Kristen Noll: President, St. Louis Association of Legal Assistants and Paralegal, Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. Kristen Noll is a litigation paralegal for Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., a position that has exposed her to many different areas of law, including labor, environmental, patent and trademark infringements, product liability, admiralty, and personal injury. (406 views)
Ethics in Corporate culture should begin from the top management If chief executive officers are only as effective as the people they surround themselves with, doesn't it make sense that they are only as ethical as the people around them? (112 views)
Douglas Rice: Paralegal, Pacific Crest Legal Solutions, LLC, Salem, OR Currently living and working just outside of Salem, OR, for Pacific Crest Legal Solutions, LLC, Douglas Rice said it is the variety that he enjoys most about his job. (37 views)
GM's buyouts send a wake-up call to all U.S. workers The saying ''As General Motors goes, so goes the country'' assumed a whole new context in March. (55 views)
Sharon Robertson; Paralegal, North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services, Inc.; Linville Falls, NC As a paralegal for the North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services' (NCPLS) Safe and Humane Jails Project, Sharon Robertson has a job that would make most people nervous. (1237 views)
Job reviews are helpful but ongoing feedback is best If there is a guaranteed way of raising the blood pressure of workers, it's a simple mention of the performance review. (113 views)
Pat Altstatt, CLAS; President, Nevada Paralegal Association; Las Vegas, NV It may have been an accident that Pat Altstatt ended up in the legal field, but it's an accident she's grateful for. In fact, she said if she would have known how enamored she'd become with the law, she would have gone on to become an attorney. (175 views)
'Reply to All' can be a setback to all technology's gains Maybe tarring and feathering the person who invented the ''Reply to All'' e-mail button is a little harsh, but certainly that individual should be brought up on charges of wasting everyone's time. (12 views)
Freelance Paralegals: A Balancing Act Handling a career and a family at the same time can be difficult, especially if one is committed to a time-intensive profession such as the legal profession. So how does one with legal career and a family manage? (1241 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)
Workplace success often tied to social intelligence Management consultant Karl Albrecht says he can't count high enough to tally the times he has seen talented, inspired business people needlessly fail at their jobs. (2332 views)
Denise M. Cunningham: Paralegal; M. Lynne Osterholt, Attorney at Law; Louisville, KY Denise M. Cunningham: Paralegal; M. Lynne Osterholt, Attorney at Law; Louisville, KY Louisville, KY, a city boasting such quirky celebrities as Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and John Colgan, the inventor of chewing gum, is also home to Denise Cunningham, a paralegal for M. Lynne Osterholt, Attorney at Law. (602 views)
Iowa city makes effort to curb young wanderlust There are people in this world who think that Des Moines, Iowa, is not all that bad a place to live and work. In fact, some are downright proud of the city. (35 views)
Meredith Steirer; President, Cleveland Association of Paralegals; Cleveland, OH Meredith Steirer says she tries to live life to the fullest with no regrets, and she's not kidding. Among working as a senior paralegal at Swartz Campbell, LLC, heading up the Cleveland Association of Paralegals, and jetting off to foreign lands, Steirer's life is so full that it is practically spilling over. (229 views)
A workplace culture valuing balance boosts retention Time and again, career coach Nancy Helgeson meets people pleading for help in taking control of their work demands. (33 views)
Alternative Preparation for Law School Legal secretaries and paralegals often assist attorneys with a wide range of tasks, from meeting with clients to drafting motions. Consequently, these individuals are well acquainted with the practical aspects of law practice. However, for those who wish to attend law school and become attorneys, gaining experience in these positions is a good way to evaluate if law school... (15 views)
The case of Enron hiding information Let's suspend conventional thinking for the moment and imagine that Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling did nothing wrong when they ran the Good Ship Enron onto the rocks. (16 views)
The art of building an effective Resume for Paralegal Jobs Now that you've completed your paralegal degree or certificate, finding a job is the next step. What are firms looking for, and what is the best way to market yourself? (215 views)
Upcoming ruling worries extreme BlackBerry users Jason Wood professes his addiction to his BlackBerry, insisting that he never strays far from it. (7 views)
Lisa B. Vessels; Paralegal; Duane Morris, LLP; Miami, FL The Crossroads of Changing Jobs Between her work for the Florida Bar's 11th Circuit Committee for Unlicensed Practice of Law, her involvement with the South Florida Paralegal Association, and her work as a paralegal in a BigLaw litigation department, Lisa Vessels said there is ''never a dull moment'' in her professional life. (217 views)
Business mission statement should be to cut buzzwords Just to touch base and affirm our mission-focused repurposing, we're deploying you to be a change agent who will drill down with compatible bandwidth as we go forward toward a holistic solution. (319 views)
Non-Attorney Legal Careers: The Crossroads of Changing Jobs While it has become commonplace for most people to have multiple careers throughout their lives, some professions, such as the practice of law, are largely considered to be lifetime choices. The time, hard work, and expense involved in attaining a law degree, and the subsequent paychecks, are strong incentives for a lawyer to remain in the field. However, more and more... (694 views)
Good companies know how to make work a better place If creating great places to work was rocket science, there would be many more inspired workplaces. (20 views)
Minimum wage should be tied to inflation index California's economy is so healthy these days that even Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger now favors raising the minimum wage. (285 views)
The scary world of networking Letters, e-mails and phone calls regularly pour in with one common theme: I've sent out resumes to dozens of companies, I have posted my resume on online sites all over the Web and I still can't find a job. (4 views)
Looking at the recession stories from a Crystal Ball I always thought that being a futurist was pretty good work. (6 views)
In a Pink-Collar Profession, Male Paralegals like Wal-Mart's Robert Stephens Find Profit Men working as paralegals are a clear minority; but in this case, being a minority might present an advantage. (3679 views)
Employers, cities entice the young and the restless The most sought after people in the work force today have been dubbed ''the young and the restless.'' (4 views)
Online Paralegal Programs When Northern Californian Deborah James started working in the legal field 24 years ago, she had a bachelor's degree and knew an experienced attorney who was willing to train her. (4896 views)