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Part III Recently, I introduced you to Gastonia lawyer Angela McIlveen. I told you how on a random Wednesday afternoon in May, Angela McIlveen called lawyers and staff to meet her in the law firm’s common area where she distributed ...

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Part I “I’m a slow reader, but I usually get through seventy or eighty books a year, most fiction. I don’t read in order to study the craft; I read because I like to read” Stephen King, On Writing: A ...

I was excited to speak at the Raleigh-Wake Paralegal Association June meeting to discuss transitioning from law firm paralegal to in-house. I invited my long-time friend and paralegal colleague, Debbie Lawrence, to join me. Debbie is an account executive with ...

Last month, I introduced you to Gastonia lawyer Angela McIlveen. I told you how on a random Wednesday afternoon in May, Angela McIlveen called lawyers and staff to meet her in the law firm’s common area where she distributed bonuses ...

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Technology can be hugely helpful when it comes to communicating with colleagues and clients, speeding up document revisions, and finding information like a professional sleuth — but as most people experience, it also has a dark side. ...

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While April showers bring May flowers, May heralds new graduates. Here is some advice for recent graduates that I hope will also resonate with my working paralegal friends. My first networking experience landed me a job while I was a ...

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Paralegal certification by the State Bar is celebrating 10 years in North Carolina. And while the certification program is very successful, with more than 4,000 certified paralegals, recognition by the bar of a certification program was not guaranteed. Is North ...

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On a random Wednesday afternoon in May, Angela McIlveen called lawyers and staff to meet her in the law firm’s common area, where she distributed bonuses to everyone in the office. The firm met a new financial goal and, as ...

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Ah, spring — a time of singing birds, flowering crocuses, college kids playing basketball. A time of paying attention to the small signs that summer will arrive. Summer marks the annual migration of law students to our offices, visiting us ...

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Have you taken a look at your website lately? I mean, really looked at the aesthetics and functionality of your site? For many firms, setting up a website was something to check off the to-do list and has since been ...

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Looking for a few shortcuts in programs you use all the time? You’re not alone. From desktop-support staff to in-trial technology-support specialists, lawyers and their staffs are turning more and more to their counterparts in the IT department for guidance ...

At this point in enterprise technology, it’s possible for a firm to be completely paperless, even to the point where clients might sign documents digitally and files are stored in the cloud. So, why are there still filing cabinets and ...

Ah, the new year … season of best-of lists, resolutions and transitions. Speaking of transitions, let’s talk for a minute about the ones between sentences. We can all agree that each sentence in a paragraph should express one complete thought ...

In October, I traveled to Chicago for the Clio Cloud Conference. One of the keynote speakers posed the question, is the legal economy we see today a paradigm shift or a temporary correction? Before we answer the question, here’s a ...

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Do you encounter any workplace drama? A drama king or queen who can’t wait to pass along gossip, twist a story out of context or just make up a lie? Ugh. These people are not only difficult; they can often ...