The Estrin Report

JANUARY 28, 2021

Is there a bright future for Paralegals? The Bureau of Labor Statistics is out with their 2020 Occupational Outlook for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Bottom line – it’s not a bad time to be in, or to be getting into, a paralegal or legal assistant position*. o 80% of paralegals and legal assistants earn between $32-82,000.

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Blackstone Career Institute

JANUARY 24, 2025

How to Become a Certified Paralegal Are you looking for a steady career with opportunities for advancement and minimal barriers to entry? You could become a certified paralegal in 6 months, for less than $2,300! Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about this path to becoming a certified paralegal.

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LDA PRO

APRIL 3, 2024

Probate Paralegal Services in Roseville: In the intricate landscape of probate proceedings, having the right support can make all the difference. As the legal journey unfolds, the expertise of a probate paralegal becomes indispensable, especially when navigating the complexities of the process in Roseville.

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LawSites

JANUARY 18, 2024

Centerbase , a company that provides a cloud legal practice management platform for mid-sized law firms, today announced the beta launch of native document management, integrated directly within its platform. For users, that means they now have document-management features such as version control, OCR, and e-signatures.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 4, 2024

WHAT IS A LITIGATION PARALEGAL? A litigation paralegal is someone who works under the supervision of an attorney who practices in criminal or civil litigation. A litigation paralegal assists the attorney with many case management duties, from the complaint through the trial and the appeal. Draft pleadings and discovery.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 17, 2023

Using Litigation Technology Effectively Litigation technology can be tricky, but learning how to use it effectively is worth it and important for a litigation paralegal. Find out if you have the foundational technology skills to be successful in your paralegal career. Technology can help you as a litigation paralegal in many ways.

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LDA PRO

AUGUST 1, 2023

At LDA Pro Legal, our team of probate paralegal in Sacramento is dedicated to providing comprehensive and efficient assistance during the probate process. When faced with the complexities of probate proceedings, having a skilled and experienced probate paralegal in Sacramento can be invaluable.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 24, 2023

However, it’s essential to understand that the kind of litigation paralegal role you choose will influence your job satisfaction. This is because some paralegals might prefer a corporate setting as an in-house paralegal, while others might thrive in a law firm setting working in civil litigation or other commercial litigation.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 15, 2022

Are you a paralegal trying to decide on working at a solo vs large firm? That may come in the form of legal secretaries, runners, file clerks, copy people, or even assistants whose job it is to schedule, docket, or do document management. Applying for your first or early-career legal positions may be a little daunting.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

She was one of my first new hires after taking on a paralegal manager position in 2004. Kim is one of the best litigation paralegals I’ve ever met, and it isn’t just because she has excellent litigation skills. It was paralegals like Kim who made my job as a manager so much easier.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 17, 2021

Litigation Software as a New Litigation Paralegal. We will break down the paralegal technology skills into three categories of software: administration, matter management, and practice-specific applications. As a new litigation paralegal, it is not expected that you will have mastered all of these technologies.

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 7, 2023

Left unstructured, document management can become a black hole of confusion, frustration, and non-billable hours. When it comes to documentation, every firm’s exact needs are different, but there are a number of steps you can take to find the right solution for your practice. What are our document management needs?

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Kathryn Tewson was a little-known paralegal when, on Jan. Paradigm , home to the practice management platforms PracticePanther , Bill4Time , MerusCase and LollyLaw ; the e-payments platform Headnote ; and the legal accounting software TrustBooks. 24, she was suddenly thrust into the spotlight.

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Connor Reporting

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Lawyers and paralegals are particularly known for putting in overtime, with both often working 60+ hours per week. To aide in assistance, here are three time management strategies for these individuals so they can get the most out of each day. Fortunately, there are tons of legal document management software on the market.

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NCBA

DECEMBER 4, 2024

White North Carolina’s eCourts platform has revolutionized how legal professionals file documents, manage cases, and access court records. However, as with any technology, there are challenges and limitations that users, including paralegals, face when using the system. By Sarah L.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

You start a new paralegal position, and then you wonder for months when you’ll get that on-the-job training that will show you exactly what you should be doing every day. If you search US BLS paralegal job and look at the table at the top labeled Summary. That’s what every paralegal should know going in. It is what it is.

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CARET Legal

JANUARY 24, 2025

Cross-practice calendaring is particularly useful when managing overlapping deadlines. Imagine a paralegal supporting both a trial preparation and a commercial closingcentralized scheduling ensures their workload is balanced, preventing delays. This approach allows attorneys and staff to quickly assess priorities at a glance.

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MyCase

APRIL 30, 2024

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. What Are the Roles of Paralegals and Legal Assistants?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 11, 2023

For more than 10 years, ACEDS has trained lawyers, paralegals and other legal support professionals at law firms, corporate legal departments, the government, and in academia. He is also the author of the 2016 book Project Management in Electronic Discovery , now in its second edition. You Are Invited To Our Free eDiscovery Webinar.

