You may already be aware of some of the tasks paralegals can perform for you and how paralegal support services help you, your practice, and your bottom line. And, while I love that we can alleviate so much of our attorneys’ stress and help their practices so much, it may just be the clients who… Continue reading
Happy New Year! Again. It doesn’t seem long ago that I was writing a New Year’s post. I’m not quite sure what happened to 2012, but it sure went by fast. I had big plans for 2012. What about you? My goals relied almost exclusively on the launch of a… Continue reading
Paralegal Support 101 is back! It’s been a while, yes, but we’ve been here the whole time – busy working behind the scenes, making lots of changes and implementing new ideas to make Paralegal Support 101 a more user-friendly (aka attorney-friendly) resource for finding information on paralegals, the paralegal profession,… Continue reading
Guess what? This week is my anniversary! Actually, it’s Paralegal Support 101’s anniversary. Hard to believe a year’s gone by already since the blog started. The goal: To provide attorneys, law firms, corporate legal departments, and governmental agencies with a central repository of information largely sought after, but widely unavailable, on increasing… Continue reading
Want a quick way to know what’s available to you on this site? Here’s a categorized list of topics that may be of interest. The list isn’t all-inclusive; it only covers the heart of the matter – the substance of the information for which the site was designed to provide. … 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
Do you need more time or support, but aren’t sure how to get it or what you could delegate? Don’t worry; you’re not alone. In fact, from talking with attorneys, I’d say you’re in the majority. The good news is, it is possible to be in the minority. To get you moving… Continue reading
Under rules of professional responsibility and guidelines for the utilization of nonlawyer assistants, paralegals and legal assistants work under the direction and supervision of an attorney. In other words, an attorney has a professional responsibility to direct and supervise the work of nonlawyer assistants. Failure to do so can result in… Continue reading
Happy New Year! I am, once again, amazed at how fast last year flew by. Each year seems to go by faster than the last. For a while, I thought it was just part of getting older, but I know now it’s not because even my kids feel the same… 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