Internships in Law Firms
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A Paralegal’s Guide to Back-office Work
When civilization took the step of having judges or local authorities decide matters of dispute, and people...
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Database Management for a Litigation
The first thing to be said for the litigation process and the paralegal's role in it is that it is varied. It...
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Paralegal Work Cycle Across a Trial
In the pretrial phase, paralegals start to really earn their keep. Pressure builds to focus on key testimony....
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A Quick Insight to the Paralegal Profession
Here are some definitions of "paralegal." According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the U.S....
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Insider’s View on Becoming a Good Paralegal Professional
In addition to having good training, paralegals need to be able to communicate well, both orally and in...
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Six Steps You Need to Climb to Become a Paralegal
Paralegals do the most grunt work in a law office-such as research, writing, and interviewing clients and...
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Growing Paralegal Work in Corporate World
Real estate paralegals must know the step-by-step procedure for completing successful foreclosures and...
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A Paralegal’s Primer for Research and Paperwork
The nature of the practice determines the nature of the research. In general, paralegals do factual research...
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A Paralegal’s Guide to Editing and Proofreading
Paralegals probably do not do as much writing as research, but writing still is a good part of the workload....
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Some Career Development Tracks for Paralegals
The paralegal profession is evolving rapidly. The way attorneys perceive paralegals has changed for the...
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How a Paralegal May Prepare to Handle People Dropping off the Radar
You've just completed the initial phases of your client's big- money personal injury car-accident case. You've...
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Advice for Paralegal’s on Using Private Investigators to Locate Missing People
The decision to use investigators to locate missing persons depends on a few important factors: the cost...
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The First Three Resources for a Paralegal Trying to Locate a Missing Person
Hearing the recorded voice of a phone company employee tell you an important phone number is no longer in...
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Three Most Authentic Places a Paralegal Can Find Help to Locate a Missing Person
If your firm or your investigators have access to one of the "Big Three" credit record services-Trans-Union,...
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A Paralegal’s Primer to Improving Legal Writing with the ROSCO Model
As a wise old humorist once said, "Lawyers are the only people who can write a 10,000-word document and call...
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A Paralegal’s Primer for Dealing with Physical Evidence
Few are the cases that don't have at least some kind of physical evidence associated with them. Personal...
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Three Personality Types Every Paralegal Should Know About
If everyone were as friendly, flexible, and cooperative as you are, it would be much easier to get your job...
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Getting into Legal Research for Paralegals
The ability to do effective legal research is like any other learned skill; it takes effort and hands-on...
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A Paralegal’s Approach to Doing Work
What constitutes the "real" truth is often hard to pin down in legal matters. The client, the defendant, and...
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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...
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A Paralegal’s Guide to Building Contacts like a Private Investigator
A good PI tries to be a jack-of-all-trades, working not only as an investigator but also as a researcher,...
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Seven Points A Paralegal Needs to Check Concerning Private Investigators
If your firm needs the services of a good investigator, concentrate on establishing some hiring guidelines,...
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A Paralegal’s Guide to Handling Difficult Cases and Having Police Reports Amended
Having a good reputation with your local police as an upfront member of the legal community will go a long way...
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A Paralegal’s Guide to Working with a Legal Process Server
Although the server's work may be less detailed or expensive than that of the investigator, it's often just as...
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How a Paralegal Works with Private Investigators and Expert Witnesses
The idea of the cop befriending the private investigator is not new to television or the movies. These...
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A Paralegal’s Guide to Working More Effectively with Insurance Adjusters
If you look at the broad legal picture, nearly everything regulated by civil law is also covered by some form...
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A Paralegal’s Strategy to Successfully Work and Relate with Police Departments
Fact: Most police officers don't like attorneys! Fact: Many attorneys don't think much of the police...
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Why It’s Important to Thoroughly Examine Traffic Collision Reports
Some less conscientious police officers tend to believe that once a report leaves their ink-stained fingers...
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Traffic Collision Reports: Understanding the Jargon and Taking them Apart
Some career fields tend to be a bit heavy on jargon-computer science, engineering, insurance, and banking come...
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