Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

That you generally manifest your thoughts and vision while “drafting” (and today, most attorneys draft by typing) does not equal attorneys being responsible for completing all the keyboarding necessary to operate a firm. Let’s not forget that drafting is a billable task while admin work is not.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Still less than a year since it launched, CoCounsel, the generative AI legal assistant originally developed by Casetext, has had quite a year. It was March 1, 2023, that Casetext launched CoCounsel , a product developed in partnership with OpenAI that uses the GPT-4 large language model to assist lawyers with a variety of tasks.

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LawSites

MARCH 1, 2023

After all, this is the company that had already launched the powerful neural net search technology AllSearch and that had pioneered products such as Compose , to help lawyers draft litigation briefs, and, in 2016 , CARA, the first product to use AI to analyze briefs. Successive governors have long claimed they are not.)

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 25, 2022

As society shifts and the need for lawyers to work faster and smarter grows, it becomes increasingly important that lawyers are able to nurture partnerships with freelance paralegals and legal assistants. For one, legal assistants focus solely on administrative work, clearing up time for lawyers to focus on other tasks.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

A Better Way of Drafting Contracts and Updating Templates Every lawyer has a horror story about using an outdated contract template, but its a common complaint how difficult it is to keep them current with the latest language. Instead of drafting agreements from scratch, lawyers can automate contract creation based on predefined rules.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 15, 2020

That video will be emailed to you and posted on our blog for other paralegals to watch and obtain resume tips and advice that could help them draft their resume. This program is only available to paralegals, legal assistants, and other non-attorney legal support professionals.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A coalition of organizations issued an open letter on Wednesday to the Chair of the UN’s Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime , emphasizing “ critical flaws ” in the latest draft of the UN Cybercrime Convention—the so-called Zero Draft—and urging significant amendments.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 6, 2022

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 12 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations. Paralegals and legal assistants held about 345,600 jobs in 2020. Federal Government 5%. Paralegal Career Choice. Meet the Author.

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LawSites

JULY 15, 2024

In a further expansion of the CoCounsel AI legal assistant it acquired last year through its purchase of Casetext, Thomson Reuters today unveiled CoCounsel Drafting, a document drafting tool that works within Microsoft Word and that leverages both the generative AI capabilities of CoCounsel and the practical content of Practical Law.

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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. or drafting portions of them.

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MyCase

AUGUST 7, 2023

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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LLRX

AUGUST 21, 2021

Imagine what a lawyer does on a given day: researching cases, drafting briefs, advising clients. While technology has been nibbling around the edges of the legal profession for some time, it’s hard to imagine those complex tasks being done by a robot.

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Blackstone Career Institute

JANUARY 24, 2025

Blackstone Career Institute offers a clear pathway for people looking to become certified paralegals through the online Legal Assistant/Paralegal Program and NALA Certification Bundle available for purchase. Paralegals, also called legal assistants, help lawyers do their jobs by preparing for trials, hearings, and proceedings.

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LawSites

JANUARY 25, 2023

to serve as a lawyer’s virtual legal assistant, able to help with researching legal issues, drafting emails and letters, summarizing documents, brainstorming blog ideas, and even just conversational chatting. Currently, it is able to perform eight types of functions: Research a legal issue. Draft an email.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Being the only paralegal in the firm means I handle most filing and legal assistance duties. Usually, this will be drafting a specific pleading an attorney has asked me to do. I place it in the drafts and send it to the attorney for review. I review attorney instructions and start drafting. Meet the Author.

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MyCase

MAY 11, 2022

Everyone gives a different explanation—ranging from the pre-recorded phone greetings you hear when you call your pharmacy to the remote worker drafting your Facebook posts to the work-from-home paralegal who onboards newly retained clients. The assistant is rarely the final source of information but the initial frontline service member.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This is especially important when drafting an initial email. Take a moment to review the chain that appears below your draft response. If time permits, save the draft message and review it later before relaying. Communications Launch Checklist. Recipients. Many email systems automatically include the prior messages in any reply.

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The Estrin Report

JULY 10, 2024

This linguistic relic perpetuates a caste system within legal support roles, unjustly positioning certain professionals as secondary and less important to the omnipotent “lawyer.” By prefixing roles with “non,” we implicitly suggest that the lawyer is the only significant figure in the legal landscape.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 20, 2024

So youre really good at drafting discovery, doing legal research, managing document productions, etc. That means you the paralegal or legal assistant who supports that attorney! You jump in there and tell ChatGPT that you need help drafting a motion to dismiss on X issue.

