Considerations for Choosing a Paralegal Training Program Fifty years ago, there was really only one way to receive paralegal training: on the job. Some paralegals began as legal secretaries and gradually took on more and more responsibility; others had bachelor's degrees and actually were hired as paralegal trainees. Now, if you want to become a paralegal, you need to undertake specialized paralegal training. (10 views)
All That You Need to Know Regarding Paralegal Training Programs In just over a dozen years, the number of paralegal programs has grown from almost none to over 350. There are paralegal programs offered in almost every community in the country, and there are many different types of programs, from generalist programs to special ones, such as one which trains people to handle the special legal problems of Native Americans. As the growth... (1720 views)
Key Paralegal Services Rosie Key, proprietor of Key Paralegal Services, is a freelance paralegal in Portland, Oregon, providing paralegal support services to plaintiff attorneys in the Portland area. Although she has experience in several different areas of law, she currently specializes in personal injury cases, specifically motor vehicle accidents. (109 views)
What to Look for In Paralegal Training Courses Irrelatively speaking, a formal paralegal education is a new concept. Before approximately 1970, all paralegals were products of on-the-job training. Gradually, as the need for paralegals rose, more and more schools began offering programs. In 1987, when the U.S. Department of Labor named the paralegal profession as one of the fastest growing in the country, an explosion... (80 views)
Cautela Corporation Marley Beard owns and manages Cautela Corporation, located in Tucson, Arizona. She specializes in probate, guardianship, conservatorship, estate documents, wills, trusts, real estate and in business areas, such as limited liability and corporations. She also is a trained Mediator and expanding her work in the area of conflict resolution. Marley has worked in the legal... (59 views)
Evergreen Associates Steven Janda owns and manages Evergreen Associate, located in Kent, Washington. He specializes in estate planning and family law. The independent paralegal has been running and operating his business for twenty-one years. Prior to opening his company, Steven worked at Prudential and sold insurance for three years. While working at Prudential, Steven noticed that most... (295 views)
Angel’s Mobile Notary and Paralegal Services Angel Kavanaugh owns and manages Angel’s Mobile Notary and Paralegal Services, located in Beaverton, Oregon. She specializes in contracts with title companies and handles many divorce cases each year. Prior to opening her company, Angel worked for the Department of Assigned Counsel in Tacoma, Washington. She used to work for a defense attorney in Aberdeen, Washington and... (417 views)
Affordable Paralegal Diane Amyx owns and manages Affordable Paralegal, located in Grants Pass, Oregon. She specializes in family law, custody, divorces, wills, estate documents, adoptions, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, landlord tenant and name changes. Diane prepares documents for people who want to be represented by themselves and can’t afford an attorney. The certified legal... (475 views)
Paralegal Heidi MacDonald Specializes in Family Law at a Private Law Firm Heidi MacDonald is a paralegal, volunteer, who works at T.v.; a private law firm located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The paralegal currently specializes in family law and her future goal is to expand on environmental law as well. Heidi acknowledged that she assists with the mediation process during a couple’s divorce. The legal staff member reminds parents who are splitting... (162 views)
Paralegal Raye Thornton Honored With USACE Chief Counsel Keystone Award On October 5, 2012, Raye Thornton, a paralegal with the Tulsa District United States Army Corps of Engineers’ Office of Counsel was honored with the USACE Chief Counsel Keystone Award. The Keystone Award was presented to Thornton by District Commander Col. Michael Teague at the Tulsa District Headquarters. According to The Empowered Paralegal article, “Tulsa District... (60 views)
Todd M. Wittmann Paralegal and Investigative Services Todd M. Wittmann owns and manages Paralegal and Investigative Services. He operates three offices located in Provo, Utah, Edinburg and Corpus Christi, Texas. Todd specializes in child custody, guardianship, living trust, wills, adoptions, divorce and family law. The legal staff member also assists in sales and transactions, contracts, bankruptcy, personal injury claims,... (731 views)
Accurate Paralegal Services Eloy Wilson owns and manages Accurate Paralegal Services, located in Phoenix, Arizona. The certified legal document preparer does freelance and contract work for attorneys and for the public. Eloy prepares documents for people who want to be represented by themselves. He has been running and operating his business for the past twenty years. Prior to opening his company,... (207 views)
Detailed Paralegal Services, LLC Kathryn Dicken owns and manages Detailed Paralegal Services, LLC, in Tucson Arizona. She specializes in divorces, legal separation, custody, parenting time, paternity, child support, last wills, living wills, power of attorney, and parental power of attorney. As a certified legal document preparer, Kathryn’s goal is to “provide quality legal documents to the public at... (365 views)
Dovan Associates, Inc. Donna Vangury owns and manages Dovan Associates, Inc. in Surprise, Arizona. She specializes in divorce, modifications, child support orders, bankruptcy, reply to a legal proceeding; Estate Planning, including will’s and power of attorney’s and Trusts. The businesswoman’s goal is “to Successfully assist other's in completing legal documents to save them time, energy... (59 views)
Mary Carlton’s Valley Docs and Paralegal Services, LLC Mary Carlton owns and manages Valley Docs and Paralegal Services in Temple, Arizona. The paralegal has been running her own successful business since 2001. Mary is a nationally certified paralegal and Arizona Certified Legal Document Preparer (CLDP), and has more than 25 years of civil legal experience. She is hoping to expand her business in Arizona by developing a center... (432 views)
