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Time to Seek an Alternative Career?

The Estrin Report

The Legal Profession Can Be a Journey to Bigger and Better Opportunities By Chere B. Now, youve started circling Indeed and LinkedIn, reached out to legal recruiters and are quietly scanning job listings. Now, youve started circling Indeed and LinkedIn, reached out to legal recruiters and are quietly scanning job listings.

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Paralegal Professional Development – Tips for New Paralegals

Paralegal Bootcamp

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. In November of 2019, I began applying for jobs before finishing the program, but without experience directly in a law firm setting (as well as COVID), it was not easy. What would I do?

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Do You Have the Foundational Technology Skills to Be Successful in Your Paralegal Career?

Paralegal Bootcamp

Owning a laptop computer and Instagram account might help combat boredom—but doesn’t necessarily translate to technical proficiency in a legal setting. However, this inherent familiarity with (and normalization of) technology still leaves a gap of real-world proficiency within the software tools law firms rely on every day.

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Law Firm Branding: How to Differentiate Your Practice to Attract Clients

Rocket Matter

Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firms Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, theres never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online. The answer lies in your law firm branding.

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10 Marketing and Business Development Activities Any Attorney Can Complete in ONE Weekend?

Attorney at Work

Write the First Draft of a 300-Word Blog Post, Article or Alert (60 Minutes) Take a common issue and write about it. Take a recent question from a contact or client and summarize how to solve it. Repurpose a slide deck, conference presentation or webinar into a blog post. Review Your Firm Bio (30 Minutes) 9. 1 or 2 slot?

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The Emerging Trends Report At SXSW: The Stone In Legal’s Shoe And The What-If Questions We Need To Ask

Above The Law

Without getting hung up too much on the developments she predicted, for Legal, the most important thing in my view is its the mindset that should be used to deal with change and the questions that need to be asked. The right question is what will our creations do, how will they impact us as humans.

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Paralegal Career Growth – From Receptionist to Director

Paralegal Bootcamp

In our latest podcast episode, I interviewed Kim Barrett who started her career as a part-time law firm receptionist and is now the Director of Paralegals and Legal Professionals at a Global Law Firm. This interview will help you realize just how much control you have over your own paralegal career growth.

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