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 others as you want [...]
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 — 9 [...]
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 You [...]
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 session about [...]
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 [...]
I have been discussing social media a lot lately with the business manager for Paralegal Associates. I have had to do a lot of explaining as he come from an era of print ads, cold calls, and letters by hand. I can always answer his questions, except for one.
What is the ROI?
I didn’t have a [...]
I’m hearing rumors that law firms may be getting the message about the profit potential of competent paralegals. Specifically, Jeannie S. Johnston, paralegal expert and CEO of ParalegalGateway.com, has discussed the possible trend toward deferring junior associate hiring, and instead taking advantage of the productivity potential of paralegals. Since first-year associates are unprofitable, so the [...]
So, I thought I would change things up a bit, and since this blog is part of my business website, try to encourage the exchanging of ideas. I will come up with a job hypothetical and then people can comment with suggestions how to proceed. Please provide feedback as to whether you think this is [...]
