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The speed of technology can seem like a blur at times — is the iPhone 7 really so far away? — and because of that pace, IT communication can be a particularly tough challenge. People who are bombarded with information ...

Every day, I receive invites to join other people’s LinkedIn networks. Sometimes, the volume of these invites can be overwhelming, but because I find LinkedIn offers great value to my career and business, I attempt due diligence and practice care ...

If stress is the health epidemic of our era, learning how to help one another could be the most powerful cure for what ails us Amanda Davis remembers the day she committed to kindness. Her journey started in an unlikely ...

As a paralegal, do you ever ask your attorney a question and get an unexpectedly short response, or an answer that does not seem to make sense to you, or a tone of voice you are not sure how to ...

by Michelle Hicks, Dolan Media Newswires BOISE, Idaho– In the average organization, meetings cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a year when you calculate the hourly rate of each individual sitting around the table. Meetings also contribute to poor morale ...

Teresa Smith is never bored.   As a senior paralegal in the medical malpractice defense area of Batten Lee in Raleigh, Smith does it all, from mundane tasks like searching for lost items, to challenging tasks such as planning defense ...

Each spring, Chicago plays hosts to technology buffs who travel far and wide to attend the American Bar Association TechShow. As a first-time attendee, I wondered if I would meet any paralegals attending the event. I’m not sure if I ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Mobility is key for the 21st-century legal professional. But in order to have a truly mobile office, you need to have the right accessories. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself on the road trying to make do under less ...

A savvy paralegal can make the difference between a courtroom that grinds to a halt and one that sings with efficiency On a busy trial day when a courthouse is running like a factory on steroids, it grinds out verdicts. ...

As Sally Hentz sees it, her role in her law firm’s pro bono human trafficking project is not much different than her other tasks as a corporate paralegal.   But it has a profound impact on her job satisfaction.   ...

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By Karin Ciano Dolan Media Newswires MINNEAPOLIS — Dear Initial Caps: We’ve Traveled a Long Way Together. The Moment I Saw You, I Couldn’t Take My Eyes Off You, and I Still Respect The Way You Get My Attention on ...

Seeing a talented paralegal shut down because of time and project management is disheartening. The very best of the talented paralegal gets lost in the reactive nature of the legal work and the inability to be proactive. Many of our ...

Carolina Paralegal News asked five professionals to identify the trends they see taking shape in 2014. Camille Stell with N.C. Lawyers Mutual; Sarah Kaufman with Ellis Winters of Raleigh, Vicki Voisin (aka “The Paralegal Mentor”); Doris Compton, president of the ...

BOSTON ­­– Things didn’t go well when Rosanne Ursino told her mother in 1989 that she had decided to skip college in order to become a hairdresser and settle down with her high-school boyfriend. Ursino’s mother, a Medford City Hall ...

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A change in the membership application process for the North Carolina Bar Association’s paralegal division is expected to result in a major growth spurt for the organization. asics buty męskie Under the change, a paralegal’s employing attorney is no longer ...

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