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Five Superstars Changing the Paralegal Field

The Estrin Report

I have come across thousands of paralegals in my career. However, five paralegals (among many) recently stood out for their excellent contributions to the paralegal world. Huascar Matos Director of Paralegals Here is a brilliant, motivated Director of Paralegals at Foley & Lardner on the fast track!

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Mentoring New Legal Assistants

Paralegal Bootcamp

My head bobbed up and down as I watched our new legal assistant bounce like a Jack Russell Terrier at my door holding a post-it-note above her head. In my own defense, the last 25 years of my career has been dedicated to one attorney as a contracted tort litigation paralegal. The same can hold true with new legal assistants.

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One Legal Assistant. 2,190 Miles to Hike. Let’s Help Her Get to the Finish Line!

Paralegal Bootcamp

From Legal Assistant to Appalachian Trail Hiker: Kat Bells Inspiring Story! This week, I have a special guest on the showKat Bell, a legal assistant whos about to embark on an incredible journey! Shes putting her legal assistant career on pause to hike the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.

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Ethics Meets Opportunity – How AI Can Propel Your Paralegal Career

Paralegal Bootcamp

As Ive been developing this new course, its bringing back some memories when back in 2010 I was telling litigation paralegals they needed to get up to speed on eDiscovery. For those who are new listeners and dont know what that means Lets say that youre a litigation paralegal working in a law firm that barely ever goes to trial.

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Are Paralegals Meant to Survive This Decade?

The Estrin Report

Is there a bright future for Paralegals? The Bureau of Labor Statistics is out with their 2020 Occupational Outlook for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Bottom line – it’s not a bad time to be in, or to be getting into, a paralegal or legal assistant position*.

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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

Paralegal Bootcamp

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 Resume Review

Paralegal Bootcamp

Free Paralegal Resume Review Program. The Paralegal Boot Camp is excited to launch our weekly Paralegal Resume Review program at no charge to unemployed paralegals looking for some feedback on their resume. What is the cost of this paralegal resume review program? Can I submit my resume if I am not a paralegal?