Do You Need to Enroll for a Paralegal Training Program? Paralegal programs are growing at a rapid rate. 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. As the growth in such programs indicate, they are meeting important training needs-both for people entering the field and for employers seeking skilled... (71 views)
How to Be a Court Reporter Are you thinking about changing your career? Or are you preparing for your first job in the workforce? Either way, the following is some information you will find helpful if you have chosen the field of court reporter. And if you are sure it is the right choice for you, you can find all the information you need to begin the process. (71 views)
Choosing a Career as a Private Eye There are many things that you should think about as you move in toward the career of your dreams. The first thing that you have to focus on is exactly what you are going to be doing, and how well you are going to be doing it. If you want to do something like work from home as a private eye, you should know that there is a lot to figure out about this career. (71 views)
Law Staff Legal Recruitment This article is a brief account of the Law Staff Legal recruitment scenario in general that is persisting in the market right now. Other than that, the article also focuses on a number of other aspects within the corpus of Legal Recruitment in particular. The article is aimed to answer the various questions that freshmen law graduates may face in between their job hunting... (71 views)
Does Your Business Card Really Mean Business? It's a ritual that happens millions of times a day, in millions of places - in airports, restaurants, hotels, shops, warehouses and street corners around the world. Two or more business people or professionals meet, talk, and then exchange cards. For networkers it's almost always the essence of their first contact with a new acquaintance. (71 views)
How to Nail a Legal Interview You've snagged an interview at the most prestigious law firm. Now what? Here, top recruiters, career consultants, and even shrinks offer shrewd tips and subtle tricks for moving from "How do you do?" to "When can you start?" (71 views)
Allocation of time for each case and effective time management in legal firms Some projects—especially the most urgent ones—seem to demand time traveling as a requisite skill. Everyone wants work done ASAP, but there's only one you and 24 hours in a day. What's to be done? (70 views)
How Cynthia Young Got Her Job as a Paralegal This week, Cynthia Young, paralegal coordinator for Wolff & Samson, PC, in West Orange, NJ, tells LawCrossing how she got her job: (70 views)
Legal Careers in the Navy Ask Sailors in the fleet who has given them the most support and the reply might be the individuals in the Navy legal field. Keeping track of records, monitoring official publications, and managing office functions and official protocol is no easy task. Individuals in the legal field use their mental, communication, and writing skills to help keep the Navy and its... (70 views)
Legal Staffing: How Young Graduates Can Make the Most of the Opportunity Students hoping to work as lawyers are finding it very difficult to establish themselves as career lawyers or legal experts in law firms. However, this context has been projected because of stringent legal staffing processes. In fact, law firms are outsourcing legal staffing to make sure they get the best staff. This article explores some key concepts a young lawyer hoping... (70 views)
What to Do With a Criminal Justice Major There are many things that you want to think about when you are planning your future. What you are going to be doing with the education that you have gotten is one of the most important things. Many people look at the majors that they have chosen in terms of the career that they hope to get when they graduate with that major. Therefore, it is important to think about the... (70 views)
Corporate Lawyer Michael J. Mais Provides Insight on Being a Municipal Attorney | LawCrossing On any given day, Long Beach (CA) Assistant City Attorney Michael J. Mais might find himself advising the Airport Advisory Commission on open meetings law, explaining an intricate zoning regulation to city council members, or interviewing applicants for a summer internship position. (69 views)
Nonprofit matches jobs, special-needs workers Some people make widgets, but Mark Berger likes to say he is in the business of creating taxpayers. (69 views)
Understanding and Responding to Job Postings and Job Ads When you are looking for a job, your first duty is to ensure you are getting updated about every new job that comes online or appears in a newspaper ad ASAP. You can ensure this by checking the newspaper or job posting sources including online job boards on a regular basis and as early in the day or late at night as possible. However, there are certain misconceptions... (69 views)
Guidelines for Preparing an Effective Paralegal Resume Certainly there is room for individual style; distinctive resumes that have a special flare are highly desirable within limits of acceptability. However, there is a quick-moving, to-the-point quality about all effective resumes, which is forced upon us by the One-Page Rule. The One-Page Rule, which grows logically from the 30-Second Rule, is simply, "Keep the resume from... (69 views)
