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The Estrin Report 
Interesting and timely news, tips and techniques for paralegals, legal assistants, litigation support managers and paralegal educators by the founders of The Paralegal SuperConferences.
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Tired of the Same Old Paralegal Job? Positions Exist Where You Least Expect
Posted on August 07, 2009Have you ever found yourself performing an assignment that you know perfectly well, given a different name and a different case, would be the same assignment you have performed over and over ad nauseam? For example, deposition summaries, indexing, boiler...
The Search for America's Favorite Paralegal
Posted on July 22, 2009Somewhere out there are America's Favorite Paralegals. You know who they are. These are colleagues, friends and managers who love their jobs, push the profession forward and always strive for excellence. Not only do you enjoy working with them, they....
Trends: Brand New Resume Writing Tool Is Wave of the Future
Posted on July 16, 2009Margaret Agius is a rock solid paralegal. But after ten years with a major Detroit law firm, she was laid off from her job as a products liability specialist. Since then, this lively, smart and well-educated paralegal has had difficulty...
Top DOJ Paralegal Fired for Whistleblowing
Posted on July 09, 2009According to the Huffington Post, new questions are surfacing about political intrigue at the U.S. Justice Department after former White House political strategist Karl Rove provided his long-awaited responses to House Judiciary Committee staff Tuesday about allegations that he pressured...
15 Warning Signs Your Firm May Be Laying Off Staff
Posted on July 09, 2009The Wall Street Journal Blog this morning reported that DLA Piper on Wednesday laid off 121 people ? 21 lawyers and 100 staffers. The news bring the total number of layoffs at DLA to 440 in the U.S. and U.K....
New Book, eDiscovery Plain & Simple, is Helpful for Paralegals
Posted on July 06, 2009A new book, "eDiscovery Plain & Simple", has just arrived in bookstores. Written by Shawnna Childress, Executive Director and co-Founder of Women in eDiscovery and Allison Brecher, Senior Litigation Counsel and Director of Information Management and Strategy, Marsh & McLennan...
Former Paralegal Uses Skills to Become Chief of Police - In Liberia
Posted on July 03, 2009A 41-year old Liberian and former paralegal at a 50-attorney Washington, D.C. law firm has been appointed the Liberian Inspector-General by President Sirleaf. According to allafrica.com, Marc Amblard faced tremendous criticism about questionable skill sets necessary for the position...
New 2009 Paralegal Survey Released from IPMA and Incisive Media
Posted on June 28, 2009NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Incisive Legal Intelligence, a leading source of business intelligence for the legal profession, in partnership with the International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA), today announced the release of the Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals/Legal Assistants and Managers, 2009 Edition,...
Stealth But Powerful Paralegal Organization Celebrates 25th Birthday
Posted on June 10, 2009This year is the 25th anniversary of the International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA). Surprisingly, not everyone has heard of this influential and powerful association, even after all these years. In fact, compared to associations such as NFPA and NALA, it...
Life Gets Easier: Google Introduces The Next Evolution of E-Mail?
Posted on June 05, 2009Imagine making e-mail slicker, faster and easier to use. Apparently, Google imagined that too. Today, Google announced Google Wave what will probably become the next new e-mail. Wave is an ambitious new communication platform. It seeks to replace many of...
Paralegal Buys Law Practice from Elderly Lawyer for $20.00
Posted on May 29, 2009This goes right up there in the "Hall of Shame" red file. According to the ABA Journal (quoting from the Orange County Register in Orange County, CA), a paralegal "bought" a law practice valued at $750,000 from an elderly, 84-year-old...
Paralegal Salaries Slashed by 20% at Prestigious Firm
Posted on May 26, 2009Above the Law, the gossip blogloid (that previously has pretty much scoffed, jeered and laughed at paralegals) printed a sobering story today. Apparently, the law firm of Allen Matkins, known for its quality reputation in real estate law, rounded up....
Paralegal Arrested for Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
Posted on May 19, 2009A former paralegal has been arrested for allegedly stealing from one firm to pay another. The paralegal allegedly stole over $100,000 from the Norristown, PA firm of High Schwartz to repay $285,000 to a New York firm. According to the...
