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Practical Paralegalism's Recommended Reading This Week

By Lynne DeVenny

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I blog for paralegals to share information they might find helpful for professional development - or a much needed laugh during a hectic week working with lawyers. Once a week (or every other week when the demands of a full-time job and teens supercede my best intentions) I share links to a half dozen or so articles focusing on legal news and humor, practice tips and technology.

Here's this week's list:

"Productivity...and a Clean Desk" (Lawyerist.com) ~ Great tips on how to get your desktop clutter down to only the project you're currently working on.

"Best of ABA TECHSHOW - Digital Workflow: Developing the Paperless Habit" (Law Practice Today) ~ This article not only walks you through the process to an office with less paper in it, but provides links for software and training.

"Why Skype is the Most Used Software in Our Law Firm" (Divorce Discourse) ~ I use Skype at home, but this post provides great ideas about its multiple uses for the office.

"Adobe Debuts eSignatures, Takes Digital Signature to the Cloud" (TechCrunch) ~ Hmmmm, free vs. the cost of overnight shipping - and paperless? What's not to love?

"Enhancing & Maintaining the Value of Paralegals" (Law Business Tips) ~ I just heard Nancy Byerly Jones present this very subject at the North Carolina Bar Association Paralegal Division's very successful annual meeting and conference last week. Even if you weren't there, Nancy's excellent advice for having a successful paralegal career is summarized ver

y well in this post.

"My So-Called Laptop" (Engadget) ~ 1987 was a good year, no? The biggest laugh I get during my social media presentations is when I revisit highlights of "technology" from the late 80s and the slide with the flashing DOS prompt appears.

Practical Paralegalism's favorite old post for this week, "Top 10 Social Media Tips for Paralegals" ~ After delivering a presentation on social media for career development at the NCBA Paralegal Division's annual meeting on Friday, if even one attendee sets up an RSS reader to keep up with professional blogs, creates a complete LinkedIn profile, or follows some legal experts on Twitter, I'll feel like my work there was done.

Full post as published by Practical Paralegalism on May 16, 2010 (boomark / email).