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Arizona’s Alternative Business Structure Program Improved Access To Justice For Tort Victims And Possibly Large Companies

Above The Law

In 2020, the Arizona Supreme Court established its Alternative Business Structure (ABS) program which allows nonlawyers to have an economic interest or decision making authority in a law firm. And some of these firms based on their name alone suggests that they handle personal injury or product liability cases.

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What Not To Say in a Paralegal Job Interview

Paralegal Bootcamp

Here are a few: The attorney I worked for had a difficult personality. The office manager played favorites with certain paralegals, and it was terrible for morale. There was a lot of office drama that I tried to stay out of. I didn’t agree with my supervisor’s management style.

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Paralegal Professional Development – Tips for New Paralegals

Paralegal Bootcamp

In November of 2019, I began applying for jobs before finishing the program, but without experience directly in a law firm setting (as well as COVID), it was not easy. I had nearly given up hope when I got my first job in July of 2020 and was hired remotely in personal injury. Office management.

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Lessons from Management: Key Insights I Wish I Knew as a Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

Lesson 1: It’s the Practice of Law, But It’s Still a Business During my paralegal years, I was mainly focused on the legal side of operations. However, moving into a management role, I gained a new perspective: the business aspect of a law firm. What can you learn or take away from that? Lesson 4: Know Your Numbers.

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In A First For A State Bar, Florida To Provide All Members With Free Trust Accounting Software To Help Ensure Compliance And Protect The Public

LawSites

Targeting Trust Compliance Westheimer, a personal injury lawyer, is the former chair of The Florida Bar’s Disciplinary Review Committee and served on the bar’s Special Committee on Technologies Affecting the Practice of Law. He teaches a course in lawyer discipline and regulation at the University of Florida College of Law.

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Starting a Paralegal Career Without a Paralegal Certificate

Paralegal Bootcamp

She was a personal injury attorney and they were looking for a receptionist for their small law firm. The firm needed someone to handle a multi-line phone, and I knew I could do that. Alright, so you are at this firm. You are then given cases, you’ve advanced to an office manager.

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Ask Me Anything – Paralegal Career Edition

Paralegal Bootcamp

We have litigation , personal injury , billable hour boot camp , trial prep boot camp , etc., I asked the office manager about bringing in new technology, and she replied, “Good luck with that.” You will most likely be limiting your future job opportunities the longer you stay at that firm.

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