IT Legal Staff: Counselors in the Marriage of Law and Technology They say one of the reasons attorneys go to law school is to avoid numbers and technology. So it's no surprise that when attorneys have trouble with computers, they recognize the need to turn to the experts for help. (11 views)
Looking for Paralegal work. Consult Brad Baber As legal assistant manager of the 600-plus-attorney law firm Troutman Sanders, Brad Baber has his hands full with more than 100 paralegals. LawCrossing speaks with Baber about his job and what he looks for in paralegals while recruiting. (193 views)
Profile: Tita Brewster, Freelance Paralegal Road Warrior with more than 5,000 trial hours Tita Brewster has more trial hours than most attorneys. LawCrossing speaks with the freelance paralegal about her career as a road warrior. (486 views)
Paralegal and Legal Assistants help in cases of Personal Injury When Robert Hrouda left a large defense firm to join a smaller plaintiffs' firm, his former co-workers joked that he was crossing over to ''the dark side.'' But the move proved to be rewarding. The plaintiffs' personal injury paralegal says he greatly enjoys ''working for the individual, especially when you're able to do right by them and get them an award for damages... (358 views)
Profile: Jill Hale, Roberts & Carver, PLLC, Prescott, AZ All the world's a stage for star paralegal Jill Hale, 55, is an accidental paralegal. She dreamed of becoming a professional actress as a teenager, but her father died when she was 16, causing her to rethink her professional plans. Hale's mother worked at a law firm and got her daughter a part-time job as a file clerk. That file clerk position lead to an illustrious career as a paralegal, and Hale has been a... (140 views)
When Paralegals Don't Look Alike - The Effect of Gender and Age on Landing a Legal Staff Position There's the legal assistant who says she succeeded at interviews only after dying her graying hair. There's the young new paralegal whose date of birth was revealed to other employees at her firm—by the firm's manager, no less. Then there's the male paralegal student who's concerned about finding a job in a historically female-dominated profession. Legal staff who don't... (1040 views)
Profile: Jennifer Arnold, family law paralegal, Sullivan & Grace, Raleigh, NC Organization and intellectual curiosity are the keys to Jennifer Arnold's success. LawCrossing speaks to the family law paralegal about her career. (233 views)
Mark Gorkin, LICSW, Stress Doc Do you work for a tyrant attorney? Are you a tyrant attorney? Mark Gorkin may be able to help. LawCrossing speaks with ''The Stress Doc'' about his work in the legal field and his new book ''Practicing Safe Stress.'' (127 views)
Defining Legal Staff Jobs Wondering if there is a law firm position that is right for you? We'll take you through what it means to work in various capacities at a law firm. Whether you want to be a receptionist or a chief financial officer, we have the law firm-specific definition of the tasks required of the position right here (and likely the job for you, as well). (273 views)
Schmoozing through Richard Abraham's new book : The Art and Science of Selling Through Relationships Wondering why your career has stalled? Curious about management's complete disinterest in showering you with raises, perks and promotions? Perhaps it's not your lack of talent, or your inability to get along with others or the way you spend the afternoons shooting paper clips at the IT staff. (100 views)
At this job fair, older workers waited for employers to visit Recently, Tonya Green went shopping for employees at a job fair and found just who she needed. (170 views)
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Why Job Hunting for Paralegals is Different than Others Effective job strategies and "first moves" that get attention are invaluable for some very obvious reasons. It helps to rehearse, though, because looking for a job is the most difficult and arduous task most people can imagine. (213 views)