The Estrin Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

by Veronica Paulino Are you feeling like an underpaid paralegal? As paralegals, it’s our job to provide support to attorneys and clients, dedicating countless hours to research, investigation, drafting, and client engagement. My First Paralegal Job I began my career in a small boutique firm in Brooklyn, NY.

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The Paralegal Society

MARCH 7, 2024

Hey, Paralegals -- Is this thing on??? Alas, I am back from the long-lost intersection of “Where in the Heck Did Jamie Go?” and “Why isn’t she blogging for us anymore?” I am officially here, back on the screen, to make my triumphant (I mean, at least I certainly hope it’s a tad bit triumphant)…

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

What is a Legal Assistant vs. Paralegal? Can we end the confusion with the use of the legal assistant vs. paralegal job title? It’s also because every law firm has a different definition of what a legal assistant is. It’s also because every law firm has a different definition of what a legal assistant is.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 7, 2021

The skills that you’ve acquired throughout your paralegal career have opened the door to unlimited employment opportunities if you are looking for a paralegal career path that does not have the title “paralegal” that utilize your paralegal skills and experience. Conflicts Specialist for a law firm.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2022

You’re reading this because you already think of your work as a paralegal in the foremost-important way to succeed: As a Career! I received my Paralegal Certificate in December of 2019 and graduated RIGHT into the Pandemic! To combat this and support my paralegal professional development, every day I: 1. Getting Started.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Below are 5 paralegal mistakes (and a bonus one) to avoid early on in your career. I’m going to share some of the biggest pitfalls that I see new paralegals make early in their careers that could be holding you back. Stay in Your Lane Paralegal mistake number one – being afraid to step outside your lane.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 11, 2021

If you are a paralegal working in a law firm with an annual billable hour requirement, there are a few numbers that you should be tracking every month. Because it’s important to your paralegal career. If their utilization is 100%, it will look like this: 20 paralegals x 1500 hours = 30,000 hours.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 12, 2021

Your mindset is so important to your success as a new paralegal. Let’s look at 3 mindset shifts you can make early in your paralegal career. Stop calling yourself a “newbie” paralegal. By referring to yourself as the “newbie paralegal,” you are giving yourself an unnecessary label. Paralegal Training.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Paralegal schools want enrollments, so it’s easy to understand why they present the paralegal profession in a certain light. That would also help you figure out whether you want to use your paralegal certificate working in a law firm or look at alternative options for paralegal careers. is $53,910.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Are you feeling like an underpaid paralegal? As paralegals, it’s our job to provide support to attorneys and clients, dedicating countless hours to research, investigation, drafting, and client engagement. My First Paralegal Job I began my career in a small boutique firm in Brooklyn, NY.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In this week’s blog, I will take a broader look at the paralegal profession as a whole. Familiar readers of the blog know that our company, Paralegal Bootcamp , is based out of the US. With this being the case, we focus on a variety of paralegal, legal assistant, and administrative assistant legal positions in our home country.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 22, 2021

As a new paralegal or someone who has been working as a paralegal for a few years, this is a great time to set S.M.A.R.T.E.R. The same thing can happen to your paralegal career if you’re not careful. When to Start Your Paralegal Career Growth Plan. Smarter Goals for Paralegal Career Growth.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 3, 2023

Are you ready to fast-track your paralegal career? These 10 paralegal tips will help you stand out at your firm and accelerate your paralegal career. Remember that Attorneys are not the Grammar Police One thing that I didn’t realize is that a lot of paralegals will do their drafts and not finish the edits.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 8, 2022

If such a meme depicted a paralegal’s education, the visible tip of the iceberg would represent the formal, foundational education and essential working skills of that paralegal. . These are the qualifications that clients, attorneys, and other professionals see in day-to-day interactions with the paralegal.

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JUNE 22, 2023

As a paralegal, confidence is key to your role and making a meaningful contribution to your legal team. Whether you’re a seasoned paralegal or just starting out in your career, developing, and maintaining confidence can impact your professional success. ”( Source ) How important is confidence for a Paralegal?

