Paralegals & Legal Secretaries

North Miss. Legal Agency Set to Trim Paralegal Jobs

Posted on August 23, 2009
JACKSON, Miss. -- A North Mississippi Rural Legal Services attorney said she worries low-income clients will suffer because the agency plans to eliminate some staff jobs and restructure others. Nebra Porter of West Point said Friday the agency's board is...

Paralegal Practice Tip: How to Subpoena MySpace and Facebook Information

Posted on August 23, 2009
Getting information from Facebook and MySpace, the two biggest social networks, can be an important litigation tool. While Facebook will accept service by fax or mail, MySpace requires personal service on its registered agent at the following address: 2121 Avenue...

Paralegals Beware: Storefront Legal Organizations

Posted on August 23, 2009
After sixteen plus years working in the legal profession I, like so many others, have enjoyed bonding with my colleagues. We truly have become family and it has been a joy to watch each other grow and succeed. Not only...

ParalegalGateway's Paralegal Superstar August 2009: Chiquetta E. Simmons

Posted on August 10, 2009
Chiquetta E. Simmons received her Paralegal Certificate from Watterson Business College (Deans List) in Charleston, SC in 1992. After graduation Chiquetta worked for two months as an intern for Judge William L. Howard, 9th Judicial Circuit Court and part-time for...

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Paralegal Donna Henry is New Town Magistrate

Posted on August 10, 2009
Donna Henry will take over duties of town magistrate effective immediately, while her husband and former Magistrate John Henry takes on the position of deputy magistrate. Since November of 2005, John Henry has been the official town magistrate and is...

Margaret Cho to Portray Paralegal in New Series

Posted on August 10, 2009
Comedian and actress Margaret Cho, who plays smart-mouthed paralegal Teri Lee in the US series, says the show is a natural response to the shallow portrayal of women on television. "I think we, as a collective of women, started to...

Award-Winning Paralegal Faces Fraud Charges

Posted on August 10, 2009
The president of the Lafayette Commission on the Needs of Women was arrested on charges of forgery, theft and bank fraud Thursday following an investigation at her former employer's office. Guadalupe "Lupe" Acosta, 57, had worked for the Daniel M....

Paralegal Gary Platton Appointed to VP of Outreach for the IPMA

Posted on August 10, 2009
Ulmer & Berne LLP announced today that Gary R. Platton, a paralegal in the Firm's mast tort practice area, has been appointed to Vice President of Outreach for the International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA) by its Board of Directors. Gary....

Non-Attorney UPL in Georgia

Posted on August 10, 2009
The State Bar of Georgia has made it clear that they are not going to be lenient on those participating in the unlicensed practice of law ("UPL"). A quick glance of their Reigstry of Injunctions and Cease and Desist Affidavits...

Laid Off Paralegal Fears She May Lose Unemployment Benefits

Posted on July 20, 2009
AUSTIN ? Critics say the Texas Workforce Commission has overstated the role that federal requirements played in delaying 13 more weeks of unemployment benefits for Texans who have been out of work more than a year. Andrew Stettner of the...

Non-Lawyers Offering Legal Assistance Will Be Investigated in Virginia

Posted on July 20, 2009
The Virginia State Bar's standing committee on unauthorized practice of law stopped conducting undercover investigations years ago out of concern that the practice might violate ethical constraints against deceit and misrepresentation. Now the Bar's legal ethics committee has issued a...

Paralegals Take Up the Slack

Posted on July 20, 2009
Kay Rhodes, of law firm Fox and Thomas at Goondiwindi on the NSW and Queensland border, says the firm employs three lawyers. The firm had so many shortages in the past nine years that work had to be given to...

Paralegals Nominated for 'Unsung Legal Heros' Award by Minnesota Lawyer

Posted on July 20, 2009
Minnesota Lawyer last week announced the 25 honorees in its second annual Unsung Legal Heroes Awards. The awards are meant to honor law office employees who have consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty. This year?s honorees were...

Celebrating Paralegals

Posted on July 20, 2009
There are days dedicated to mothers, fathers, grandparents, bosses, and secretaries. There are days dedicated to the earth, to veterans, to the American flag, and to the planting of trees. From National Popcorn Day on January 19 to Take Your...

Hughes Watters Askanase Paralegal Forms Houston Association of Bankruptcy Paralegals

Posted on July 06, 2009
Turea Simpson, a senior paralegal with Houston-based law firm Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. (www.hwa.com), has formed the Houston Association of Bankruptcy Paralegals (HABP). The HABP is the first association of its kind in Texas and just the second of its...

