Paralegals & Legal Secretaries

Paralegal Gives Testimony on Will She Reviewed and Notarized

Posted on March 30, 2011
The will contest went to trial. At trial, the following people testified: … (5) Cameron, the legal assistant who had reviewed the 2009 will with Jacquelyn and notarized it. In re Estate of Bussler  2011 WL 796541, 2 (Wash.App. Div. 2) (Wash.App...

Paralegals Call For Legal Recognition in Indonesia

Posted on March 30, 2011
A paralegals guild has called on the Indonesian government to sanction it as a body providing legal aid for poor and marginalized people. Ismail Hasani, a member of the group Paralegal Indonesia, on Tuesday urged the House of Representatives to pass a bill on legal aid, which would give the paralegals legal standing...

NALS Education Conference

Posted on March 30, 2011
For more info visit http://www.nals.org Related posts:NALS Region 7 Annual Conference: Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City NALS of Washington Annual Conference & Installation of Officers CALDA to host 23rd Annual Conference at Asilomar Conference Center Related posts:NALS Region 7 Annual Conference: Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City NALS of Washington Annual Conference & Installation of Officers CALDA to host 23rd Annual Conference at Asilomar Conference Center

San Francisco Paralegal Association Board Meeting

Posted on March 30, 2011
Please RSVP with the President, Mario Kiefer, at president@sfpa.com. Related posts:San Francisco Paralegal Association Board Meeting SFPA 2010 Board Meeting SFPA Annual Meeting Related posts:San Francisco Paralegal Association Board Meeting SFPA 2010 Board Meeting SFPA Annual Meeting

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NALS of Washington Annual Conference & Installation of Officers

Posted on March 30, 2011
Join NALS of Washington at the Lakeway Inn and Conference Center in beautiful Bellingham, Washington, for the 2011 Annual Meeting and Education Conference. This conference will feature great legal education seminars and lots of networking opportunities...

Wisconsin Suspended/Disbarred Attorneys as Paralegals

Posted on March 24, 2011
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Rule 22.26(2) An attorney whose license to practice law is suspended or revoked or who is suspended from the practice of law may not engage in this state in the practice of law or in any law work activity customarily done by law students, law clerks, or other paralegal personnel, except [...

Paralegal fees are subject to the same the hourly cap as attorney fees

Posted on March 24, 2011
Paralegal fees awarded to prevailing plaintiffs in a prison civil rights litigation were subject to same hourly cap under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) as attorney fees, even though that hourly rate exceeded guideline established by district court for paralegals working for court-appointed counsel, where award was below paralegal market rate in area...

Nepal?s First Paralegals are Making the Way for Justice

Posted on March 23, 2011
I will never again complain about my slow computer or the drawer that sticks on my desk.  These amazing women are sitting on the dirt ground making justice a reality in their communities.  I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to go prepare another round of pleadings this afternoon! In a dusty courtyard in [...

North Carolina Paralegal Association 31st Annual Meeting & Seminar

Posted on March 23, 2011
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: STEPHANIE ELLIOTT-PARK, NCCP1st VICE PRESIDENT AND ANNUAL SEMINAR CO-CHAIR (704) 865-4400 or education@ncparalegal.org MICHELE A. TUTTLE, CLA, NCCP ANNUAL SEMINAR CO-CHAIR (336) 716-7335 or education@ncparalegal.org Related posts:Cleveland Association of Paralegals Annual Seminar Cleveland Association of Paralegals Annual Meeting Cleveland Association of Paralegals Annual Meeting Related posts:Cleveland Association of Paralegals Annual Seminar Cleveland Association of Paralegals Annual Meeting Cleveland Association of Paralegals Annual Meeting

Legal Marketing Summit: April 29th ? May 1st, 2011, Atlanta, GA

Posted on March 14, 2011
Paralegals – set yourself apart from your competition and ask your firm to send you to this exclusive summit.  Gain the knowledge and insight to assist your firm in increasing their business thus securing your position.  Think outside the box and add another area of expertise to your resume – Legal Marketing! The Legal Marketing [...

Using LexisNexis with MicroSoft Office

Posted on March 02, 2011
Many Paralegals live in MicroSoft Office and LexisNexis.  We found this exceptional article LexisNexis Unveils Office Integration Today on Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites and he graciously allowed a reprint of the same.  Although it was originally written with lawyers in mind, it certainly applies to Paralegal professionals as well...

March 2011: Ana Pierro

Posted on March 01, 2011
Ana Pierro is the paralegal supervisor at Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon.  Since beginning her paralegal career in 1993, Ana has worked in various areas of the law including, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Insurance Defense, Commercial Litigation, Pharmaceutical Regulation and Securities Regulation...

Paralegal is Award-Winning Screenwriter

Posted on February 28, 2011
In the spirit of the Oscar’s, we thought we would share this story out of Pennsylvania. Few county residents will watch tonight’s Oscar presentations with as keen an interest as 48-year-old Manheim Township resident Rick Hansberry. The amateur screenwriter, part-time disc jockey and full-time paralegal has three films to his credit, all of which debuted [...

Attorney-Client Privilege on Confidential Communications Extends Beyond Attorneys

Posted on February 22, 2011
?[The] privilege can extend to non-attorneys, as in the case of necessary intermediaries and agents.? Travelers of New Jersey v. Weisman 2011 WL 519920, 5 (N.J.Super.A.D.) (N.J.Super.A.D.,2011) Another example: private investigators. State v. Davis, 561 A...

