PREPARING FOR TRIAL WHEN A NEW CASE FILE JUST GOT DUMPED ON YOUR DESK As a litigation paralegal, it’s inevitable that one day you will find yourself in a last-minute trial prep emergency when that new case file gets dumped on your desk and trial…
One of your biggest responsibilities as a paralegal is going to be making sure that what you do and what your firm does is properly recorded. Keeping track of those records, of discovery, and of just about every other communication that comes into and leaves…
Have you ever attended a paralegal CLE program and wondered whether you might like to teach a course and share your knowledge? It can be so rewarding to put together a presentation that you know will help others gain some new insight, tools or resources. …
Many people don’t know this about me, but I’ve been a certified scuba diver for over 10 years. A few years ago, I also got my ASA 101 certification to sail a boat. Which means I passed the test that says I can sail a…
A Focus on Facebook Groups As a business owner, I have to spend time on social media. My marketing person keeps telling me that I should do more on social media. So, after months of him bugging me about it, I finally joined a few…
One of the questions that I get asked the most from new paralegals is “what kind of skills do I need to focus on in my first few years?” Here’s a quick video (about 20 minutes) for new paralegals. Want more tips? Make sure to…
Soft skills are just as important as the other skills you develop throughout your paralegal career. One of those is the ability to solve problems, rather than reporting problems. Ask any attorney who thinks their paralegal is a rock star, and they will tell you…
Increasing Paralegal Productivity for a Better Work/Life Balance – by Ann Pearson I have become somewhat obsessed with increasing my own productivity over the last 8 years that I’ve been in business for myself. It got me thinking, I wish I had known about some…
Reprinted with permission from Paralegal Today – an article by Ann Pearson. There is no doubt that technology is changing the paralegal profession. Gone are the days when a paralegal sifts through dozens of books to find that key case to cite in a brief. We…
Let’s have some fun this month! I’m starting a 21-Day “Most Distance” challenge this month, starting on May 11, 2018. It’s going to be our first ever Paralegal Boot Camp Fitness Challenge. Run. Bike. Walk. Hike. Stroll. Beach Walk. Anything that gets you outside this…
