Read about this paralegal in an article titled "Good Cybercitizens Keep Watch Over ID-Theft Victims": "Janice Forster, 50, a paralegal in North Carolina, this year started FindMyId.com, a Web site devoted to educating consumers about ID theft. In the past week, she mailed more than 100 letters to North Carolina residents informing them that their personal information is available...
We'd heard that knitting has become more popular, but in law firms too? "Around noon once a week, Rebecca Bolduc enters the conference room of the law firm of Gunster Yoakley in Fort Lauderdale with a brown tote in tow. She slides into a chair around the large teak table and pulls out items rarely found in law offices -- knitting needles. "Before long, Bolduc is joined by co-workers...
Regulation up north has definitely been a hard-fought battle: "Last month, the Ontario Bar Association managed to lobby successfully for further clarity of the portion of bill 14 that amends the Law Society Act, after it made submissions to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy. "As a result, the legislation now refers to paralegals as 'paralegal members' rather than 'persons...
We earlier noted this paralegal's actions in reporting abuse; now she's been told not to talk to the press: "A paralegal and a military lawyer who brought forward allegations about prisoner abuse at the Guantanamo Bay detention center have been ordered not to speak with the press, lawyers and a military spokeswoman said Saturday. "Marine Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, who represents a detainee...
Watch out, year-end holidays (& related events), are coming soon: "Christmas Party Committee. "Have three words ever struck more dread in the hearts of office workers? Especially when they’ve only just started working somewhere and, accordingly, get assigned whatever the more seasoned employees avoid like the plague (i.e., savings bond campaigns)? Especially when it’s only the...
Have you all seen paralegals (&/or secretaries), mentioned in law firm "we're moving" notices before? "Holland & Hart, a law firm, has opened an office in Las Vegas at 3763 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 300. Philip Dabney and Gregory Gilbert will be resident partners in the office. Both partners are commercial litigators with a strong emphasis in construction litigation and...
Excellent news for supporters of habeas corpus: "The American Bar Association said last week it will continue to challenge key provisions of a federal bill authorizing military tribunals to try terrorism suspects, even though the legislation ultimately passed by a lopsided margin in the Senate. "ABA members say they are most concerned about sections of the Military Commissions Act of...
Good news about a Seattle firm & its managing partner: "When Russell M. Aoki took a break from college and worked on the maintenance crew of a golf course, he discovered his calling. "Seniors who he met while on the job 'took me aside and encouraged me to go back to school and consider going to law school,' said Aoki, who was recently installed as one of the board of governors for...
Nice to see a paralegal's hard work get recognized: "A Fond du Lac native and legal-support leader for a Cleveland law firm is among four University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh alumni who have won the 2006 Outstanding Young Alumni Award. "Michael Hammarlund, a native of Fond du Lac now living in Rocky River, Ohio, earned his degree in international studies and political science at UW-Oshkosh...
Sounds like a good idea to us: "ShadowCounsel, a paper and other media-to-digital conversion and remote paralegal support company serving law firms and other paper intensive enterprises, today introduced what is believed to be the first complete search and retrieval database processing service requiring no specialized software . “'Two products, Summation and Concordance, currently...