“Your old road is rapidly agin’.” Bob Dylan, 1963 Outsourcing to India; unbundled services; cost pressure; internet-based practice: the profession has entered a roiling period of accelerating change. The decade will see market- and technological forces affect every nook and cranny of the present structure of legal practice. What does this have to do with… Continue Reading
Paralegal Associates surveyed attorneys on their concerns about using virtual paralegals. We offered a list of possible worries, and invited responders to mark all that were relevant. We also invited comments. Here are the results, sorted by frequency of response. Our hearty “Thank you” to the tens of attorneys nationwide who took time to respond. 1. … Continue Reading
There are some great legal and paralegal blogs out there. Here are some of the posts that I found interesting that you may want to check out. 1. Twitter Debate: Virtual Law Offices—Game Changer or Business as Usual? (The Virtual Paralegal Training Center) 2. AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE (The Empowered Paralegal) 3. Guest Post: The Paralegal’s Role in Managing… Continue Reading
I “met” Mr. Walker, aka @cruiselaw, early on in my tweeting career. He intrigued me by practicing such an interesting and unusual area of law. Over the last few months I have watched him launch his blog, tweet about it, and populate it with great posts about various aspects of cruise ships, cruise lines, and cruise law that… Continue Reading
While we think that working offsite is a new concept in the working world, here is a very nice interview by Brynne Williamson, PP, PLS of Marian Squibb, PLS who worked for attorneys from her home using just regular snail mail. You can read the interview on page 3 of the NALS Region 7 November… Continue Reading
The closing keynote address was given by Lisa Marie Platske of Upside Thinking, Inc. She gave a presentation entittled: The Power of Motivation: Increasing Your Sphere of Influence Motivation: increasing one’s desire to work to the best of one’s ability Motivation is internal…we choose where we are going. schedule time to get to know yourself Don’t treat… Continue Reading
Why, oh why are two sessions that I want to attend scheduled for the same day and time?! There was Do The Right Thing, which had to do with ethics, and Industry Trends — 9 to 5. Since I can’t be in two places at once, I had to chose. Session One: Industry Trends —… Continue Reading
Day One of NALS was a hit in my book. First off, thank you to everyone at NALS who welcomed me with open arms (literally). It made me feel very welcomed and a part of the group..and what an enthusiastic bunch! Session One: Ethics — Sense and Sensibility by Justice Edward Wallin This was a… Continue Reading
Well, here I am in Irvine, CA ready to attend NALS 2009 Conference. I should be asleep as it is an early (especially for me) day and a fairly long one as well. However, I am so excited that I find myself unable to sleep. I figured, what else is there to do late at… Continue Reading
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