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LawSites

MARCH 14, 2023

They can also use it to extract data from contracts, draft a legal research memo, and prepare for a deposition. “The model’s ability not just to generate text, but to interpret it, heralds nothing short of a new age in the practice of law.” Watch for LawNext interview next week with Casetext about this latest news.

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LDA PRO

MAY 24, 2021

Preparing legal papers. Well, paralegals are mostly renowned for preparing legal documents. Probate legal assistants are no exception to that. After gathering all the necessary details, the probate paralegals draft and prepare wills, guardianship, pleadings, petitions, and other required legal paperwork.

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LawSites

JUNE 15, 2023

In fact, with its recent launch of CoCounsel , an AI legal assistant developed in partnership with OpenAI and using the latest version of OpenAI’s GPT large language model, it has become the generative AI company to beat in the legal market. 2013 New Legal Research Site Combines Case Law with Crowdsourcing.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 3, 2023

For general information I’ve found it very helpful to create a first draft that helps organize my thoughts. Another experiment would be to have it draft a fairly standardized legal document like a Power of Attorney or incorporation documents compliant with the laws of a particular state. The site has been slammed.

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CARET Legal

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

They can start timing when you open a document or begin drafting an email, ensuring that even small increments of time are recorded. Workflow automation acts as your ever-vigilant assistant, ensuring no ball gets dropped. This level of detail can add up to significant billable hours over time.

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Blackstone Career Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A real estate paralegal plays a vital role in the legal processes surrounding property transactions. They assist attorneys with tasks such as drafting and reviewing contracts, conducting title searches, preparing closing documents, and ensuring compliance with zoning and property regulations.

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LawSites

JUNE 26, 2023

.” Earlier this year, it launched CoCounsel , an AI legal assistant developed in partnership with OpenAI and using the latest version of OpenAI’s GPT large language model.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

When I was starting out, many people told me that I will need a few years of experience being a legal assistant/secretary and/or a paralegal degree before landing a paralegal position. You only learn how to be a professional and a very basic understanding of legal research and some drafting.

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The Estrin Report

MARCH 25, 2024

When I first received their search, the hiring requirements included 5-10 years of litigation paralegal experience, actual trial experience, ability to handle legal research, drafting and a whole host of other higher-level assignments. A tiered paralegal or legal assistant program works wonders. Those days are long gone.

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LDA PRO

AUGUST 16, 2023

LDA Pro Legal’s Role in Eviction Notices Expert Guidance on 3 Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit LDA Pro Legal offers expert guidance in preparing and serving a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit. Our experienced team ensures that the notice is drafted accurately, adhering to legal requirements and deadlines.

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LDA PRO

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

To ensure the divorce court documents are prepared correctly and smoothly to completion, you can always seek paralegal services in Sacramento to draft the divorce documents. However, you will need expert legal aid to draft the divorce forms, petition, marriage settlement agreement, final court papers, etc. .

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LawSites

JANUARY 3, 2024

Henchman Legal professionals rarely start from scratch when drafting contracts or negotiating details. Henchman automatically centralizes past clauses and definitions from any legal team’s contract database and delivers them intelligently in lawyers’ familiar Microsoft Word or Outlook environments.

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LDA PRO

JANUARY 27, 2022

The case needs more attention, legal assistance, and constant expert guidance to overcome. Prior to making any quick decision in such an emotionally-charged situation, always consult your attorney or paralegal expert before drafting any document or taking the next steps. What Is A Contested Divorce?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 8, 2022

Attending webinars presented by paralegal associations , bar associations, and other providers on subjects outside a paralegal’s field of law is a great way to broaden their legal understanding. Merrell, MBA, ACP, has been a real estate and finance paralegal for over 20 years. She works remotely for a Chicago law firm from her home in St.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 11, 2022

They become more proactive when there are errors, suggestions, or changes and this reduces the turnaround times for how and when we produce larger legal documents. Back in the day, many paralegals and legal assistants were told to transcribe large amounts of information from one document to another. OCR Software.

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LDA PRO

JULY 4, 2023

When facing an unlawful detainer situation in California, it’s crucial to have the right legal assistance to guide you through the process. At LDA Pro Legal, we specialize in providing professional and reliable services as an Unlawful Detainer Assistant.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 18, 2022

When I’m drafting the reduction letter, I consider the following information: The total amount of accident related medical bills; The total amount of insurance coverage available; The total amount of post-PIP medical bills and liens; and The total amount of the client’s costs in the case. Meet the Author.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 13, 2022

You can’t go ask to switch practice areas and say to them, I watched a bunch of YouTube videos that showed me how to draft discovery, and get ready for depositions and trials. Or if you’re a legal assistant who wants to eventually take on a paralegal role in your firm. We’re not talking about CLE credits.

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