Introducing the new Estrin LegalEd Paralegal Passport: "Finally, a TeleSeminar Series of exciting workshops specifically designed for all levels of paralegals. You don't have to leave your desk to get top quality training to boost your career and become the firm's MVP (Most Valuable Paralegal). "The Paralegal Passport offers paralegals, attorneys, litigation support staff, secretaries...
Tip of that hat to LawCrossing for pointing to this info: "While reviewing news releases and other noteworthy items pertaining to the paralegal world this week, I came across a notice about an upcoming Pro Bono Conference sponsored by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA). The conference, which will be held in Denver at Holland & Hart on March 24 and 25, 2007, will...
This Estrin Paralegal SuperConference (Los Angeles; March 8-9, 2007), has been designed specifically for paralegals seeking to advance their careers: "Will you be prepared for the challenges and opportunities of your specialty? "The success of your career will depend on your ability to respond to unprecedented -- some say alarming -- trends & conditions. Your ability to...
And what a smart wish list this is. I also think those paralegals already familiar with this stuff are smart: "Dear Santa, "I've been a good boy this year. I spent all my time helping lawyers and judges with electronic data discovery (EDD) and studying really, really hard about electronically stored information (ESI) , data harvest, spoliation, de-duplication , meet-and-confer ,...
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...
Conference addresses dangers lurking in cyberspace: "Confidentiality breaches, identity theft, and loss of proprietary data online are among the biggest security threats today to law firms and their clients. "According to Patricia Eyres, a Phoenix and Los Angeles based attorney, law firms suffer losses of intellectual property, privacy, and piracy through lack of consistently...
According to a recent article, one national major firm is marketing their paralegals as professionals who are more up-to-date & better educated than other firms. They are requiring paralegals to be certified. Estrin LegalEd workshops are specifically designed with paralegal assignments in mind. Just a few include: New e-Discovery Rules The Sarbanes-Oxley Act How to Handle 140 Billion E-Mails...
Don't miss this high-powered conference where you’ll spend an intensive day-and-one-half immersed in the critical skills and techniques that’ll make all the difference to your success as a paralegal! This important conference is designed to provide you with cutting-edge tools, techniques and the know-how you need to tackle the most complex assignments with confidence. This seminar offers CLE...
It is an interesting adventure trying to get some attorneys to speak at a Paralegal SuperConference. I guess they view this as a step-down. We asked no fewer than 14 attorneys to speak at our Los Angeles Paralegal SuperConference. Most were from major firms. Their responses? Either none whatsoever, totally ignoring the communication -- meaning "go away" -- or a...
Patricia Dietz-Selke holds a Bachelor's degree with Honors in International Studies (with a Minor in Management), from the University of West Florida in Pensacola, and an ABA Paralegal Certificate with Honors in Litigation from the National Center for Paralegal Training (NCPT) in Atlanta. Over the past 13 years, she has worked in the fields of Transportation Law, Family Law, Litigation,...