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Paralegal Career Choice: Public Service or Private Practice

Paralegal Bootcamp

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%. What is a Government Paralegal?

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DOJ Commits Nearly $50M to Violence Against Women Grants For Survivors 

The Crime Report

in funding for the Office on Violence Against Women for grants to provide survivors of gender-based violence with access to legal services and improve interactions with the justice system that impact victims and their families. Over $35 million was awarded to 59 grantees through the Legal Assistance for Victims Program.

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Courts Belong To The People: Tackling The Justice Gap With Sonja Ebron

Above The Law

” The numbers back this up: over 75% of civil cases involve at least one self-represented litigant, often opposing corporate or government attorneys. Leveling the playing field by equipping pro se litigants with tools and knowledge to navigate the legal process. But Sonja offered a reality check: Technology alone isnt enough.

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The Essential Role of Paralegals: A Comprehensive Overview

Paralegal-Edu.Org

Most, if not all, attorneys have paralegals, or someone that does all the work of a paralegal, without whom it would be extremely difficult to deliver legal services; as they do various jobs that make the law properly administered. This is why paralegals are the unsung heroes of the legal profession.

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The Global struggle towards affordable access to justice

Conflict of Laws

Burgeoning shifts in the Dutch legal market. On December 3 rd the Dutch Bar Association (NOvA) announced an experiment to give more leeway to lawyers from legal assistance insurers and claims settlement offices, by letting lawyers not employed by a law firm represent clients in court.

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2014-25 NALS Board of Directors Consolidated to Five Legal Professionals

Paralegal Mentor

Air Force and brings her knowledge and experience of strategic planning, and her vision for the future of NALS to all legal professionals. Boone is a legal assistant with Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP in Nashville, Tennessee. is a tri level § 501(c)(6) association for legal professionals. About NALS: NALS, Inc.

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Career Planning for the New Year

Paralegal Mentor

This survey projected that corporate legal departments will be expanding internal teams to handle more legal matters in-house and also to control spending on outside counsel. What skills and expertise are in demand for paralegals/legal assistants? Healthcare. Intellectual Property.