Another welcome move by a firm -- announcing paralegal hires: "Ralph J. DiLeone, managing partner at DiLeone & Associates, P.C., has announced that Dara Lyon Warner has joined the firm as a paralegal. In this position, Warner will be involved with business incorporations and other business related matters, wills and estate administration, manage administrative and financial matters, and...
Good news for all: "The Institute of Paralegals last month hosted a meeting with the backing of the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) as part of a drive to improve diversity in the legal profession."
Good news for those interested in making a change: "The hiring outlook for law firms and corporate legal departments remains positive, a new survey shows. Fifty-five per cent of lawyers surveyed plan to add personnel in the coming year. Only 1 per cent of respondents anticipate reductions in personnel. These results reflect little change from a similar poll conducted in 2005, in which 55 per...
...which just makes sense in our global world, right? "With employers in the private and public sectors exploring operations on a global scale, gaining fluency in a second language or preserving a native language can provide countless opportunities to graduates. "Not all languages lead to the same opportunities, however. "Arabic, Korean, Russian, Persian and Chinese speakers are...
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...
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...
Texas Lawyer says demographic changes forecast more age bias suits & showdowns over telecommuting: "Trends -- demographic, technological, cultural and political -- shape a general counsel's world. "Here are three inexorable trends guaranteed to impact a GC's life: an aging work force, a multicultural work force and a geographic migration . The businesses that GCs represent have yet...
Uh, oh.... Not good news reported by LawCrossing: "LawCrossing, the website with the largest collection of legal jobs in the world, released its monthly statistical report on changes in the demand for attorneys and legal staff across the U.S. The newly released figures, which reflect changes in the number of created jobs from February 15, 2006, to March 15, 2006, point to a significant...
The AARP has once again determined the best places to work for those of us over 50 (yikes!): "Our fifth annual hot list of employers is bigger than ever -- thanks to a crop of applicants totaling twice last year's and an abundance of perks and programs. We present the 50 AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50,..." I particularly liked the survey's "Wow Factors" section for...
An article recently posted on the LawCrossing site reports good news about paralegal job satisfaction, even though those surveyed also said there was room to improve: "In recent months, national and regional survey results have shown paralegals to have uncommonly high levels of satisfaction with their careers. "Although almost every paralegal can cite areas where improvement is needed,...