Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 29, 2025

Tip 1: Stop Multi-Tasking When you are multitasking, you are not doing two things at the same time. Instead, what youre doing is rapidly going back and forth between tasks. That is called task-switching. Your brain must recall instructions each time you go back to that task. Watch this paralegal training tip below!

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CARET Legal

JANUARY 15, 2025

By automating repetitive manual tasks, AI reduces document review time and allows attorneys to focus on critical case elements. This has several key benefits: Reduces Review Time : By automating repetitive manual tasks, AI reduces document review time and allows attorneys to focus on critical case elements.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 25, 2024

If your client prioritizes a quick resolution over a potentially larger financial win, that will affect how your team engages in discovery and negotiations. Employ systems Effective project managers – and effective paralegals – use systems at both the task and process level to achieve objectives efficiently.

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CARET Legal

JANUARY 24, 2025

Through centralized deadline management, streamlined workflows, and the use of prioritization tools, multi-practice firms can more easily stay ahead of their obligations. Without a system to track and prioritize these obligations, even seasoned teams can risk overlooking essential steps.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When you’re overwhelmed with work and stress, triage — assigning priorities to your tasks so you can figure out how to allocate your time — is how you dig out. So how do you stop apologizing and get back to getting things done? Now you need to prioritize, find time and, if necessary, people. You languished.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Putting everything in its place means prioritizing and focusing only on the essential, separating what should be done from what could be done. For many lawyers, identifying a single priority is even better, because we all know that urgent demands may, and likely will, arise and inevitably pull you off task.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 25, 2021

Tip for new paralegals: Ask one of the more experienced litigation paralegals in your office how they organize their files and why they use that particular methodology. But you’re afraid to “make waves” or change how things are organized. Don’t be afraid to change things up! You struggle to find things. Why bother?

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Attorney at Work

MAY 20, 2022

Here are five ways to harness the power of intentionality — actively choosing how to live and work, day-to-day and moment-to-moment. How many of us have picked up our phone to send an email or text, gotten distracted by a pop-up alert or something else we see on the phone, clicked … and suddenly it is 20 minutes later?

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Those with ADD/ADHD often struggle with organization, sustained focus, procrastination and completing tasks on time. So, viewing ADD/ADHD as an advantage is not how most lawyers usually experience it. This can be a great strength if that hyper-focus in directed at important work-related tasks. Strengths and Weaknesses.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Here’s how Lawyaw Legal Drafting can help. It’s not just about the time saved, but how law firms can repurpose the time to higher-value tasks. The real impact is everything else you can do once you’re not spending so much time on rote tasks. There isn’t enough time to deal with everything your firm needs to do.

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 9, 2021

If you want to grow, it’s important to understand how to tap into your firm’s strengths. Whether your small firm is a startup or well established, it’s important to prioritize a growth strategy that can support the firm’s expansion into the future. Smart Growth Strategy for Your Small Firm. Signs of Failure.

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Above The Law

MAY 1, 2025

This assessment should identify any gaps, determine the steps needed to fill them, and prioritize firm-wide adoption of current capabilities to be certain that any future investment be it in AI or wherever else the future leads is maximally effective. It’s not universal by any means. But every extra step erodes efficiency.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 16, 2023

How School Helped Me Build a Strong Foundation 1. Juggling between classes, work, school involvement, and assignments was a time-management skill I had to acquire, and it trained me to manage my time more efficiently and prioritize my tasks. Get tips on improving your paralegal writing skills. LEARN MORE 3.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 15, 2022

The efficiency of how you journal or what pen you use is secondary to a mindset that must exist before writing anything down: the mindset of getting it done. The efficiency of how you journal or what pen you use is secondary to a mindset that must exist before writing anything down: the mindset of getting it done. For a minute.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 18, 2022

They may also have trouble finding qualified personnel to help with practice management and paralegal tasks. How can rural attorneys consistently get on the same playing field as urban and suburban lawyers? Less important tasks that still need to get done can be delegated. The Foundation for Success: Establishing Priorities.

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CARET Legal

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This blog will explore how law firms can use legal data analysis to improve decision-making, increase efficiency, and remain competitive in an ever-demanding industry. Case Completion Rates: Understanding how long cases take to complete helps identify bottlenecks in the process and highlights areas where resources may need to be reallocated.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Instead, it lies in fostering a change management culture that prioritizes efficiency, transparency, and alignment between legal departments and their partners. Another way to incentivize internal team members to implement VBP is to explain how the program will benefit them personally. How Do You Determine the Value-Based Fee?

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CARET Legal

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Centralization dramatically reduces time spent on administrative tasks. Modern law firm case management software features offer a lifeline, transforming how law firms create, store, and manage their myriad documents. Picture this: It’s Monday morning, and you’re walking into your law office. Need a specific document?

