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Mentoring New Legal Assistants

Paralegal Bootcamp

In my own defense, the last 25 years of my career has been dedicated to one attorney as a contracted tort litigation paralegal. Laurie is a transplanted Midwesterner from Indiana to the Arizona desert in 1972. In that moment it occurred to me I had gravely miscalculated my training and mentoring methods. Meet the Author.

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The Pros and Cons of Going Solo vs. Large Firm

Paralegal Bootcamp

Laurie Fields is a transplanted Midwesterner from Indiana to the Arizona desert in 1972. She worked in larger firms in the downtown Phoenix area for past Presidents of the American Trial Lawyer’s Association, specializing in tort law. If that is not your driving factor, look for a firm that fits your personality, mission, and drive.

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

Paralegal Bootcamp

Laurie Fields is a transplanted Midwesterner from Indiana to the Arizona desert in 1972. She worked in larger firms in the downtown Phoenix area for past Presidents of the American Trial Lawyer’s Association, specializing in tort law. And don’t forget to share your lessons learned with other paralegals. Meet the Author.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

LawSites

We run a gender decoder for all new job postings, and we hired international contract software engineers. We are currently working through POCs and contracts with several service providers. We have implemented this for Indiana, Massachusetts, and California so far, and will have all opinions completed within 45-60 days.

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Court explores continued private enforcement of spending clause enactments

SCOTUSBlog

Kagan’s suggested presumption disappears if the court agrees that Section 1983 cannot permit suits by third-party beneficiaries because they were not available for contract claims at common law. Arguments of the State of Indiana. Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher argued in support of HHC. William Hennessy).

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Path To Well-Being In Law: Episode 18: Janet Stearns

ALPS

This is one of the things I say to students all the time, “You’re coming to us not only to learn about contracts and torts, you’re coming to learn how to become a future professional. Where it’s like, “Oh my gosh, that torts professor’s a real person.” And this really sucks right now.