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),...
I've heard everything now. At least I think I have. The New York Daily News ran an article this morning about an attorney who objected to opposing counsel's use of a rather buxom paralegal sitting at counsel's table as a distraction for the jury.From the article: "Lawyer accused of distracting his opponent with a sexy paralegal says back off - that's his...
Risk & Responsibility vs. Cost Control:Managing eDiscovery’s Great Balancing ActA Session Presented by Bill Speros LegalTech West Coast 2011Guest Blogger: Raul Estravit
Legal Tech West Coast – what a wealth of information! On Wednesday, May 18, I attended the session given by Bill Speros, lead counsel handling all of the e-discovery and litigation processing matters related...
Ms. Estrin, I hope I am finding you well. I wanted to get your opinion on what to do when an ad requests your salary history. Do you send a salary history or not? I recently read that you should circumvent this by adding a sentence to the last paragraph of your cover letter that states: "I understand you would like my salary history. I would prefer to discuss this with you during a...
The Organization of Legal Professionals (OLP), a non-profit organization, will roll out its eDiscovery certification exam the second week in July. This certification exam has been in development for 18 months. It is a combined effort with some of the top eDiscovery experts throughout the U.S, Canada, U.K. and Taiwan. OLP has partnered with Pearson VU, a $7 billion global education...