Paralegal Denied Permission to Speak at Conference - New Trend?
Posted on May 18, 2009Here's an interesting development regarding confidentiality and risk management: A very good friend of mine, let's call him/her Leslie (a unisex name), was asked to speak at the Paralegal Technology Institute at Legal Tech in Los Angeles. Now, Leslie is...
In Pursuit of Freedom: The Peter Kirchikov Story
Posted on May 13, 2009We have never given just bits and pieces in this blog nor teased you with a story in KNOW. However, I wanted to share with you a bit of the upcoming issue. Occasionally, we run across stories that move your...
Associate Job Losses May Mean Paralegal Job Gains
Posted on May 07, 2009This is the second time this week I read an article about paralegals gaining jobs in this miserable economy. OK, it's not miserable for absolutely everyone. But if you're watching Katie or Brian on the BigNews channels, you'll have to...
Virtual Paralegal Jobs: This One Pays Up to $100k
Posted on May 05, 2009I must be in the wrong business. Today, I spotted an ad for a "Partial Telecommute Paralegal" who can work from home. The paralegal must be experienced in litigation, contracts, tort and workers compensation. The salary? $35,000 - $100,000 per...
Survey Points to Increased Use of Paralegals in In-House Legal Depts.
Posted on April 28, 2009There's good news out there in LegalLand. According to The Pittsburgh Business Times, the Association for Corporate Counsel conducted its ninth annual survey of in-house legal departments and found that more than half surveyed are feeling the pinch from tough...
Do Something Good During These Tough Times and Pay It Forward
Posted on April 21, 2009By Loni Morganelli American Paralegal in London While the loss of a job can leave us feeling down and out, volunteer work in the legal industry can offer us a bit of positive relief. One of the most well-known pro...
Smart Battles
Posted on April 16, 2009In these tough times, the subject of when to go to battle with your employer has come up several times. People are simply afraid that if they speak up, they will lose their job, lose a client or suffer a...
Paralegal Tech Institute at LegalTech Offers Free Job Class, Keynote and More
Posted on April 14, 2009If you have been merged, purged, fired, laid-off, delayed, sabbaticaled, held off, rescinded, pink slipped, downsized, rightsized or just plain broadsided and lost your job, you may want to hear about a generous offer from the folks at Law Technology...
"My Mommy is a Paralegal" - New Book for the Kids
Posted on April 08, 2009The question of what is a paralegal has been around since the career started. Explaining it to an adult is one thing, but try explaining it to a child who has never seen a court room, judge or even an...
Our Paralegal in London Faces Riots as Protestors Swarm Law Offices
Posted on April 02, 2009Loni Morganelli American Paralegal in London As most of our readers know, Loni Morganelli writes for The Estrin Report and contributes international posts. Working at a major firm in London, she gives us a global view of the legal world....
Enough Doom and Gloom- Show me the jobs!
Posted on March 31, 2009By Loni Morganelli American Paralegal in London After months of dismal news and gloomy job forecasts, I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some good news! So to help lift our spirits and in light of our "pay...
Paid Not to Work - Fighting the Recession Takes Interesting Turn
Posted on March 26, 2009By Loni Morganelli American Paralegal in London Last week, according to Bloomberg News, Latham & Watkins LLP, the fourth-largest U.S. law firm, made an announcement that they would be offering incoming lawyers $75,000 to take the year off. Latham, which...
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I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
I had an account with GEMB/Select Comfort to buy a new bed back in 2005. After paying it off (in 2006), I requested they close the account. In January of 2008, I declared bankruptcy (chapter 7). The creditor was NOT list
if you did pay it off before the bankruptcy and it wasn't listed as a accou...
Can driving accident be cause for termination?
If your state is an at-will state, the company can fire you for any reason or fo...
My father died and left my mother $200,000 (life insurance) My Mother died 2 years later leaving my sister and I with both about $75,000 each. (including house/vehicles/belongings which I never got). We were supposed to
File a police report. Two police reports, one for you and one for your sister. G...
Some elses debt is being reported by a bank to the crecit agencies. They know and have ackowledged it is not mine, yet it is still being listed as mine. it was my son's and no I didn't co-sign. It is adversly
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