Figuring out what to do next can be the hardest part
Seeing a talented paralegal shut down because of time and project management is disheartening. The very best of the talented paralegal gets lost in the reactive nature of the legal work and the...
View ArticleIt’s time to break up with initial caps
By Karin Ciano Dolan Media Newswires MINNEAPOLIS — Dear Initial Caps: We’ve Traveled a Long Way Together. The Moment I Saw You, I Couldn’t Take My Eyes Off You, and I Still Respect The Way You Get My...
View ArticleA way through the darkness
Ignoring stress can be person’s undoing. Take it from someone who has come undone. Jim Blackburn is living his life in Technicolor these days, but he walked a long hard road to get out of the...
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Lending a hand: Law firm’s human trafficking pro bono team helps victims
As Sally Hentz sees it, her role in her law firm’s pro bono human trafficking project is not much different than her other tasks as a corporate paralegal. But it has a profound impact on her job...
View ArticleTips for cultivating good LinkedIn karma
Every day, I receive invites to join other people’s LinkedIn networks. Sometimes, the volume of these invites can be overwhelming, but because I find LinkedIn offers great value to my career and...
View ArticleSeven strategies for effective IT communication
The speed of technology can seem like a blur at times — is the iPhone 7 really so far away? — and because of that pace, IT communication can be a particularly tough challenge. People who are bombarded...
View ArticleControlling the impact of workplace conflict
Workplace conflict can wreak havoc with office culture, especially if it is ignored or handled improperly. Communication breakdowns and lower productivity can result; such situations also breed...
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On the border: Attorneys and paralegals are traveling across the country to...
Across the country, immigration attorneys, paralegals and other support staff are mobilizing to offer pro bono and low-cost legal options for the undocumented immigrants flooding across the southern...
View ArticleFinding a way back: One veteran paralegal’s job search journey offers clues...
Lynne DeVenny found herself in the fight of her life when her adopted daughter’s sickle cell anemia reached such a critical stage it took a life-saving bone marrow transplant to cure her. But the...
View ArticleTechnology changes expectations for legal support staff
When James E. Edwards Jr. first began practicing law in 1982, he quickly learned to delegate certain tasks — such as transcribing and typing up documents — to his legal secretary. “One of the senior...
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