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How to Become a Paralegal
Paralegal training is important for anyone interested in working for attorneys because it will give you the needed background on the legal field through coursework and interaction with legal professionals. There are various training choices for students interested in a … Continue reading
New Paralegal Marketing Partnership
Top-Colleges.com, a Salt Lake City education marketing company, announces a new marketing partnership with The Center For Advanced Legal Studies offering paralegal certificates and degrees. Top-Colleges provides additional web presences for over 150 career colleges, technical schools, online colleges and … Continue reading
Paralegal Scholarship Applications
Image via Wikipedia I’ve just returned from the AAfPE National Conference in Indianapolis where I was reminded once again of the importance of professional associations to their professions, their members, and their communities. The following example from iBerkshires.com caught my … Continue reading
A Retired Paralegal Goes Into Bat
An interesting story out of Lexington, Kentucky, reports on a retired paralegal who is using his knowledge and experience to clarify reporting regarding an adoption dispute. The adoption dispute itself must be agonizing for all concerned and is not the … Continue reading
Paralegal Profession To Grow
According to ABAJournal.com “The [Bureau of Labor Statistics ] report says the legal sector will grow faster than the average for all jobs, but it will add the fewest jobs among professional occupations. Lawyers will account for 98,500 new jobs, … Continue reading
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Should Lawyers Be Allowed To Have Sex With Their Clients
Paralegal Hell reports on a proposed amendment to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct that would prohibit lawyers from having sex with their clients which is, believe it or not, dividing the Texas bar at public hearings on the … Continue reading
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Should Paralegals Act And Dress To Suit Their Clients Case?
Image via Wikipedia Lynne Devenny at Practical Paralegalism has a well-done post that starts with a quote describing interviews with jurors who, “were seriously annoyed by some of the sneers, body language, guffaws and antics of the fire-breathing “let’s kick … Continue reading
Proving Prevailing Paralegal Rates
Image via Wikipedia Legal.com brings us another case in which the court has ruled on the reasonableness of paralegal fees as part of an award of attorney’s fees: MARTINEZ v. JOHARY Case No. 5:08-cv-148-Oc-10GRJ. This case is a bit more straight-forward … Continue reading
Paralegals Are In High Demand
Image via Wikipedia In order to save money, many people are now seeing a nurse practitioner instead of a doctor. The same is starting to happen in law. To save money, people are hiring paralegals to do the work of … Continue reading
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Choosing the Right Paralegal Courses
Image via Wikipedia Paralegals typically have a bachelor’s degree to help them professionally assist lawyers or corporations and government agencies dealing with the law. Paralegals help lawyers navigate the large amounts of paperwork generated in legal proceedings by indexing, photocopying, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Bar Association, Berkeley College, Education, Kaplan University, Law, Paralegal, Saint Leo University, United States
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