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The Paralegal Voice ~ Management Careers for Paralegals: Spotlighting IPMA

By Lynne DeVenny

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The latest edition of The Paralegal Voice, "Management Careers for Paralegals: Spotlighting IPMA," co-hosted by Vicki Voisin and me, is now available at Legal Talk Network.

In this episode, we welcome Karen Tuschak, President of the International Paralegal Management Association, Stacie McLean, IPMA President-Elect, and Sylvia Naim, IPMA Secretary-Treasurer, to take an in-depth look at IPMA, and discuss IPMA's mission, the job market for paralegals, what they look for when hiring, and key traits needed to make a successful paralegal.

Also, in this episode, we discuss:

How Karen, Stacie and Sylvia became paralegal managers
The history of IPMA
The hardest part of a paralegal manager's job
Opportunities for paralegal managers
Advanced degrees for paralegals interested in management careers
The importance of first impressions online

Page URL: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/paralegal-voice/2011/01/management-careers-for-paralegals-spotlighting-ipma/

MP3 Link: http://websrvr82il.audiovideoweb.com/ny60web16519/LTN/PLV/PLV_012411_IPMA.mp3

Internet resources and additional information:

IPMA website, http://www.paralegalmanagement.org/
IPMA?s 27^th Annual Conference & Expo
IPMA?s Paralegal Management Magazine
?Secrets of Paralegal Management Unveiled? (Legal Assistant Today, March/April 2003)

The Paralegal Voice also thanks its sponsors: NALA?The Association of Paralegals and Legal Assistants, and Sun Trust.

Please share the links to this episode of The Paralegal Voice with your friends and colleagues. If you have a request for a future show, or a question for us, you are welcome to contact us at TheParalegalVoice@gmail.com. Also, you can make sure that you never miss a podcast by subscribing to any Legal Talk Network show, including The Paralegal Voice, with RSS Feed Links or iTunes links at http://legaltalknetwork/rss-feeds/.
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The day we recorded this particular podcast was one of those Mondays when everything went wrong. If I sound stopped up and like I'm gasping like a fish, I am. I was still recovering from The Crud, and the professional mics Vicki and I use pick up every single sound, including my dog snoring by my feet, papers being rustled, the toilet gurgling in the next room, and my ceiling fan on low. We're really short-staffed at work right now, so I rushed home to record the show, and then rushed back to the office, seriously panting and over-stimulated by coffee and daytime cold medicine the whole time. I'm not a big talker (I'm as surprised as anybody to find myself podcasting :), and really missed sharing the mic time with Vicki. Hopefully, next month, we'll all be relaxed, healthy, and ready to let our paralegal voices be heard together!

Full post as published by Practical Paralegalism on January 31, 2011 (boomark / email).