I’m sure most of you have heard of Legal Talk Network. Legal Talk Network has great shows for legal professionals. So many so that listing just a few would be a disservice to the rest. If you’re not familiar with the shows that are available, I’ll let you take a look… Continue reading
A couple weeks ago, Above the Law published an excellent article by New York attorney Joshua Stein. Mr. Stein’s article, From the Career Files: How to Supervise a Secretary or Assistant, is an excellent article well worth mentioning with 21 detailed tips and advice for effectively working with any type of assistant. The article… Continue reading
Not too long ago, I was talking with a young solo practitioner who needed help with trial prep. He has a growing practice but isn’t quite ready to hire employees; he does, however, need help – especially on larger cases. After he asked about my fees, he responded that he’d… Continue reading
Solo practitioners endure many challenges. They are the “go to” person for everything: They are their own IT person, supply person, mail clerk, secretary, paralegal, bookkeeper, and everything in between (in addition to providing legal services to their clients)! If you are, or have been, a solo, you already know… Continue reading
The last substantive article we published focused on maximizing paralegal support. It was written on the pretense that you already have, or are getting ready to start using, a paralegal. But what if you do not yet have a paralegal and are concerned about finding good paralegal support? Well, I may have found… Continue reading
Paralegals, especially paralegal support providers, are one of attorneys’ top referral sources. When I worked in private practice, I knew the attorneys in the office where I worked, but could really only speak to the abilities of the attorneys I worked with directly. In a general practice firm, I knew… Continue reading
All of us experience overwhelm at one point or another; some of us more regularly than others. Are you running your practice or is it running you? What’s the cause of your overwhelm? Is your practice growing? Do you have an exceptionally large case to handle in addition to your… Continue reading
Guest post by Vicki Voisin, ACP Would you like to be organized? Of course you would! Unfortunately there is no magic pill, no easy way to accomplish that. Instead, getting organized requires a plan with work that never ends. The basic plan is your To Do List. These tips will help… Continue reading
Pattern interviews So far you’re off to a great start in finding an A-player paralegal. You’ve identified needs, tasks, qualities, and traits that will fit with your practice, and have started narrowing down higher-level paralegal support by painting a brutally honest picture of the job at hand. If you’re hiring an employee, the… Continue reading
The job description The articles in this series build on each other, and the last article was no exception. If you missed Part III, take a minute to read it now before reading this fourth article. Don’t worry, we’ll still be here when you get done. At this point in the series, you… Continue reading