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Work Your Litigation Cases Like a Project Manager

Paralegal Bootcamp

Paralegals can bring immense value to their firms when they adopt the mindset and habits of a project manager. Each case is, in fact, a project, with its own set of stakeholders, goals, and constraints. This aptly describes legal cases, as well.

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Paralegal Case Management Tips

Paralegal Bootcamp

Most likely, you did not have a class on case management in your paralegal certificate program. Unless the law firm you work for only assigns one case at a time to you (and, let’s be honest, that is not going to happen), then you are going to have to juggle more than one case and keep all of them organized.

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Attorney Reveals Top 3 Must-Have Skills for Paralegals

Paralegal Bootcamp

Clair Long, owner of a law firm in Illinois, what are some of the top skills or traits that you look for in paralegals that you also look for in your associates? What are three "must-have" skills for paralegals? That means time management. That means communication and cooperation. Our firm is collaborative and supportive.

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7 Habits of the Indispensable Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

What is an Indispensable Paralegal? An indispensable paralegal is an essential member of the team. If you’re looking for the top paralegal skills or paralegal traits, I’ve written about those before on this blog. Specifically, habits that you can develop if you want to be an indispensable paralegal.

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Top 7 Tips for Litigation Paralegals in 2024

Paralegal Bootcamp

These were the top 7 actionable strategies and tips for litigation paralegals to accelerate their paralegal career in 2024. How to Get Up to Speed Fast on Your Cases I think one of the tips for litigation paralegals that could help here is what I had recommended in our three-step roadmap for new litigation paralegals.

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Phased Out: Take Your Workflows to the Next Level with Stages

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

In fact, creating and managing workflows is one of the most important things that you can do as a law firm owner. Many project management, case management and CRM systems now offer the ability to add phases or stages to processes. However, you can take it further.

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Use This 3-Step Plan for Litigation Paralegals to Accelerate Your Career in 2024

Paralegal Bootcamp

The key to accelerating your career in 2024 is learning eDiscovery and this blog is going to give you a 3-step plan for litigation paralegals to follow to make it happen. I feel so passionate about litigation paralegals learning about eDiscovery because I’ve seen what it can do for litigation paralegals’ careers.