Calah Thomas’ ''DiscountDocPrep.com'' Calah Thomas owns and manages Discount Doc. Prep in Mesa, Arizona. While she can prepare legal documents in most areas, she specializes in divorce and criminal rights restoration. Calah was born in Adrian, Michigan, but considers herself a native of Arizona since that is where she grew up. Prior to her career in the legal industry she was a photographer, bartender, and... (245 views)
Dawn E. Fountain’s Classical Legal Help Dawn E. Fountain is a paralegal who owns and manages Classical Legal Help. She has two offices, one located in Phoenix, Arizona, and the other nestled in Largo, Florida. Dawn was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida and was the only child in the family. She admitted she was a spoiled child who got everything she wanted. The future paralegal graduated from Northside... (616 views)
Richard Foltz’s Liberty & Justice Paralegal & Mediation Service Richard Foltz is the owner and manager of Liberty & Justice Paralegal & Mediation Service, which is a paralegal and mediation service located in Irvine, California. He specializes in mediation and family law. Richard was born in Phoenix, Arizona but was raised in New Jersey and California. Although the paralegal grew up with a small family; only has one sibling, he... (587 views)
Virtech Paralegals Look To Give Law Firms a One up On the Competition Virtech’s method gives an attorney or the premier virtual paralegal the opportunity to view not only case files, but also client information, billing and scheduling. Perhaps the best part of Virtech’s system is that an attorney and virtual paralegal don’t have to be in the same office to complete their task. They can work in different locations and collaborate on... (83 views)
Elaine Mowcomber’s Affordable Document Preparation Services Elaine Mowcomber has been running her own successful paralegal practice, Affordable Document Preparation Services, since 1994. She was born and raised in Long Beach, California. The paralegal has four siblings and enjoys running, swimming, tennis, softball, and riding a bike. Although Elaine loves sports, she believes golf “is too boring.” She stated she really has a... (374 views)
The Relentless Virtual Paralegal Lakisha Bealer was born in Arkansas and raised in San Diego, California. In January 2012, she founded Agility, a paralegal service provided to attorneys virtually. Although Lakisha has had several mentors while growing up and over the course of her career, she attributes her success to her mother. The paralegal said her mother “always pushes me to be and do more.”... (777 views)
Sonya M Burrell Sonya M Burrell is a paralegal based out of Sacramento, CA. Sonya graduated with her paralegal certificate from the UC Davis Extension. Over the years, Sonya has worked in a number of legal positions including a legal transcriber, claims clerk, and as a deputy clerk for the Superior Court of California in the County of Sacramento. (18 views)
Mianne Besser is Passionate about the Law Mianne Besser is working as a paralegal at Otten Johnson Robinson Neff & Ragonetti PC (OJRNR) in Denver, Colorado. Mianne received her Bachelor’s of Arts in Management and Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in Colorado. Additionally, she received her Paralegal certificate from Denver Paralegal Institute. Currently, Mianne is serving as the President... (51 views)
Ryan Throckmorton is the Perpetual Student of Life Ryan Throckmorton is working as a temporary paralegal with a number of firms in Chicago. Ryan graduated cum laude from Loyola University Chicago receiving his B.A. in Philosophy, with departmental distinction, his B.S. in Anthropology, and a Minor in Psychology. (903 views)
Izabella is Equipped with a Smile, and She Keeps Customers Coming Back Izabella Pawlak is a California bound paralegal with an extensive background in customer service. She defines herself as a nice, professional, understanding, and compassionate. These qualities and much more makes Izabella our Legal Staff Profile of the week. (96 views)
Leanna is Connected, Caring, and Strong Leanna Pierce is a legal secretary working for the Bhandari Law Group. Currently, Leanna is serving as the President of the San Diego Legal Secretaries Association (“SDLSA”). In the past, Leanna worked for a number of law firms and legal departments including Ravin Glovinsky, LLP, the Midtown Niki Group, Stokes, Roberts & Wagner, Hughes & Pizzuto, and Hosey &... (34 views)
Ryan G Haywood Embodies Positivity and Perseverance Ryan G. Haywood is working with Hogge Real Estate Inc. in Gloucester, Virginia. During the past two years, Ryan G. Haywood has provided exemplary service to his community as a paralegal. Many aspects of Ryan’s professional and personal life make him stand out as a model to people seeking to enter the legal industry including his commitment to stay positive and never give... (83 views)
Lisa McGibbon is a Paralegal with a Mission Lisa McGibbon is a star paralegal. Lisa transitioned from accounting into paralegal studies. She obtained both an Associate in Business and an Associate in Paralegal Studies. Further, she received her certification from the National Association of Legal Assistants and Paralegals (“NALA”). NALA is one of the nation’s leading professional associations for paralegals.... (283 views)
An Illegal Immigrant Paralegal? The career of Sergio C. Garcia has become extremely interesting to all lawyers and paralegals across the country after Garcia, an illegal immigrant was certified to practice law by the State Bar of California. It raised questions about licensing of illegal immigrants also in other professions. The request of the State Bar of California sent for routine approval to the... (482 views)
A Master’s Degree in Paralegal Studies If you are following the economy, you’d be aware that while JDs are facing declining recruitment prospects, at the same time the market for paralegals is seeing significant improvement. In their rush to cut business costs, both private and public institutions are assigning many functions, which could be handled by either paralegals or lawyers, exclusively to paralegals. (410 views)