My, how time has flown for the paralegal profession in Texas! "Paralegals have made their way out of the figurative woods and into the light of a recognized profession since the State Bar of Texas created its paralegal division 25 years ago, an Austin woman who was instrumental in the landmark said Wednesday. "Debra Crosby told 30 people at a Petroleum Club luncheon that she entered...
This most helpful article was written by Genie Tyburski of The Virtual Chase: "What constitutes public record, public information and private information sometimes is as clear as mud. (For a discussion of the differences, see The Art of Public Records Research.) In a recent e-mail exchange concerning a proposal for a distant education course for journalism students on public records...
This job sure sounds interesting: "The Federal Trade Commission has joined the blogosphere with a site to explore how technology is changing the way consumers shop, bank, pay bills and communicate. "The 'Tech-ade Blog' will include interviews with technology experts ahead of the agency's November 6-8 public hearing on how to protect consumers from ID theft, spyware, online shopping...
Wow, this is amazing info (pointed to by The Virtual Chase): "Public Printer Bruce James recently returned to the Rochester Institute of Technology, his alma mater and the school that launched his 40-year publishing career, to talk about printing. "After nearly four years of leading the U.S. Government Printing Office into the Digital Age as its chief executive officer, James recently...
From a tech, not legal, publication, but this article offers some good advice: "Many large projects generate a lot of documentation. Depending on the type of project, sometimes there are literally hundreds or even thousands of documents produced. One often overlooked aspect of a large project is the need to organize and manage all of the documentation. More and more companies have document...
We love mashups, don't you? Just not sure how they'll work in the legal world: "Take one of the industry's oldest matter management software packages, combine it with cutting-edge, Internet-based mapping technology, and what do you get? The first commercial legal-tech mashup. "Synaptec Software, the 25-year-old, Denver-based maker of the venerable LawBase software suite, has integrated...
Not surprising news to litigation paralegals, but what about the new career opportunities provided? "The pre-trial discovery phase and case management processes have grown so complex in corporate legal cases that lawyers increasingly rely on technology experts to help them gather and wade through the evidence. "The need for what is known as litigation support is growing quickly, and San...
Well-deserved kudos for a paralegal in uniform: "Spc. Tasha Carnahan plays a tough game of softball, her commander says."She also wants to be a tough lawyer in the courtroom someday, according to Col. Jerry Linn of Fort Leonard Wood’s staff judge advocate office. "Linn spoke Friday at the Committee of 50 ceremony honoring Carnahan as Fort Leonard Wood's Soldier of the Quarter. ...
What do law firms bill their clients? You might be surprised; then again, maybe not: "Miami attorney Eugene Stearns may prove true the old cliche about getting what you pay for. "The plaintiffs attorney is credited with taking a teetering case against ExxonMobil and turning it around to win his clients a $1.1 billion judgment. "After the verdict, Stearns and other firms who worked...
So, yet another unexpected impact of the Internet! "William Talcott, a prominent San Francisco poet with dual Irish citizenship, had fans all over the world. But when he died in June of bone marrow cancer, his daughter couldn't notify most of his contacts because his e-mail account--and the online address book he used--was locked up. "Talcott, 69 , a friend of beatnik Neal Cassady,...