Episode 13: 8 Mindsets That Could Be Hurting Your Paralegal Career
In this guest episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann Pearson talks with Dan Moulder, paralegal manager and author of the book “The Lunch.” In the book, Dan tells a story about an annual corporate lunch that highlights eight characters with mindsets that are limiting them in life and work. In the show, […]
Episode 12: Your Career Development Opportunity
In this solo episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann Pearson discusses not only how to prepare for your performance review or evaluation but how to change your mindset to make it a career development opportunity. Show Highlights Your Actionable Strategy In all of our podcast episodes, we try to give paralegals an […]
Episode 11: Is Legal Innovation an Oxymoron?
Casey Flaherty is our guest on this episode of Paralegals on Fire! Podcast show. Casey is a lawyer who is more of a “lawyer innovator.” For years, he’s been trying to bring innovation into an industry that’s not really known for being ahead of its time. Casey started his career as a litigator at a […]
Episode 9: Litigation Paralegal Questions and Answers
In this Q & A style episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann answers some burning questions from listeners on the topic of litigation. Show Highlights Show Summary Every month we do one episode that is a Q & A format based on questions submitted on a particular topic. In this month’s Litigation […]
Episode 8: Is it Time to Move to Another Practice Area?
In this guest episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann Pearson talks with Molly McGrath of Hiring and Empowering Solutions about hiring and retention trends in the legal industry. Don’t miss Molly’s “blunt compassionate” style of straight talk because she sees both sides. As a paralegal, attorney, or manager – have you really […]
Episode 7: What the Paralegal School is Not Telling You
In this solo episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann Pearson talks about the struggle that some new paralegals feel, like “my paralegal school didn’t prepare me for this” and “maybe I’m just not cut out for being a paralegal!” Instead, what if you’re just in the wrong practice area? Or working for […]
Episode 6: Paralegals Paying it Forward
In this solo episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann Pearson talks about how one email of appreciation and an anonymous donation inspired her to pay it forward to other paralegals. Ann hopes that others will consider paying it forward to other paralegals. Listen to the show to hear some ideas on how […]
Episode 5: Forget About Paralegal Job Security – Let’s Talk About Career Security
Forget About Paralegal Job Security – Let’s Talk About Career Security In this solo episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann Pearson takes a deep dive into what it means to have career security and some methods paralegals can look at to achieve that. There’s nothing bad about having paralegal job security, but […]
Episode 4: Billable Hour Questions and Answers
In this Q & A style episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann answers some burning questions from listeners on the topic of billable hours. Show Highlights Show Summary As we are nearing the end of 2021, will you reach your billable hour goal for the year? Does meeting your annual billable hour […]
Episode 3: How to Add Mindreading to Your Paralegal Skills
In this solo episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann gets candid with some examples from her own paralegal career and what it takes to become a mind-reading paralegal. Show Highlights Show Summary Wouldn’t it be great if you could read your attorney’s mind? Especially if you work with an attorney who procrastinates! […]