Paralegal Associates surveyed attorneys on their concerns about using virtual paralegals. We offered a list of possible worries, and invited responders to mark all that were relevant. We also invited comments. Here are the results, sorted by frequency of response. Our hearty “Thank you” to the tens of attorneys nationwide who took time to respond. 1. [...]
There are some great legal and paralegal blogs out there. Here are some of the posts that I found interesting that you may want to check out. 1. Twitter Debate: Virtual Law Offices—Game Changer or Business as Usual? (The Virtual Paralegal Training Center) 2. AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE (The Empowered Paralegal) 3. Guest Post: The Paralegal’s Role in Managing [...]
I “met” Mr. Walker, aka @cruiselaw, early on in my tweeting career. He intrigued me by practicing such an interesting and unusual area of law. Over the last few months I have watched him launch his blog, tweet about it, and populate it with great posts about various aspects of cruise ships, cruise lines, and cruise law that [...]
While we think that working offsite is a new concept in the working world, here is a very nice interview by Brynne Williamson, PP, PLS of Marian Squibb, PLS who worked for attorneys from her home using just regular snail mail. You can read the interview on page 3 of the NALS Region 7 November [...]
The closing keynote address was given by Lisa Marie Platske of Upside Thinking, Inc. She gave a presentation entittled: The Power of Motivation: Increasing Your Sphere of Influence Motivation: increasing one’s desire to work to the best of one’s ability Motivation is internal…we choose where we are going. schedule time to get to know yourself Don’t treat [...]
Why, oh why are two sessions that I want to attend scheduled for the same day and time?! There was Do The Right Thing, which had to do with ethics, and Industry Trends — 9 to 5. Since I can’t be in two places at once, I had to chose. Session One: Industry Trends — [...]
Day Two was, for me, focused on technology. Session one, which was also the Keynote session, was focused on how to properly redact documents. The second session discussed how to be safe on the Internet. The day ended with the Welcoming Party, but more about that below. Keynote Speaker: Gavin W. Manes, Ph.D. Redaction: What [...]
Day One of NALS was a hit in my book. First off, thank you to everyone at NALS who welcomed me with open arms (literally). It made me feel very welcomed and a part of the group..and what an enthusiastic bunch! Session One: Ethics — Sense and Sensibility by Justice Edward Wallin This was a [...]
Well, here I am in Irvine, CA ready to attend NALS 2009 Conference. I should be asleep as it is an early (especially for me) day and a fairly long one as well. However, I am so excited that I find myself unable to sleep. I figured, what else is there to do late at [...]
This time next week I will be in Irvine, CA gearing up to attend NALS Annual Education & National Forum October 8 — 11th. I am really excited to attend as this will be my first time attending a legal conference. In addition, I have been asked to be the guest tweeter and blogger for [...]
