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Day in the Life of a Litigation Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

Being the only paralegal in the firm means I handle most filing and legal assistance duties. Check the attorney’s calendars (9:30-9:45). I go through each calendar and check to see if everything on the calendar is still accurate and add any tentative ruling notes if not added from last night.

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What This Paralegal Has Learned After Working With Attorneys for 40 Years

Paralegal Bootcamp

I’ve mentioned in previous articles that 43 years ago, the profession of “paralegals” and “legal assistants” didn’t really exist. Legal secretaries absorbed some of what is now considered paralegal responsibilities. Calendar the event on your calendar, and the attorney’s calendar. DOCKET, DOCKET, DOCKET.

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Technology Doesn’t Replace Your Law Firm’s Admin Assistants

Attorney at Work

Legal assistants do a lot more than just type. My guess is companies pitching the whole “replace an assistant” benefit have no idea what — or how much — admins and legal assistants do in a typical day. Meaning, you make money for your firm when you draft and that you cost the firm when you do admin work.

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Will AI Replace Paralegals and Legal Assistants?

MyCase

ChatGPT and related AI tools can write, edit, and research—three tasks that weigh heavily on the daily agendas for paralegals and legal assistants. Let’s explore the merits of AI in the legal field and how they could affect the work paralegals and legal assistants do today. or drafting portions of them.

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What is a Legal Assistant? Their Roles and Duties Explained

MyCase

As a result, many law firms seek out legal assistants to keep everything running smoothly and boost their productivity. 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.

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Work Mistake? Fess Up to Your Mess Up and Fix It.

Paralegal.edu

Typical mistakes made by new - and experienced - paralegals include misfiling documents, missing deadlines due to poor calendaring practices, failing to proofread for typos, inaccurately recording billable time, and coming to client meetings unprepared. And let’s face it…we’ve all sent that cringeworthy email to an unintended recipient.

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7 Legal Technology Tools Lawyers Need to Boost Efficiency

Rocket Matter

Artificial Intelligence: The Legal Assistant of the Future Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way legal firms approach efficiency. Calendar tools for lawyers have multi-user access and automate court date calculations.