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JULY 8, 2021

Sometimes it is just as important to know what not to say in your paralegal job interview as it is to know what to say. Here are the five things that you should avoid saying in paralegal job interviews. The office manager played favorites with certain paralegals, and it was terrible for morale. My Last Employer Was a Jerk.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 22, 2023

It got me thinking about how this can also affect a paralegal career if we’re not careful. It’s the same with paralegal certificate programs. A paralegal certificate program can’t teach you how to be a successful paralegal. This problem is not unique to the paralegal profession.

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JUNE 30, 2022

In our latest podcast episode, I interviewed Kim Barrett who started her career as a part-time law firm receptionist and is now the Director of Paralegals and Legal Professionals at a Global Law Firm. This interview will help you realize just how much control you have over your own paralegal career growth.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 16, 2023

When I first started studying at Paralegal school, I was excited yet overwhelmed. Stepping into the professional world as a paralegal can be both exciting and challenging. The courses in legal research and writing equipped me with the ability to efficiently locate and analyze relevant statutes, regulations, and case law.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Clair Long, owner of a law firm in Illinois, what are some of the top skills or traits that you look for in paralegals that you also look for in your associates? What are three "must-have" skills for paralegals? Our firm is collaborative and supportive. That means time management.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Being a litigation paralegal comes with its challenges. From learning how to read your attorney’s mind to staying up to date with the latest paralegal technology, you might feel overwhelmed with questions on how you can become a rockstar at your firm. Will it be difficult for me to find a litigation paralegal job in Florida?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Things Attorneys Look For In a Paralegal. Do you want to know what things attorneys look for in a paralegal? If that’s not possible, or if you’re new to the paralegal profession and wondering what the attorneys are expecting from you, here is a brief overview of what makes a great paralegal in the eyes of most attorneys.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 26, 2022

Do you want to stand out as a Personal Injury Paralegal? In 2010, I started my own business and was approached by a personal injury firm to help them reduce the bottleneck of cases and train their paralegals. After that, another personal injury firm approached me to help fix their high turnover.

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The Estrin Report

JUNE 26, 2023

Here are the top 9 concerns, questions, and hottest topics for today’s job market The Goldman Sachs white paper states that 44% of all legal jobs will be replaced by AI and that it will virtually wipe out the paralegal role. Will this happen to paralegals? The paralegal position will begin to look different. Is that possible?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 9, 2022

A new litigation paralegal should look at three key areas early in their career. If you only focus on the paralegal skills that you might be lacking early in your career, then you might spend too much time focused on how many decades it will take you to gain all of those skills. Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp. L EARN MORE.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 11, 2022

Many paralegals have now migrated to the work-from-home status permanently or part-time. Many paralegals have also experienced “burnout” due to the pressures of the times while lacking some tools to sustain productivity and efficiency in our newly set up home offices. Adobe Acrobat Pro/PDF Sam Basic/Foxit PDF. Edit PDF files with ease.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 27, 2023

There are so many traits, skills, and habits that make for a successful paralegal career. We’ll explore why these are three traits of a rockstar paralegal and give you actionable strategies for developing them throughout your paralegal career. Whatever it is that you do as a paralegal, you take ownership.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 25, 2021

Most likely, you did not have a class on case management in your paralegal certificate program. Unless the law firm you work for only assigns one case at a time to you (and, let’s be honest, that is not going to happen), then you are going to have to juggle more than one case and keep all of them organized.

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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. What is a Government Paralegal? Paralegal Career Choice.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 25, 2022

From making sure your resume is up to par to knowing what to say in an interview, you might feel overwhelmed with questions on how you can land the right job for your paralegal career. In our latest podcast episode, Ann answers your job search questions so you can get the paralegal job of your dreams. Prefer Audio Instead of Reading?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

We’ve created a paralegal survey with questions that do matter and whose results have the potential to make a huge impact on the paralegal profession as a whole. Trust me; I know that there are a lot of surveys out there, and there is nothing more valuable than a paralegal’s time. Prefer to Listen Instead of Read?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 5, 2021

The backbone of all good personal injury law firms is its paralegals. Paralegals are essential to a personal injury law firm, whether for a solo practitioner or a large firm with many lawyers. A valuable personal injury paralegal is a paralegal who knows not only the law but also the medicine.

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