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CARET Legal

APRIL 14, 2025

Solution: CARET Legals document management keeps discovery organized with version tracking, searchable logs, and central access. Streamline Discovery & Document Management CARET Legal makes it easy to track document production, manage redactions, and control access across your entire case library.

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Paralegal-Edu.Org

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

While the spotlight often shines on lawyers, paralegals also have an enormous impact on legal cases. If youre curious about how these two roles varyand whether you might want to become a paralegal or a lawyerthis article will lay it all out in plain language. Both paralegals and lawyers contribute significantly to the legal process.

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LDA PRO

MAY 7, 2024

The trained paralegals specialize in providing fast eviction services for landlords, ensuring a smooth and swift resolution to tenant issues. LDA pro provides clear communication about each step, from document preparation to court proceedings, keeping landlords updated and empowered. This is where LDA Pro comes in.

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CARET Legal

JUNE 3, 2024

The answer lies in embracing technology, specifically, legal practice management systems (LPMS). The reception desk is bustling with activity, paralegals are multitasking, and attorneys are juggling various tasks. Document Management Consider the sheer volume of paperwork each case generates.

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CARET Legal

MAY 8, 2024

Document Management In many firms, important documents are stored in physical files. Searching for a specific document can be like finding a needle in a haystack, consuming valuable time. Repetitive Tasks Repetitive tasks, such as data entry and creating standard legal documents, are often done manually.

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CARET Legal

JULY 10, 2024

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. Document Management Document management in mobile practice management software relies on cloud storage and powerful search algorithms.

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LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 1, 2023

In your law firm, such activities could be cumbersome email management processes, haphazard document management, infrequent bookkeeping and accounting operations, and unplanned administration tasks. These tools bring in process and times efficiencies, and result in both short-term and long-term productivity enhancements.

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CARET Legal

APRIL 12, 2024

Most spend a significant portion of their day communicating with clients, drafting and revising legal documents , managing multiple cases, conducting legal research, tracking billable hours, and creating invoices. With task assignment and tracking features, law firm management software makes supervision a breeze.

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CARET Legal

AUGUST 30, 2024

These sophisticated systems go far beyond simple case tracking, providing comprehensive solutions that are becoming indispensable for today’s legal professionals. Intelligent Document Management Systems In the era of information overload, efficient document management is crucial for successful dispute resolution.

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CARET Legal

MARCH 13, 2024

23% of a lawyer’s work and 69% of paralegal/legal assistant’s work has the potential to be automated. Did you know that, according to a report by Zero , 85% of timekeepers spend one or more hours per workday drafting documents? Or that 59% spend five or more hours per week classifying and filing emails?

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CARET Legal

JUNE 10, 2024

Centralized Case Tracking: Legal practice management software provides a centralized platform for case and matter management , allowing administrators and attorneys to easily update and monitor the status of each case, ensuring nothing slips through the cracks.

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 26, 2025

Mismanagement of staff time Billable hours make or break a law firms profitability, but too often, attorneys lose time to non-billable tasks like scheduling, document management, and client intake especially when the team has no proper time-tracking tool in place.

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CARET Legal

AUGUST 13, 2024

If the data shows that junior attorneys are spending too much time on administrative tasks, the firm might invest in paralegal support to free up the attorneys for more substantive work. Document Management Document management features with real-time collaboration capabilities can dramatically speed up the drafting and review process.

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 26, 2025

Mismanagement of staff time Billable hours make or break a law firms profitability, but too often, attorneys lose time to non-billable tasks like scheduling, document management, and client intake especially when the team has no proper time-tracking tool in place.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Then came a scathing series of tweets by Kathryn Tewson , a paralegal in Washington state who tried out several of DoNotPay’s self-help legal tools, only to conclude that they were effectively smoke and mirrors, in some cases getting the law wrong, in others failing even to deliver the promised product.

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CARET Legal

JULY 14, 2024

If two cases both brought in $10,000 in fees but case A involved $5,000 of attorney time and case B required $4,000 of attorney time and $2,000 of paralegal time, case A is more profitable. Caren possesses extensive knowledge in Time, Billing, Accounting, Practice Management, and Document Management tailored specifically for legal practices.

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Rocket Matter

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Paralegals, legal assistants, and administrative staff are among the employees you may need. You can maximize the productivity and impact of a small team by empowering them with high-performing legal practice management software like Rocket Matter. Strive to keep your staff limited early on.

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Lawfecta

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Cloud-based law practice management software that integrates trust & business accounting, time tracking, billing, email & document management, and tasks & calendaring, in a single application. Written by CosmoLex. What has your firm done to take action against these problems?

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