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Comparing Paralegal Certification Exams
For those interested in taking a paralegal certification exam, check out this comparison prepared by NALS. The chart looks at exams offered by:NALS, the association for legal professionalsNational Association for Legal Assistants (NALA)National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. (NFPA)And read this Utah Bar Journal article to learn "Why Paralegal Certification Counts":...
Top IP Attorney in US credits colleagues including paralegals
Let's hear it for teamwork! "Topping off another year of exceptional results on the intellectual property front, Irell & Manella LLP's Morgan Chu has been named the Number 1 Intellectual Property lawyer in the U.S. by Chambers & Partners. "Mr. Chu was among only 19 American lawyers singled out by Chambers as being the top practitioners in their respective fields. Long recognized...
“Clarion paralegal program coming to Indiana University”
Good news for Indiana residents: "The associate of science degree in paralegal studies offered by Clarion University is coming to the Indiana University Northpointe Regional Campus beginning with the Fall 2006 semester. “'This is a new initiative with IUP,' said Dr. Art Acton, assistant vice president for academic affairs at Clarion University. 'The general education courses will be taken...
“Study finds companies snooping on employee e-mail”
Do you know about your firm or company policy? "According to a new study, about a third of big companies in the United States and Britain hire employees to read and analyze outbound e-mail as they seek to guard against legal, financial or regulatory risk. "More than a third of U.S. companies surveyed also said their business was hurt by the exposure of sensitive or embarrassing...
Law firm & paralegals now prepared for hurricanes
Planning to protect data & business documents in wake of 2005 storms: "The fear of losing everything on its computer system drove Locke Liddell & Sapp to spend more than $300,000 so the information on its computers is stored on a nightly basis, said David F. Taylor, who was the law firm's administrative partner and is now head of the corporate section. That way, if the Houston office...
“We may be slow, but we’re not stupid”
So said Patricia Glaser, a name partner at embattled Christensen Glaser when talking about a recent raise for associates: "Two Los Angeles law firms recently raised their first-year associate salaries while facing key partner departures and a federal criminal probe into whether lawyers engaged in illegal wiretapping. "Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger, whose top...
Paralegal Fights Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
Gotta like it when people fight silly fees: "Like most controversies, the debate over the much-despised FLREA or RAT Act, as named by its critics (short for Recreation Access Tax), has ended up in the courtroom. One hiker's refusal to pay a $5 fee to park along a road through a national forest could bring the entire national fee-charging program crashing down. "But that didn't stop...
“Redacted Brief Leaks Sensitive Information”
Brief leaks into through bad redaction -- will people ever learn? "Lawyers for AT&T accidentally released sensitive information while defending a lawsuit that accuses the company of facilitating a government wiretapping program, CNET News.com has learned. "AT&T's attorneys this week filed a 25-page legal brief striped with thick black lines that were intended to obscure portions...
“CaseSeeker Showcases at Paralegal SuperConference”
More reasons to go to Houston (never mind the heat, the Houstonian is fab!): "Data Reign, the distributor of the data and document management software CaseSeeker, announced today it will showcase CaseSeeker to the public during the 'Paralegal SuperConference' in Houston. "The Houston Paralegal SuperConference is a day-and-a-half event with over 35 workshops and sessions featuring...