Paralegals & Legal Secretaries

Newsletters - We all send them

Posted on March 04, 2008
I use vertical response to send my email newsletters to clients. Why?Whether you're an email marketing pro or just starting out, VerticalResponse lets you create, send and track professional-looking emails quickly and affordably.VerticalResponse, Inc...

Need a sounding board?

Posted on March 03, 2008
Working freelance can be lonesome. Sometimes we need sounding boards. Sometimes we need a confidant. It always helps to be able to talk through our confusion, frustration, new procedure, complications or other situations. However, when working freelance it usually means there is only one person around ? YOU...

Impartial provides specialized discovery assistance.

Posted on February 24, 2008
Impartial has over 15 years of collection and business litigation experience. While Impartial handles all collection litigation matters, they pride themselves in their work with Construction Default Litigation. When you contact Impartial they will provide you with specialized discovery for your specific litigation matter...

Cartoon Organization!

Posted on February 09, 2008
I very much enjoyed the cartoon provided by speedyscan. When purchasing software you should always review your options. However, you need to first go paperless, than you can buy document management software. Going paperless will bring you back to your ultimate goal MAKING MONEY...

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Freelance Paralegals ? Who are they? How can I benefit? What can they do? How does their service work?

Posted on February 09, 2008
Freelance paralegals are beneficial to attorneys as they can provide both in-house and freelance services. Attorneys benefit by paying the paralegal for only the hours they actually perform services. Additionally, attorneys benefit from eliminating high costs of workers compensation, insurance, and various state and federal taxes that must be paid for in house employees...

Heath Ledger dies at age 28

Posted on February 06, 2008
A subject that people hate talking about is death. The circle of life assures us death will be upon us at some point. We all need to be ready.Have you considered what you want to happen when you pass on? Most everyone thinks about what they want to happen to them, some wish to be buried in a family plot, or purchase a plot, while others wish to be cremated and have their ashes spread...

Working Hard?

Posted on February 06, 2008
We all get carried away at the office. I think "they" call us workaholics. What do "they" know anyway? It is true though that working day and night sometimes important dates escape our memories. I'm here to remind you that Valentines Day is not far away...

Resolutions? Goals? Tasks? Oh my?

Posted on January 17, 2008
The more sites I visit the more articles I read about organizing your goals for 2008! Organizing anything is always great. If you have goals for 2008, by all means organize them. It just feels like we are talking about New Years Resolutions and not goals...

Calling All Paralegals - Something Great in 2008!

Posted on January 08, 2008
You?ve been told something is coming.You?ve been waiting.Time has passed.You were teased.So what?s the big ANNOUNCEMENT?In the past you have had local paralegal associationsEven national paralegal associationsYou have training programs and other programs for paralegalsWhat about YOU the FREELANCER?What about the paralegal business owner?Now you have a solution...

Congratulations Rebel J. Morris

Posted on January 02, 2008
Impartial is pleased to announce that our own Rebel J. Morris has been named a Paralegal Superstar for 2008 by Paralegalgateway. Order your copy now. Don't wait. See all 12 of the paralegal superstars for 2008!

Happy Holidays From Impartial

Posted on December 20, 2007
I'll Be Home for ChristmasBing Crosby 1943

"100% Customer Service (Office Signs)"

Posted on December 02, 2007
We always give 100% effort to customer service: 12% Monday, 23% Tuesday, 40% Wednesday, 20% Thursday, 5% Friday,office humor provided by Jokesforfree.com

The Power of Attraction

Posted on November 28, 2007
by: Matt Bacak The power of attraction concept has become very popular in recent months. The power of attraction is a mindset that you can have things attracted to you if you take the right steps. For example, if you change your mindset from worry to confidence then you will attract the things you desire...

Bruce Fromong memorabilia dealer testifies at OJ Preliminary Hearing!

Posted on November 08, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - Las Vegas, Nevada.Today, OJ Simpson appears in court for his Preliminary Trial. Unless, you live under a rock, you know OJ Simpson allegedly held up two individuals in a Las Vegas Hotel room. OJ and "friends" were there "in an undercover sting...

Plantronics Audio 645 USB Headset - Voice, Gaming, Music

Posted on October 29, 2007
This headset is digitally optimized for SKPE, Windows Live and Yahoo Messenger. It is a behind-the-head stereo headset.The headset boasts the following:Combine rich stereo sound with digitally enhanced voice quality. A choice of connectivity - analog or usb - makes it easy to plug and play...

