Training is so important in this marketplace. I'm on my educator's soap box today.Here's a course you might want to check out: eDiscovery for Techies. If you are are a techie with little or no eDiscovery training, OLP has developed a course that can bring you up to speed. I haven't found another course like it anywhere. The course is live,...
I came across this interesting article that, once again, brings up the overtime issue for paralegals. This issue is so old and so ongoing, I am sure we'll be telling our great-grandchildren about it.
Whether you want to be paid overtime or not, the Labor Department ruled several times over the years, actually, and again in 2006 that paralegals are non-exempt, meaning...
Celia Elwell, RP, is a very experienced paralegal in Oklahoma. An avid researcher and writer, Celia sends me these wonderful listings filled with interesting articles, posts and valuable tidbits. The light finally went on inside my head (where else?). I thought, "Why am I not sharing these our readers?" Enjoy!
SCOTUS Justices on the Language of Law:...
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Above the Law contacted me about 10 days ago with some very good questions about the paralegal field. And, interestingly enough, they were not looking to do a sarcastic piece nor make offensive remarks about the paralegal career.
In fact, I have to hand it to David Lat who was most interested in the reaction they got to a tongue-in-cheek post about the paralegal degree that generated a...
According to a post today in Ryley Carlton's blog, J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc. ("JM") alleges that the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery ("MWE") breached its fiduciary duty and committed legal malpractice by failing to sufficiently supervise a document review, and more specifically failing to adequately review documents for privilege prior to...
Guest Blogger: Jamie Collins is a senior level paralegal working in a small firm in Indiana. I currently work as a Litigation Paralegal in arguably one of the most renowned personal injury firms in the State of Indiana. Our firm’s founder, Louis "Buddy" Yosha has earned legendary status during his impressive career as a trial lawyer, which has now spanned more than four...
NEW YORK - June 6, 2011 - After a year of generally flat compensation, paralegals' pay is rising, according to the Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals/Legal Assistants and Managers, 2011 Edition, released today.The survey by ALM Legal Intelligence, a source of business intelligence for the legal profession, in partnership with the International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA),...