It seems that we're right on track with our predictions and insights about the growing need for qualified professionals in the Litigation Support and eDiscovery fields. In months past, we reported that there simply are not enough experienced professionals to go around according to the most recent Socha-Gelbmann Report. Recently, The Cowan Group has published a...
Uh,Oh Column........ A trial appearing to be high-profile only in Long Island has suddenly taken an interesting twist. Two paralegals along with the defendant's brother, have been subpoenaed and fingerprinted for allegedly tampering with the jury in a case involving David Brooks, a military arms contractor, according to several sources including the New York...
Are Happy Times here again? According to a recent report in Crain's Business Report, fewer lawyers and paralegals received lay-off notices in July.
The battered legal market seems to be coming back. Crain's noted, " Fewer attorneys and paralegals lost their jobs in July than in June, inspiring some optimism among members of the legal profession. About 800...
LOS ANGELES, August 10, 2010 –The Organization of Legal Professionals, an industry group that includes some of the most respected eDiscovery thought leaders in the field, announced today that it has finalized preparations for its eDiscovery certification exam scheduled for October 15. The exam, developed in conjunction with Pearson Learning Solutions, a $7 billion company that...
eDiscovery for Techies & Geeks starts on August 31, 2010. Interact with other students & instructor. Learn from seasoned pros. 3 courses offered including: Lit Support 101A; Advanced LitSupport; Project Management for Litigation Support Professionals. Contact chere.estrin@theolp.org. Thanks!
I don't know what it was that I expected when I picked up a copy of Robert Mongue's latest book, "The Empowered Paralegal: Working with the Elder Client" but that wasn't as important as the fact that I just couldn't put it down.
This is a book for everyone. While it is written specifically for paralegals, just substitute any position and you have...
Sara Youngers has a unique position. In addition to working in litigation, Youngers also works on legal billing fee analyses. In other words, she may be auditing the time your law firm bills to its clients. In an exclusive Q&A, Youngers talks about her career, her duties, her future.
How long have you been a paralegal? Since April 2003, for approximately 7 years....
The paralegal profession was created out of whole cloth. Sometime about 30 years ago, someone (I don't know who) had an idea to title a person who was moving out of the legal secretary position but not quite into the associate position, a paralegal. On top of that, whoever this person was, figured out that the paralegal could get paid more dollars and -wait! wait!...