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 [...]
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 [...]
