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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

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10 Things Attorneys Look For in a Paralegal

There are specific things attorneys look for in paralegals, because they know what it takes to be an asset to the legal team. Here is a brief overview of what makes a great paralegal in the eyes of most attorneys. 1. A hard worker –…

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January 18, 2017

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Effective Case Management Tips for New Paralegals

When you’re starting a new paralegal career, these case management tips will help you if you’re feeling overwhelmed. Most likely, there wasn’t a class on case management in your paralegal certificate program. If there was, it was a chapter in one of your reading assignments…

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August 22, 2016

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Paralegal Email Etiquette Tips

You are likely going to find yourself writing a wide variety of emails as a paralegal. You have to make contact with other law firms, with your clients, with organizations, etc., in order to provide the very best services to your clients. Email is a…

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June 3, 2016