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5 Intriguing Virtual Programs for Adult Learners

Blackstone Career Institute

Legal Assistant/Paralegal The online Legal Assistant/Paralegal Program at Blackstone Career Institute offers a comprehensive education for aspiring legal assistants. The coursework is designed to ensure that graduates are well-versed in legal research, document preparation, and case management.

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Utah Sandbox OKs Two Programs Enabling Non-Lawyers To Give Legal Advice On Medical Debt

LawSites

Two non-profit pilot programs won approval this week under Utah’s regulatory sandbox to provide non-lawyer legal assistance to individuals with medical debt. Both programs were approved May 7 by the Utah Supreme Court’s Office of Legal Innovation , which oversees the sandbox and reviews and approves applicants.

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Get Certified in Your Gap Year

Blackstone Career Institute

Legal Assistant/Paralegal Blackstone’s Legal Assistant/Paralegal Program can be completed within 6-12 months on average. Upon completion of the program, Blackstone covers the cost to sit for the Certified Paralegal (CP®) exam given by the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA).

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6 Ways to Expand Your Paralegal Education

Paralegal Bootcamp

In addition, certified paralegals and paralegals who work in certain states are required to continually update their legal education. . They wish to dive into the depths in order to broaden their legal education, deepen their understanding, diversify their skills, and learn new areas of the law. Maximize Continuing Legal Education.

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Paralegal Tips for Negotiating Client Bills and Liens

Paralegal Bootcamp

Healthcare liens. Healthcare liens are the hardest to reduce, but that shouldn’t stop you from trying. When I negotiate with a healthcare subrogation company, I always include as much I can about the details of the settlement and how much my client has suffered. I include the settlement amount and attorney’s fees.

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Key Facts to Know About Career Training Programs vs. Degree Programs

Blackstone Career Institute

Certificate-based career training programs require a relatively shorter time commitment (usually months) and are focused on specific skills needed for a job, e.g., medical billing and coding specialist or legal assistant jobs. Multiple of our programs are aligned with a certifying body.

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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. It’s not just law firms that will be hiring.