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3 Mindset Shifts for New Paralegals

Your mindset is important when you are starting out in a new career, especially a career as a paralegal. Do these 3 things today.

Litigation Paralegal to E-discovery Paralegal

Career options for paralegals are opening up, particularly if you are a litigation paralegal specializing in e-discovery.

Types of Litigation Software to Know

We will break the technology down into three categories for you to use as a checklist for the types of litigation software to know.
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5 Non-Legal Podcasts For Paralegals

We are putting a different spin on the typical list of podcasts for paralegals and instead giving you a list of non-legal podcasts to inspire

19 Tips to Streamline Records Retrieval

The Paralegal Boot Camp shares 19 tips to streamline records retrieval to make the process more efficient and your personal inury paralegal job easier.

Paralegal Communication Skills

Brush up on your paralegal communication skills (written and verbal) with this quick read from the Paralegal Boot Camp's blog.

What is eDiscovery?

What is eDiscovery? Here's an entertaining and interesting perspective from an eDiscovery insider to help you understand more about it.

Paralegal Career Growth

Use our smarter goal-setting to make sure your paralegal career growth doesn't stall your career. Free video lesson and goal-tracking spreadsheet.

Do Paralegals Work Long Hours?

If you're wondering do paralegals work long hours, that depends on several factors, including the practice area you choose and many other things.

Make Your Office Space a Happy Space

What is your one thing that brightens up your office? Something that makes you smile every morning when you see it? For us, it's flowers.

WFH Paralegal – How to Set Up Your Home Workspace

As a WFH paralegal, it can be challenging to set up your home workspace if you do not have a designated home office. Tips from

3 Methods to Summarizing Deposition Transcripts

Learn 3 methods for digesting a deposition transcript, with examples of what each deposition summary looks like.

Proactive Litigation Paralegal Tip

Being a proactive litigation paralegal requires more than the ability to read an attorney's mind. Instead, try to this one tip.

Assisting with the Pretrial Conference

The Paralegal Boot Camp's "Fast-Track Friday" tip for litigation paralegals assisting with the pretrial conference.

Tip for Quickly Finding the Relevant Court Rule

As a litigation paralegal, you need to be good at finding the relevant court rule quickly. Do these 3 things to reduce the time it

3 Microsoft Excel Tips for Paralegals

Our Fast-Track Friday tips for paralegals topic of the week is Microsoft Excel and how it can make a paralegal's job easier.

5 Tips to Improve Proofreading

Proofreading is an important job skill to have as a legal professional. Here are 5 quick tips to improve your proofreading.

The Personal Injury Paralegal Role Can Vary Greatly

The personal injury paralegal role can vary depending on the staffing model of the law firm. Look at a few of the many hats these

Paralegal Skills Required to Succeed in Your New Paralegal Career

The Paralegal Boot Camp's list of paralegal skills required to succeed is a list of transferable skills you may have acquired before becoming a paralegal.

Paralegal CLE Requirements by State

Paralegal CLE requirements vary depending on the certification program and state you are in. Here's a chart that outlines all paralegal CLE requirements.

Paralegal Training Doesn’t Stop at the Paralegal Certificate

The key to a successful paralegal career is to continue your paralegal training after you get your paralegal certificate.

Paralegal Time Management Tips

If you're a procrastinator, these two paralegal time management tips from the Paralegal Boot Camp will get you motivated to get the work done.

Technology and the Future of the Paralegal Profession

Paralegal technology is changing whether we like it or not. Keep up with those changes and how they affect your paralegal career.

Organization Tips for New Paralegals

Organization tips are not all the same. It can be overwhelming when you are a new paralegal, especially when you're trying to stay organized.

Paralegal Social Media Ethics

A quick video from the Paralegal Boot Camp's Founder, Ann Pearson, on how paralegal social media ethics can be an issue with paralegals posting to

One Skill That Will Help You as a New Paralegal

There are lots of skills that will help you as a new paralegal, but in this short video we wanted to narrow it down to

The Importance of Paralegal Continuing Education

Paralegal continuing education (paralegal CLE) is important to keep up with whether you are a certified paralegal or not.