Paralegals & Legal Secretaries

NFPA 2007 Tech Institute

Posted on April 26, 2007
In case you have not heard, the National Federation of Paralegal Associations ("NFPA") is hosting the first annual legal tech conference geared specifically towards paralegals. The conference will be held in Pittsburgh, PA, on July 19-20, 2007. NFPA has been a buzz lately about the conference and the excitement it has roused within the paralegal community...

Report from the 2007 NFPA Regulation Conference in Dallas, TX

Posted on April 18, 2007
California, Texas, Florida, Washington, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, Arkansas, Oregon, Minnesota, Connecticut?..They converged from all corners of the country to meet in Dallas, Texas on March 17-18, 2007, to obtain and to share information regarding implementation of regulation of the paralegal profession...

A Paralegal's View of The ABA Techshow

Posted on April 08, 2007
By: Courtney David MillsIPA Technology Director and Litigation Paralegal at Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, P.C.As I write this article, I am on the train heading back from Chicago after four (4) days of legal tech submersion at the annual The America Bar Association Legal Techshow...

Tremendous showing of Indiana Paralegals at ABA Techshow

Posted on March 23, 2007
The ABA Techshow is going well and is a tremendous success. Some new features this year include a larger and more diverse vendor floor and dinners with the presenters. The spots filled up quickly, but the show supervisors have been trying to arrange additional dinners...

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ABA Tech Show is almost here!!!

Posted on March 19, 2007
The ABA Tech Conference is about 2 days away. There are more than 50 CLE sessions to choose from with topics geared toward every aspect of the law firm environment; solo practitioners, paralegals, associates, HR directors, IT, litigation support, finance, practice management, vendors, clowns, hobos and a dunk tank...

Equivocal Demand Letters Did Not Trigger Duty to Preserve; No Duty To Run System-Wide Key Word Searches

Posted on March 15, 2007
Cache La Poudre Feeds, LLC v. Land O' Lakes, Inc., 2007 WL 684001 (D. Colo. Mar. 2, 2007) I suppose the moral of this story is that Plaintiff's counsels need to be very clear in pre-litigation demand letters regarding the potential or imminence of litigation...

What Can Adobe do For You?

Posted on March 08, 2007
By: Courtney David MillsIPA Technology Director and Litigation Paralegal at Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, P.C.During the early implementation of Case Management and Electronic Case Files (?CM/ECF?) in 2002, the Federal Judiciary made a decision to adopt Adobe Acrobat (a...

Memo...Shemmo

Posted on February 28, 2007
Here's a great website (www.jott.com) that will allow you to dictate memos from your cell phone (by dialing a 1-877-... number). The process is ENTIRELY free, very simple, and takes about 90 seconds to set-up. From my tests, it even does a great job at dictation...

I?m Studying for PACE: Should I Be Part of A Study Group?

Posted on February 21, 2007
By Debi Neale, R.P.IPA PACE AmbassadorThe fifth in a series ofPACE Ambassador ReportsOne of many ways that you can study for PACE is to consider participating in a Study Group. This method of study certainly has many advantages, the primary advantage being that you can find out everyone?s strengths and weaknesses and learn from one another...

ABA extends discount to early registrants for the ABA Legal Tech Conference in Chicago, IL

Posted on February 13, 2007
With the flurry of legal tech conferneces going forward this year, I would again like to reccomend that anyone interested in legal technology attend the ABA legal tech conference on March 22 - 24. The conference has a special paralegal rate of only $295 for the full three (3) day conference (only $245 if you sign up before February 16, 2007)...

Paralegals and Smartphones

Posted on February 10, 2007
I am willing to go out on a limb with this one, but I have come to the conclusion that smartphones are quickly becoming a requirement for paralegals. Whether we like it or not, we live in a world of invisible fences and constant communication (as one of my collegues constantly reminds me)...

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