clients, colleagues and co-workers. Doing so helps eliminate any confusion or questions about your experience, education, skills and abilities. Skills: Include ALL your skills. Clients/employers will eliminate you based upon those errors.

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LegalTalkNetwork

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore key considerations and actions that law firms and legal professionals should take to pave the way for a successful and prosperous New Year. Consider client feedback, case outcomes, marketing ROI and internal processes to gain insights that will inform your strategy for the upcoming year.

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Bear in mind that only managers and attorneys are exempt from overtime. If you are a paralegal, legal assistant or legal professional without a manager title, you must be paid overtime, even if it’s only for 15 minutes. If they overpromise to you, they will overpromise to clients, and then you get overworked. Overpromising.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 3, 2022

They’re most likely trying to fill a position that the hiring manager knows that the new person will not get much training. One skill that I talked about in an earlier podcast episode was attention to detail. Attention to detail is a skill that goes beyond just proofreading. Here’s why. The cover letter is the way to do that.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 7, 2024

I am referring to the IPMA (International Practice Management Association) Conference in Aurora, Colorado. This is a conference of paralegals and practice managers from around the country and Canada who get together yearly for one of the best educational conferences in the country. Why am I not there?” That is why I am writing today.

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ALPS

MAY 18, 2021

When it comes to problem clients, we all have a story or two to share; but what if it becomes more than that? What if a lawyer comes to realize that he or she is dealing with a problem client far more than once in a blue moon? Wait, how are you defining the term “problem client?”. It’s time to look for the learning.

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LawSites

AUGUST 17, 2023

A new two-day conference devoted to knowledge management and innovation in the legal profession will debut in October in New York, organized by two of the leading consultants in the field. Read on to learn about a registration discount for readers of this blog. Help Me Help You: Becoming an Ideal Client for Your Vendors.

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MyCase

MARCH 3, 2021

With that sudden and unexpected transition to remote work, lawyers began to increasingly rely on cloud-based technologies in order to ensure that they could continue to represent their clients no matter where they happened to be working on any given day. ” Choose Reputable Cloud Computing Providers.

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MyCase

JULY 27, 2021

Client satisfaction. The pandemic had the effect of rapidly accelerating technology adoption, and in its wake came changed perceptions about client service and value: “Law firms, already on the cusp of transformation prior to the pandemic, are now reporting accelerated changes across their firms as they move forward.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Great paralegals tend to have qualities like attention to detail, organization, and time management. I was used to managing client calls, updates to insurance adjusters, answering discovery, and drafting demand letters, complaints, and medical summaries all pretty much at the same time. I mean really, how hard could it be?

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MyCase

JULY 21, 2021

Document management tools. Cloud-based legal document management tools solve this problem by providing a built-in organizational system for documents. It used to be that serious coding skills were often needed to create the necessary templates to automate the document creation process, but no more. Document assembly tools.

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CARET Legal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Innovation in law firms is essential for enhancing client satisfaction, improving profitability, and staying competitive. The pressure to innovate comes not just from competitors but from clients who increasingly demand more value from their legal service providers.

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