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How to Become a Virtual Legal Assistant

The Estrin Report

Social media management. Project management. Let’s start with the fascinating discovery of Virtual Assistant jobs that are available through employers. This up and coming brand new avenue to positions is rapidly becoming a new career path for legal assistants. Virtual Typist Legal Transcriptionist.

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Technology Doesn’t Replace Your Law Firm’s Admin Assistants

Attorney at Work

Legal assistants do a lot more than just type. My guess is companies pitching the whole “replace an assistant” benefit have no idea what — or how much — admins and legal assistants do in a typical day. Meaning, you make money for your firm when you draft and that you cost the firm when you do admin work.

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7 Legal Technology Tools Lawyers Need to Boost Efficiency

Rocket Matter

Artificial Intelligence: The Legal Assistant of the Future Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way legal firms approach efficiency. Here are the top seven technologies you should consider using to give your firm a competitive edge and free up time for more important tasks.

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6 Ways to Expand Your Paralegal Education

Paralegal Bootcamp

Community colleges offer non-credit courses in such areas as business formation, project management, finance, real estate licensure, and estate planning. Although these are geared to the general public, they can provide a helpful introduction to, or refresher on, such topics for paralegals who specialize in other areas. .

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How Much Does It Cost to Start a Law Firm? A Detailed Breakdown

Rocket Matter

Paralegals, legal assistants, and administrative staff are among the employees you may need. You can maximize the productivity and impact of a small team by empowering them with high-performing legal practice management software like Rocket Matter. Strive to keep your staff limited early on. The answer: It depends.

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What is the Litigation Paralegal Career Accelerator?

Paralegal Bootcamp

I graduated a few years ago with an associate’s as a Legal Assistant. You are the project manager of your cases, and you are taking the lead on proactively moving your cases forward. I had a very brief experience at a law firm after graduation, where they gave me no training, and everything I did was wrong.

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Tracking Litigation Costs in Modern Insurance Defense Firms

CARET Legal

Strategic Use of Support Staff: Optimize the use of paralegals and legal assistants for tasks that don’t require attorney-level expertise. Implement Project Management Techniques: Apply project management principles to litigation, setting clear milestones and budgets for each phase of a case.