Intriguing news from Canada -- paralegals may soon be regulated: "Across Canada, paralegals provide a variety of services for a fraction of the price lawyers charge, but they do it with no training standards, no regulations and no professional body to license or discipline them. "Ontario is set to change that. "Bill 14 will regulate paralegals for the first time in Canada. The...
Report of much-needed help coming from paralegals: "UNICEF will continue to protect children and women from sexual and economic exploitation in partnership with the Government of Malawi and NGOs. UNICEF will also continue to further enhance the partnerships with paralegals to monitor prisons and provide legal aid to children in conflict with the law, "The first phase of the Zero...
Lawyers need more spirituality so they won't be so miserable, so says this article from the Boston Globe. "Daniel Webster: You seem to have an excellent acquaintance with the law, sir. "The Devil: Sir, that is no fault of mine. Where I come from, we have always gotten the pick of the Bar. (Stephen Vincent Benet , 'The Devil and Daniel Webster') "The idea that lawyers need a dose...
Interesting approach to building legal teams: Lawyers function best as members of a team. No lawyer can do everything. A paralegal or administrative assistant whose qualifications and skills meet your needs will effectively extend the reach and quality of your practice. You can hire such a person to work full time, on your payroll. However, technology increasingly affords an efficient...
Another good article found & submitted to The Estrin Report by Celia C. Elwell, RP: "It’s no secret that lawyers and legal staff have high-pressure jobs. As if we were not multitasking enough, mobile technology makes us even more accessible to client service and other demands. Untamed, it leads to information overload, multiple interruptions throughout the day and more stress. ...
Well, this is how law firm leaders should manage. Well, except for the "young person's game" comment: "James Fotenos knows he is playing a young people's game. "All the leaders at Greene Radovsky Maloney & Share are -- but the firm's founders and senior partners are well into their 50s and 60s. Though they say they have no intention of slowing down any time soon, they have...
New murder mystery victim is a paralegal! "Goldy’s back and as usual, it’s murder! If you’re a mystery reader, and haven’t yet picked up one of Diane Mott Davidson's previous 12 culinary mysteries featuring Goldy (Bear) Schulz — millions of which are in print — you’re in a true minority. Sampling this Colorado caterer’s crimes du jour is a must for the clue-oriented...
This use of attorney time is good: "Just admitted to the Ohio Bar last summer, Chad Sizemore, an attorney with Jenks, Piper & Oxley Co. LPA, began looking for opportunities to volunteer his time. He soon came across the Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project, an organization that helps connect lawyers interested in volunteering their services with those who need -- but can't afford --...
This Colorado paralegal makes a difference! "Here's a compressed look at Debbie Hindin-King's profession and volunteerism: litigation and visitation. "She's a paralegal with the Holland & Hart law firm. "In her spare time, she devotes around 15 hours a week to volunteering, mainly with the Central Visitation Program. "She is the April recipient of the Minoru Yasui...
Interesting news about a company that audits legal bills: "Harry Maue tried to start a legal auditing business three times before getting his company off the ground in 1985."Stuart, Maue, Mitchell & James Ltd. of Bridgeton helps companies manage their legal bills, which can be a mystifying and burgeoning expense in a litigious society. "The third time, an article about the...