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Day in the Life of a Litigation Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

I love the work I do, no matter how stressful it may get. I work from home as a fully remote paralegal, so I usually start at 8:30 AM and end my day around 5:00 PM. As soon as I wake up, I prepare my coffee, and I get to work. Check the attorney’s calendars (9:30-9:45).

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Overwhelmed? Here’s How to Dig Out When There’s Too Much to Do

Attorney at Work

Create a master list: Check your calendar. Next, group like tasks together: Phone calls to make, emails to write, documents to draft, errands that will take you away from your desk, and so on. Are there emails you can draft? First step? Write down upcoming meetings, deadlines and other commitments. Assets you can gather?

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5 Tips for Making the Transition to Virtual Law Firm Status

Attorney at Work

While the term “virtual” law firm may sound like everyone works 100% remotely, it’s not about where you are working. It’s about how you work together and how you deliver your legal services. Is everyone consistently using online calendaring tools? Draft New Office Policies.

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10 WFH Paralegal Technology Tools

Paralegal Bootcamp

Many paralegals have now migrated to the work-from-home status permanently or part-time. Many paralegals have also experienced “burnout” due to the pressures of the times while lacking some tools to sustain productivity and efficiency in our newly set up home offices. Billable Hour Boot Camp.

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Make Work-Life Balance a Reality at Your Law Firm with Mobile Practice Management

CARET Legal

For instance, when you’re juggling multiple cases and deadlines, you can create a task for drafting a motion, assign it to a paralegal, and set a deadline. This integration also works in reverse, so events added to your external calendars will appear in your mobile practice management software.

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LTRC Roundtable Discussion: Personal Knowledge Management

LawTechnologyToday

Dennis Kennedy and I also use Teams to facilitate our podcast and bookwriting efforts, and we used Teams to write the latest edition of our book, The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies, Work from Home Edition.” DS : I rarely use collaborative tools for significant drafting work.

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Stress Management: Tips for Busy Legal Practitioners

LawTechnologyToday

Dealing with The New Stressors of Remote Work. While remote work has removed some serious stressors, such as long commutes, it has also added some new ones to the mix. For example, when working from home, legal practitioners might struggle to separate their work lives from their home lives.

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