Most Depressing Jobs -- Paralegal's make the list twice at twice at #7 & #11. Did you make the list? Check and see...

Posted on October 24, 2007
Top 21 -- Most Depressing JobsPercentages of full-time workers age 18 to 64 reporting depression lasting two weeks or longer, by categories of occupation, as provided by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health using 2004 through 2006 data:1. Personal Care and Service: 10...

Protecting Your Trade Secrets

Posted on October 04, 2007
by: Atty. Gabriel Cosh Trade secrets means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that: (1) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (2) Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy...

Your Toll Free Number Could Be Turning Customers Away

Posted on September 27, 2007
by: Bill Lampton Ph.D.When I launched my company, Championship Communication, ten years ago, a veteran entrepreneur advised me, "Get your toll free number right away." He argued that I would attract more clients and keep ongoing clients happy if they could call me at no charge...

Time to go paperless!

Posted on September 13, 2007
With a Fujitsu ScanSnap S510 PDF Document Scanner you can't afford NOT to go paperless. Keep your office neat, tidy and productive. Check out this scanner:

Do You Discriminate When Hiring?

Posted on August 28, 2007
You have an opening for a receptionist, secretary, assistant, legal assistant, paralegal, or any job that might be sitting in the secretarial section of your office. You post the job online, in the office, in the local paper, at the local community colleges and trade schools...

Zig Ziglar - A quote to live by

Posted on August 20, 2007
"You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."Zig Ziglar

Dear Spammer

Posted on August 16, 2007
To Whom It May Concern,Please be advised that while I'm very grateful for all the loan offers, the pre approved loans, the courtesy email attachments, and the various e cards from friends, family, pals, school mates, childhood friends and basically anyone else you can think of, I have to say NO THANK YOU...

A Contract Set in Stone

Posted on August 02, 2007
A Contract Set in Stoneby: Atty. Gabriel CoshThe law on obligations and contracts is simple. It states that once all the essential and formal requisites of a contract have been complied with, then such agreement or covenant is considered as law between the parties...

E-Mail Disclaimers

Posted on June 24, 2007
E-Mail DisclaimersBy Jennifer J. RoseWhy is it that lawyers always insert the confidentiality notice and disclaimer at the end of an e-mail? Since most of those disclaimers say something like "If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any viewing, copying, disclosure or distribution of this information may be subject to legal restriction or sanction," hasn't the bell that can't be unrung already tolled once the reader gets down the end of the message, past the sender's signature file and the IRS notice?Most readers of the English language have a tendency to read from the top of the page to the bottom...

Sticky Notes! Now with instructions...

Posted on April 24, 2007
We all use those beautifully colored little square sheets of paper with the sticky strip on the back. They fill our desks with multiple color choices. The sticky notes are pleasured when we continually grab for them one after the other. We grab them when we are on the phone and need to write a message, when we are writing a note for someone at their desk, when we want a reminder on a file folder or piece of mail, one after the other until their gone...

ORGANIZE YOUR BUSINESS

Posted on March 22, 2007
What does it take to organize your business? You may start with your files and end with your files, but it?s what you learn and do while working with your files that may ultimately organize your business.Taking the time to organize allows you to work closely with your documents...

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME - BULLETIN

Posted on March 09, 2007
Please note that daylight savings time is pushed forward three week this year. This means we change our clocks on March 11, 2007, instead of early April.For computers this means you may need to reset your clock, update your software or make other adjustments...

Important changes to California Rules of Court effective January 1, 1007

Posted on February 07, 2007
To access the following list of amendments please visit: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules/amendments/jan2007.pdfLIST OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA RULES OF COURT AND STANDARDS OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATIONAdopted by the Judicial Council of California on October 20, 2006,effective January 1, 2007Rule 1...

56 of the 910 new California Laws listed here:

Posted on January 22, 2007
1. Minimum wage is up to $7.50 in 2007, with another increase in January 20082. DUI convictions will stay on your record for 10 years now instead of 73. Anyone under the age of 21 with a .01% blood alcohol rate will now face criminal charges4. Riding in the trunk of a car now carries a fine5...

What is a Legal Document Assistant?

Posted on January 02, 2007
In California, Legal Document Assistants were drafted into law in essence to provide a secretarial service to the general public. LDA's are authorized to type/ prepare the actual legal document for the general public, but only at the direction of the person requesting the form...

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