Podcasts are now used to recruit lawyers, so why not paralegals? Might be helpful in areas like Washington D.C. where corporate paralegals are almost impossible to find: "Law firm recruiting pages can be surprisingly sterile. Few adequately answer the question foremost on a potential associate's mind: 'What will life be like for me?' Some firms have taken steps towards personalizing their...
Sounds like a good job opportunity in Montana: "A grant recently awarded to the Montana Legal Services Association will allow the group to bolster its services across the state."According to Klaus Sitte, executive director for the association, the $650,000 Legal Assistance for Victims grant through the Montana Department of Justice will fund positions for three attorneys, and three...
Money Magazine has ranked paralegal jobs in America # 27 out of the 50 best: "MONEY Magazine and Salary.com researched hundreds of jobs, considering their growth, pay, stress-levels and other factors." And here's how they picked those "best jobs."
This approach -- of specializing in a practice area -- makes sense: "Growing Boston law firms and harried corporate law departments share a common challenge: recruiting paralegals."
Not much we can add to this item -- the advice given sounds right on! "Dear Ella, "I'm 32 years old and have been fired from 10 jobs. Early in my career, most of my terminations had to do with attendance issues. For the past 10 years, personality conflicts have been the issue. The conflicts are with a small number of people, but it's apparent that it is with people that influence the...
Comments about the attrition of associates probably of interest to paralegals too: "Interesting post from Larry Bodine about how the associate attrition problems that I blogged about last week are taking a toll on lawyer marketing efforts. Apparently, because few lawyers see themselves as making partner or don't care about partnership as a goal, they're not particularly interested in...
Interesting article about U.S. women who've moved to Israel & opened a new business: "Minna Felig is a successful lawyer turned head-hunter. Kimberly Lindy is a successful organizational consultant turned head-hunter. "Each is American born and educated. Each had a flourishing career in the US and did well for herself in Israel. Their individual success stories are admirable. As a...
....are being included at more & more firms these days. So, we'll start posting bio links to celebrate this trend: Denver's Jacobs Chase Frick Kleinkopf & Kelley: New Hamphire & Maine's Cooper, Deans & Cargill, P.A.: Minnesota's Fredrikson & Byron: Philadelphia’s Kolsby, Gordon, Robin, Shore & Bezar: Indianapolis’ Dann Pecar Newman & Kleiman, P.C.: Let us know if...
This free course can give paralegals a valuable skill: "Project Leadership Associates, Inc. (PLA),continues to meet the demands of the legal industry and corporate counsel by offering a Computer Forensics Training Session in Chicago on Tuesday, June 27th. "Computer Forensics 101 is a free training session hosted by PLA. Our introduction to Computer Forensics is designed for attorneys,...
Will this news about going independent convince you to do the same? "Paralegal Laura Hunt stumbled upon her career by accident. "'I originally went to nursing school at WestConn for about a year, right out of high school in 1996, but I didn't really like it,' said Hunt, now 27. "Nine years ago, the Brookfield woman decided to pursue other avenues and began looking for a job. She...