Paralegal Associates

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 [...]