News of a law firm merger in Connecticut, 'driven by client needs': "Day, Berry & Howard, one of the state's largest law firms, will change its 74-year-old name as it merges with a New Jersey-based law firm to double its staff of lawyers and extend its geographic reach."Day, Berry's merger with Pitney Hardin, based in Morristown, N.J., will create a firm with about 400 lawyers and...
Salon magazine's help column answers an amusing & serious career question: "Nov. 3, 2006 | Dear Cary, "I don't know what to do with my life. "No, I don't mean in that midlife-crisis kind of way. Long story short, I am 21 and I live with my boyfriend (27). While this traditionally is not considered wise, I have little choice, being one step away from poverty every day. I am...
Well, isn't this great news? "Kennedy Covington paralegal Julianne Fink, NCCP, has been awarded the Rookie of the Year by Legal Assistant Today magazine. "Fink was selected by the magazine's editorial advisory board for her leadership and dedication to the legal assistant profession, to her local association, to her employer and to her community, in just two years of performing...
Why am I not surprised to read this: " he challenge was getting lawyers to adapt." "The exponential growth of e-mail for client-related exchanges has increased the potential for knowledge management and records management breakdowns. Today's information is spread out in personal inboxes that can't be easily accessed, leveraged, protected and properly stored. When e-mail that should...
Have you ever wanted to make a pc-o-lantern? Or a mac-o-lantern? Sure you have! "Look at this. We've made a pumpkin into a computer." "The Pumputer was conceived of to bring home the company's carving contest award for the Information Technology department. A 1990 Macintosh Classic computer was obtained and carefully dismantled. After insertion into a large pumpkin, it's...
I LIKE this idea! Nice follow-up to the post about independent paralegals, hmm? "Since July 1986, Paralegal Services of Allenhurst has been matching freelance paralegals with New Jersey-area attorneys. "Now, it wants to expand the business into a nationwide franchise system, essentially by giving paralegals working for firms a model to become independent contractors. "Last month,...
Did you know that the CA Legal Document Assistants Association is now 20 years old & has 225 members? "Ed Sherman started a revolution 35 years ago when he wrote How to Do Your Own Divorce in California. Since then, millions of people have found they needn't resort to the adversarial and expensive step of hiring a lawyer to reach a divorce settlement. A new industry — independent...
Congratulations! Love to hear this kind of "The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) is pleased to announce that Raylene Frazier, a paralegal with Dakota Plains Legal Services (DPLS) in South Dakota, is the 2006 recipient of the Pierce-Hickerson Award. Frazier will be honored during the NLADA 2006 Annual Conference Awards Luncheon on Friday, November 10 at the...
Excellent news -- paralegal advice now being quoted by the press! "A 90-year-old Manchester woman is out $10,000 cash after falling victim to a Canadian lottery scam."Another area woman selling a motorcycle on eBay was lured into wiring $2,000 to British Columbia as part of a phony transaction."New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Richard Head recently got a fraudulent e-mail...
Legal Dockets Online describes new enhancements to New York State's case information databases: "Supreme Court and County Clerk dockets, decisions, monitoring, and calendar access is finally consolidating and improving. If you practice in New York, be prepared to be impressed. Here is a summary of the state's major case information databases now available to the public: "This system...