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How Paralegals Can Avoid UPL

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Paralegals can avoid the unauthorized practice of law (UPL) by becoming familiar with their state’s rules. Rules against UPL specify that paralegals (or anyone who is not licensed to practice law) cannot provide attorney-client services to people, among other prohibitions. Three Things Paralegals Should Avoid.

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15 Alternative Paralegal Career Options

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The skills that you’ve acquired throughout your paralegal career have opened the door to unlimited employment opportunities if you are looking for a paralegal career path that does not have the title “paralegal” that utilize your paralegal skills and experience. Contracts Administrator.

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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

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In this week’s blog, I will take a broader look at the paralegal profession as a whole. Familiar readers of the blog know that our company, Paralegal Bootcamp , is based out of the US. With this being the case, we focus on a variety of paralegal, legal assistant, and administrative assistant legal positions in our home country.

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The Role of a Criminal Law Paralegal

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I have been in the legal field for over 30 years and a paralegal going on eight years. Then, an opportunity came along to work for the County Public Defender’s Office, defending people in misdemeanor, felony, and now the only paralegal in the office on capital cases. Paralegal to the Prosecution. Paralegal to the Defense.

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Uncovering The Hidden Connections: A Patent Family Survival Guide

Speaker: Andrew Klein

IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree!

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Paralegal Schools Forget to Mention These Things

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Paralegal schools want enrollments, so it’s easy to understand why they present the paralegal profession in a certain light. That would also help you figure out whether you want to use your paralegal certificate working in a law firm or look at alternative options for paralegal careers. Prefer to Listen Instead?

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6 Ways to Expand Your Paralegal Education

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If such a meme depicted a paralegal’s education, the visible tip of the iceberg would represent the formal, foundational education and essential working skills of that paralegal. . These are the qualifications that clients, attorneys, and other professionals see in day-to-day interactions with the paralegal.

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