Pen Volkmann: Holland & Hart's Director of Graphics & Video Services As more people get their news and information through television and the Internet, more and more attorneys are using animation and television graphics to explain often complex issues to judges and juries. Who makes the art that is increasingly being used in courtrooms? LawCrossing speaks to an artist working in the growing field of demonstrative exhibits. (69 views)
In-House Litigation Attorney Jobs in Chicago In and around Chicago – in Northbrook and Liberty Park, Lombard and Deerfield, the ‘burbs are not the only thing that’s leafy green. In-house associate salaries are appreciably higher here than for most other U.S. cities. From last year’s Robert Half Legal’s survey over the entire nation, in-house attorneys with 10-12 year’s experience earned an overall salary... (68 views)
Ideal Paralegal Work and Profiles in Government The government is a major employer of paralegals. Paralegals are working in all levels—federal, state, county, and city. These positions require that applicants take an examination and be put on a list to await a permanent appointment. Notices for these examinations are posted in government office buildings, or you can pay a visit to an agency's personnel office or... (68 views)
Achieving Success as a Legal Staff Member: Habits of Highly Effective Legal Support Staff Members Legal support staff members play a crucial role in the success of law firms and legal departments. They provide essential support to attorneys and help ensure that cases run smoothly. To succeed in this role, legal support staff members need to develop certain habits and skills to help them perform their duties effectively. This article will discuss the habits of highly... (68 views)
A Quick Insight to the Paralegal Profession Here are some definitions of "paralegal." According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "paralegals perform many of the same tasks as lawyers, except for those tasks considered to be the practice of law." The National Federation of Para legal Associations (NFPA) defines a paralegal as "a person qualified through education,... (67 views)
Being Politically Correct on a Paralegal Job Hunt Certain practice areas lend themselves to large documentation, while others present you with more client contact. We have not yet discussed how personal politics or viewpoints might affect your hiring. While no one should ask your political allegiance or party affiliation, there is something to note as you conduct your job search campaign. Out there in the rough and tumble... (67 views)
The Nine Magical Words Of Effective Networking Over and over again we read or hear stories in the media about how people unexpectedly come to the aid of others. The stories range from life-saving super heroism to acts of charity for someone whose plight has caught the attention of the public. (67 views)
Is It or Isn’t It? Paralegals Fight for Overtime The financial services and technology industries, among others, and now the legal industry, are facing similar woes, when it comes to overtime pay for certain types of employees. Loan officers, help desk associates, and now paralegals, claim the companies they work for erroneously classified them as exempt employees, and that they were owed overtime wages. (66 views)
How to Become a Case Cracker Paralegal Attorneys’' reputations are made and lost by how they handle their cases. The same can also be said for paralegals. How you take a case from the initial client meeting to the settled and closed status shows every person in your office your abilities, skills, knowledge, determination, and commitment to be the client's service advocate. (66 views)
Expert Litigation Consultant and Ph.D., Kenneth Broda-Bahm, Shares Strategies on How to Win a Persuasion Battle In the movies, a jury consultant can size up a character in an instant, peering into his/her very soul with nary a glance and knowing in his gut how a prospective juror will lean on a certain issue or whether they will be sympathetic to a particular defense strategy. LawCrossing talked with litigation consultant Kenneth Broda-Bahm and discovered that reality is a far cry... (66 views)
Legal Staff Profile: Mishele Gonsch For nineteen years, Mishele Gonsch has immersed herself in the legal field. However, her career path didn't begin around attorneys, legal books, or law firms. It began at a salon. (66 views)
Gain More Responsibility as a Paralegal: How to Advance in the Firm Setting Employers generally treasure workers who seek to improve their job performance and are eager to take on more responsibility—and law firms are no exception to the rule. A paralegal or legal assistant who’s willing to learn new tasks and help out with additional duties may enjoy a boss who respects and values his or her contribution to the firm. (64 views)
Rise in worker loyalty shows companies pay attention Just when you thought corporate loyalty was comatose, it is making a bit of a revival. (64 views)
The finer nuances of facing a job interview To many of us, those three words create one of the most chilling phrases in the English language. It's an emotionally wrenching phrase that connotes desire and vulnerability as well as success and rejection. (64 views)