Today must have been the day for buses. On at least three occasions, I read the phrase, "In case I get hit by a bus." My mother used to tell me that. Only she added that I had to be sure to be wearing clean underwear just in case.
I commented to my husband that I was reading a lot of cliches lately. He asked me, "Why do people think they would get hit...
Just when I thought that the Great Recession was past us, bam! Law.com publishes an article announcing,"Law Firms Predict More Layoffs Among Non-Equity Partners, Support Staff."
I mean, a gal can't catch a break over here. According to the article, "A new survey released Tuesday by national consulting firm, Altman Weil shows that law firms nationwide still expect...
When we accept a position, we are accepting the dream: that life will somehow be better with the upward mobility this job is sure to bring. Rarely do we attribute disappointment or growing frustration with our own lack of personal responsibility for planning our career.
You may be one of a large group of paralegals experiencing tremendous job satisfaction but wondering how to...
Let's face it. Who has a successful career without reaching a point of been there, done that, need more? Few people, I suspect. Otherwise, we'd all be going nowhere.
Self-motivation is not innate. It's not inherited and it certainly is not granted by the paralegal fairy. It is, in fact, a characteristic that we either utilize or we don't.
I'm intrigued today by Barbara...
I get press releases. Publishing two e-magazines (KNOW, The Magazine for Paralegals and SUE for Women LItigators) makes me a target for tons and tons of PR releases. I just wish I could believe all of them.
Today, I received a PR release from LawCrossing.com. Now, I have always thought there were some very interesting jobs on this website and frankly, it can give you an...
I took high school French. I wasn't that great at it but managed to get a few B's. I noticed in this faster-paced-get-it-done-now-instant-gratification-let's-all-be-friends-world, though, that paralegals in today's market have to more than "manage to get a few B's." Success in this field depends upon some great talents. And, if you don't have...