Do you know someone who has been a victim of a crime? If you answered no, you are probably wrong. Statistically speaking, you most likely have a friend, a relative, a co-worker, or a neighbor who has been the victim of a crime. Perhaps you have been a crime victim yourself; if so, do…
A great resource for essential paralegal skills and training. If you don’t sharpen your paralegal skills now, you will hate yourself later. No matter how much or how little experience you have as a paralegal, you need to always be moving forward by acquiring more skills to make you as indispensable as possible. In this article, I…
Do you want to advance in your paralegal career? How do you plan to move forward and meet your goals? This video will show you five ways you can invest in your paralegal career to insure that you are moving in the right direction. If you are receiving this by email, you can watch the…
For Valentine’s Day, everyone is talking about love. I am not much of a “me too” writer, so today’s post is about hate. I am a believer that the line between love and hate is fine. They are both very passionate emotions, which is why we must be careful what we hate. I am referring…
Paralegals, here is your wake-up call… If you answer “yes” to any of the following questions, read the rest of this post – seriously. Have you grown apathetic toward your work? Do you make careless mistakes frequently? Have you stopped striving to be the very best at what you do? Are you annoyed by every assignment you…
One of the top complaints I hear from paralegals is that their supervising attorneys are not utilizing the paralegal’s full potential. This scenario leads to boredom, frustration, and low job satisfaction. It is a lose-lose, for the paralegal and the firm. Today I am going to share three ways to help you get more substantive…
One of my dearest, longtime friends recently called me a crusader. My immediate mental image was of a knight on horseback waving a flag. When I asked her why she called me that she said it was because I like to talk about ideas. This is absolutely true, but I was not sure it qualified…