Company Engages in Unauthorized Practice of Law by Using Nonlawyers in Foreclosure Assistance

Posted on February 22, 2011
Company that assisted financially distressed homeowners in attempt to save them from losing homes to foreclosure, a director of the company, and an employee, who were non-lawyers, engaged in unauthorized practice of law by giving advice to homeowners in context of pending or threatened foreclosure proceedings, making representations to creditors on behalf of homeowners facing [...

Weeds? Guillermo Diaz to Play Paralegal In Shonda Rhimes Pilot

Posted on February 22, 2011
With so much talk surrounding the premiere of Shonda Rhimes’ new exotic doctor show Off The Map, most have lost sight of her other project in development. The still-untitled drama follows a fixer for hire played by Kerry Washington. It’s based on the life of crisis management consultant Judy Smith, a PR heavyweight who’s worked [...

Audio Conference: Paralegals Role at Trial

Posted on February 22, 2011
Paralegal’s Role at Trial Presented in Partnership with Lorman Education Services Tuition – $199.00 Best Value: Live Teleconference + CD: $268.00 April 13th, 2011 – (1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern) Listen from your home or office / Unlimited listeners per connection *Registration includes one connection; unlimited users may listen Register Now or Call (866) [...

Thompson is First Paralegal to Join NBA

Posted on February 17, 2011
Always love hearing of ground breaking Paralegals who are paving the way.  Congratulations Janet! A Charleston woman is the first paralegal to take advantage of an exclusive membership in the National Bar Association. That distinction goes to Janet Louise Thompson, or JT as she is known in Charleston...

ICAP February Presentation with Arthur Cunningham, Esq.

Posted on February 16, 2011
This one-hour program discusses the deposition process, and effective strategies for preparing witnesses to be deposed. Topics will include how to effectively communicate with a potential witness in order that the witness understand what a deposition is (and isn’t); techniques for reducing the stress witnesses experience in the deposition setting; and the elusive search for [...

Part-Time Paralegal Spends His Nights in a Homeless Shelter

Posted on February 14, 2011
This story is truly heartwrenching and inspirational.  Despite his circumstances, this part-time Paralegal chooses to see the silver lining. Any day sober, even if it?s in a homeless shelter, is infinitely better than a day on the outside getting high, according to homeless resident Jeff...

13 Paralegals Facing Layoffs from RI Legal Services

Posted on February 14, 2011
Rhode Island Legal Services, the nonprofit law firm that works on civil matters for low-income people and is itself in financial straits, announced the layoff of 13 paralegals effective at the end of business Monday. But a few hours later, in a hurry-up meeting Monday afternoon, the board of directors voted to postpone the layoffs [...

Court Day Count iPhone App

Posted on February 08, 2011
ParalegalGateway is excited and proud to introduce our very first iPhone application for Paralegals and legal professionals.  Court Day Count allows you to quickly calculate the number of court days or calendar days (or a combination of the two) before or after a given date...

Paralegal Moving on After Jesse James

Posted on February 03, 2011
Merilee Gerth, 44, of Long Beach leads a fairly normal life, especially for someone labeled as the ?ex-mistress? of a celebrity. She?s a paralegal and a tax preparer, which means it?s a busy time of year for her. But she made time to go to the Newport Beach medical office of plastic surgeon Dr...

Pasco Paralegal Withdraws Plea on Charges of Stealing Client Funds

Posted on February 03, 2011
Kristen Collins Lausberg got her wish in court Friday ? to withdraw her plea to charges she stole money from clients of the law firm where she worked as a paralegal. But now the 32-year-old faces trial on four counts of grand theft, which carry the possibility of up to 40 years in prison if [...

February 2011: Elizabeth Miner

Posted on February 03, 2011
Elizabeth Miner is currently a corporate paralegal employed by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. at their corporate headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. Elizabeth became a paralegal through experience and mentoring by attorneys, eventually obtaining her Paralegal Certificate from the Colorado University and has continued to attend classes at Northeastern University...

NOPA?s Board Meeting

Posted on January 31, 2011
Contact Name : Jennifer Lasseigne C ontact Email : jqlasseigne@gmail.com Link to Additional I nformat ion : New Orleans Paralegal Association Related posts:New Orleans Paralegal Association General Membership Meeting New Orleans Paralegal Association General Membership Meeting NOPA General Membership Meeting Related posts:New Orleans Paralegal Association General Membership Meeting New Orleans Paralegal Association General Membership Meeting NOPA General Membership Meeting

Introducing ParalegalGateway?s 2011 Paralegal Superstars

Posted on November 29, 2010
ParalegalGateway.com is proud to announce the 2011 Paralegal Superstars. This is a momentous year for ParalegalGateway.com as we celebrate our 10 year anniversary!! You read that correctly ? ParalegalGateway.com went live in 2001 and started connecting Paralegals before social networking...

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Posted on September 29, 2010
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How To Conduct Research Safely on the Web

Posted on September 16, 2010
As a paralegal, you need to conduct a significant amount of research on the Web. You conduct your research by using a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0, but you might not understand some of the seemingly confusing technology issues surrounding the Web.

Paralegal Pours a Tasty Bottle of Success With Handmade Salad Dressings

Posted on August 31, 2010
Back in 1987, Elaine Fosse wanted to serve her family a salad dressing that didn't contain the additives and preservatives that make up the ingredient lists on many popular name brands.

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