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Paralegal Time Management Tips if You’re a Procrastinator If you’re a procrastinator who puts off that large project until the very last minute, these two paralegal time management tips will help you get those projects off your desk and give you a feeling of accomplishment…

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July 29, 2019

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Paralegal Tips for Drafting Time Entries

3 Quick Tips for Drafting Time Entries Ask any paralegal working in a law firm, and they will likely tell you that drafting time entries is one of their least favorite things to do. I remember when I was new paralegal back in the early…

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July 21, 2019

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Last-Minute Trial Prep Emergency

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…

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July 11, 2019

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Organization Tips for New Paralegals

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…

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February 22, 2019

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Stop Giving Away Your Knowledge to Paralegal CLE Providers

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. …

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September 7, 2018

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The Soft Skill That is Important to a Paralegal Career

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…

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July 9, 2018

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A Better Work/Life Balance for Increased Paralegal Productivity

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…

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June 16, 2018

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Technology and the Future of the Paralegal Profession

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…

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May 16, 2018

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Being a Proactive Paralegal

What exactly does it mean to be a proactive paralegal? Many years ago, I had an attorney write a comment on my performance review that has stuck with me for over 15 years: Ann knows what I need before I even know that I need…

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February 1, 2018

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Alternative Paralegal Career Options

Are you interested in exploring some alternative paralegal career options? A paralegal certificate combined with your personality traits and other skills can lead you to a rewarding and challenging career path if you are open to looking at alternative paralegal career options. If you asked…

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October 21, 2017