EKU Now Offers Entire Paralegal Program at BCTC in Lexington

Posted on July 06, 2009
Beginning this fall, Eastern Kentucky University will offer its entire paralegal program at Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington. EKU, whose program was established nearly 30 years ago and was one of the first nationally and the first in...

Paralegal Turned On-Set Pet Trainer

Posted on July 06, 2009
Christine Mahaney was working part-time as a paralegal when she and her rescued Border Collie, Toula, won Petco's America's Most Talented Pet contest. Since then, Christine has become one of the most sought-after on-set trainers in the Mid-west and Toula...

Paralegal Turned Film Pet Trainer

Posted on July 06, 2009
Christine Mahaney was working part-time as a paralegal when she and her rescued Border Collie, Toula, won Petco's America's Most Talented Pet contest. Since then, Christine has become one of the most sought-after on-set trainers in the Mid-west and Toula...

Paralegal Becomes Citizen on July 4th

Posted on July 06, 2009
Joel Alonzo, 15 minutes after becoming a United States citizen, said he knows the opportunities his new country holds for him and what he has to offer America. "This is my best day," the paralegal and aspiring lawyer said. "I...

Lawyer Cannot Ask Paralegal to "Facebook Friend" A Witness

Posted on June 17, 2009
After the flood of attention which lawyers and the media have recently paid to social networking sites, the next logical emphasis will be the ethical use, and mis-use, of such sites by lawyers. Trying to jump start that inquiry, in...

Paralegal Jennifer Williams Earns Professional Credentials

Posted on June 08, 2009
Jennifer Williams, a paralegal at White & Allen, P.A., has successfully completed the two-day examination that entitles her to use the Certified Legal Assistant/Certified Paralegal credential. Williams is among 446 paralegals in the state of North Carolina and 15,378 nationwide...

Demand for Paralegal, Legal Assistants Growing

Posted on June 08, 2009
For anyone with an interest in law but without an interest in law school debt, the paralegal profession may be a career to consider. Interest in paralegal work has grown significantly during the last few years, and area paralegals say...

Lawyers, Paralegals to Swear Identical Oaths of Office

Posted on June 08, 2009
Lawyers and paralegals in Ontario will now swear virtually identical oaths of office after a majority of law society benchers turned down oaths with separate preambles that one bencher called ?demeaning.?Paralegal Bencher Paul Dray, chairman of the paralegal standing committee,...

Original Cha-Ka from TV's 'Land of the Lost' was a Paralegal

Posted on June 08, 2009
I've always loved the original series, 'Land of the Lost' and particularly the cute, furry character Cha-Ka. All he had to do was appear on screen and I'd start to laugh. For years I thought he closely resembled Clint Howard,...

New Partner Sponsor Welcome - Institute for Paralegal Education

Posted on June 05, 2009
ParalegalGateway is proud to welcome our new Partner Sponsor the Institute for Paralegal Education (IPE). For almost 15 years, IPE has provided legal education to paralegals, legal assistants and paralegal students. IPE provides hands-on training, proven practices and practical advice...

Western New York Paralegal Association Selects Officers

Posted on May 29, 2009
The Western New York Paralegal Association named Michelle M. Coxford, a paralegal from Phillips Lytle, president and second vice president, director of membership. Other officers: First vice president, director of programming and bar liaison director, Laura A...

Bogus Paralegal Barred From Assisting Client

Posted on May 29, 2009
OTTAWA-A man allegedly drumming up legal business by posing as a paralegal was effectively barred from the Ottawa courthouse Thursday. Gary Pierre, recently convicted of fraud in Gatineau, appeared in the prisoner?s dock in Ottawa court to justify why he...

Paralegal Wins Young Leader Award

Posted on May 29, 2009
Jennifer Tlumak, paralegal and client advocate at the Tennessee Justice Center, has been named the 2009 Young Leader Award by the Tennessee Alliance for Progress.The award is for her outstanding efforts as an advocate for children's health services. The award...

Kidnap Hoax Mom is Paralegal

Posted on May 29, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. - Bonnie Sweeten agreed today to return to Pennsylvania to face charges she faked her kidnapping and that of her daughter and used a friend's driver's license to buy airline tickets for a trip to Disney World. Looking...

Sherri Shepherd Portrays Paralegal in Lifetime's New Comedy

Posted on May 20, 2009
Lifetime Television, the number one women's network, has picked up 12 episodes of the all-new, multi-camera comedy series Sherri, starring comedienne and 2009 Daytime Emmy(R) Award-nominated co-host of The View Sherri Shepherd (30 Rock, Less Than Perfect)...

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