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Nicole Clark points to nine applications to consider for the task. Here are a few project management tools — both general management and legal apps — that can help with the task: Asana project management software is based on the Kanban management system, which enables users to visualize work-in-progress. In 1931, Neil H.

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Above The Law

APRIL 7, 2025

We delved into the transformative power of mentorship, the role of technology in creating inclusive spaces, and how legal professionals can navigate the fast-changing landscape of law and tech. At the heart of his mission is the belief that the legal profession can thrive when connection, service, and community are prioritized.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

I genuinely believe in the power of flat-fee pricing to improve how we approach work-life balance. Heres how flat fees can help. Heres how flat fees can help. note : This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. It was all I knew.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Boredom is good for you and might just be the secret key to getting your life back on track. Normally I pepper my articles with data from carefully researched scientific papers and quotes from reputable writers in established magazines, but this one is different. This is from the heart. People outside of law don’t think of it as a creative field.

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CARET Legal

AUGUST 22, 2024

When your legal team focuses on the right tasks at the right time, it leads to increased productivity, improved client outcomes, and ultimately, a more profitable firm. Effective prioritization is the cornerstone of success. It’s not just about working hard; it’s about working smart.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Prioritize and Delegate. Two of the best time management tools I know are prioritizing and delegating. When we prioritize , we look at what’s important to us and decide NOT to do some things because they aren’t our highest priorities. I was reading a recent study about free time. The conclusion? Two free hours every day?

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Freelancers can help you reduce costs, improve efficiency, and allow existing employees to focus on core goals and tasks. In addition to understanding their practice area background, it’s important to know whether freelancers have worked in a team before and how they have performed. Screening Freelance Lawyers to Find the Right Fit.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 22, 2023

”( Source ) How important is confidence for a Paralegal? LEARN MORE How to Take Action? As a paralegal, confidence is key to your role and making a meaningful contribution to your legal team. With the right skills, mindset, and strategies, you will become a confident paralegal. What is confidence? Finally, implement the tips.

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 29, 2024

And let’s not forget business-related tasks like time tracking, invoicing, marketing, and the dreaded month-end reconciliation. With the right blend of strategy, know-how, and technology, you can easily streamline your workflows, optimize productivity, reduce stress, and transform your practice into a well-oiled legal machine.

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LawVu

MAY 4, 2025

But when your goal is simply to understand how to extract value quickly from AI tools , the growing complexity of this landscape can feel prohibitive, prompting more questions than answers. How GenAI works: GenAI predicts the most likely response to a query using its training data.

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Above The Law

MARCH 21, 2025

The large volume, complexity, and rapid data evolution of data within an organization make the task difficult. In the summer of 1956, when John McCarthy gathered researchers at Dartmouth College, he did not just coin the term “artificial intelligence” he sparked a digital revolution that would span generations.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Track your day in 15-minute increments to pinpoint where your time is being wasted or where youre bogged down by low-level tasks. For example: What tasks should I be delegating, and to whom? What marketing efforts should I prioritize? Youll be surprised at how much time youre losing just by doing this one exercise.

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CARET Legal

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

As we delve deeper into the capabilities of l egal practice management software for litigation firms , we’ll explore how solutions like CARET Legal are specifically designed to address the unique challenges of trial preparation. A centralized trial prep hub also facilitates effective task prioritization.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 14, 2025

Im intrigued to see how artificial intelligence will continue to improve things for paralegals, like research, writing, and analysis, but I still feel like the basics will always be ingrained in our brains. Paralegals strive to feel accomplished, organized, accurate, and reliable. But what makes us well-rounded? Why not take them?

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CARET Legal

MAY 12, 2025

Theyve brought in clients, developed relationships, and set the tone for how the firm operates. Other times, its simply a matter of being too focused on day-to-day demands to prioritize the future. In many law firms, the senior partners who built the business are now approaching retirement. And by then, the challenges are compounded.

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Rocket Matter

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Understanding the transformative impact of innovation can reveal why forward-thinking strategies matter and how adopting them can fuel your success. Prioritize Client-Centric Innovation One of the biggest challenges for many law firms is identifying what to innovate first.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 21, 2023

How do you help your boss see that you are overwhelmed/burning out with supporting 8 attorneys while being the only full-time paralegal/receptionist and bringing in short-term interns (less than 3 months in office) or a high school student once a week you have to train is not the solution? Prefer Audio Instead of Reading? So start there.

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CARET Legal

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Billing Complexities: Strict guidelines set by insurers often involve task-based billing codes, detailed reporting requirements, and regular audits. Case Management Struggles : High case volumes, numerous parties, tight deadlines, and extensive documentation make managing cases an intensive task.

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Above The Law

MAY 9, 2025

The survey itself offers important insights, but the panel discussion stood out for what they chose to highlight in just 45 minutes and how they interpreted the data made it a fun (think Steve Harvey meets State of the Industry) and engaging conversation with the audience. What the panel decided to focus on was important.

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