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Story Time Monday – Attorneys Who Taught Me Valuable Lessons

Story Time Monday – Attorneys Who Taught Me Valuable Lessons Many of the attorneys I worked with pushed me to excel, to work smarter – not harder. Those are the ones that made a true impact on my life, to be sure. I think it’s natural to Google attorneys we’ve worked with in the past,… Continue reading Story Time Monday – Attorneys Who Taught Me Valuable Lessons

Worst Paralegal Advice I’ve Ever Been Given

Worst Paralegal Advice I’ve Ever Been Given 1st Job I was so blessed to land where I did in my first job. The Paralegal on staff had a close working relationship with two of the founding partners and they had just brought on a third attorney. They hired me to work as a Legal Secretary,… Continue reading Worst Paralegal Advice I’ve Ever Been Given

Best Advice I’ve Ever Received as a Paralegal

Best Advice I’ve Ever Received as a Paralegal What was it? Become an expert in every thing you do in the office whether it be Microsoft Word or research. Use Google as one of your most important resources to learn from, or even YouTube when you need to brush up on or become an expert… Continue reading Best Advice I’ve Ever Received as a Paralegal

Set Up to Work From Home as an Entry-Level Paralegal?

Paralegals work from home

Set Up to Work From Home as an Entry-Level Paralegal? Step #1: Legal Break-In Book Step #2: Paralegal Inner Circle Class

My Mentor Once Told Me…

My Paralegal Mentor Once Told Me… “Never, ever allow your employer to treat you like an ATM machine!” Over my 30 year career, I’ve been asked to: come in over a weekend to set up a new office; pick up the attorney’s dry cleaning; collect rent (in cash) from a tenant; make coffee; work overtime… Continue reading My Mentor Once Told Me…

Time Management for the New Paralegal

Time Management for the New Paralegal When you get right down to it, time management is really about managing your actions. We all want to use various methods of time management to allow us to perform more actions in the day, getting everything done that needs to be done thereby giving us time to do… Continue reading Time Management for the New Paralegal

Is Age An Issue When Breaking Into the Paralegal Career?

Google Calendar Tutorial for the Paralegal

3 Basic Skills for the New Paralegal

3 Basic Skills for the New Paralegal 1. Typing Speed of 60-65 cwpm Minimum Why the ‘need for speed’? Reason: There’s much work to be done within an 8 hour day. Very simple. So, what do you do if your speed is not up to par? Take a moment to Google the phrase “free online… Continue reading 3 Basic Skills for the New Paralegal

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