Implementing an Alternative Billing System for Attorneys alongside Billable Hours
Many attorneys charge based on the billable hour. But there are two basic reasons for using a billing practice...
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How Lawyers Can Avoid Malpractice Using Docket and Calendar Control
According to Duke Nodlinger Stern, who serves as risk manager for several state bar associations, missed...
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Time Management for Busy Attorneys
Time management is a simple yet frustrating problem for attorneys. A personal practice plan allocates more...
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How Personal Planning Can Benefit Attorneys in Their Practice
Whether partners in a multinational mega firm or sole practitioners in a rural area, attorneys are responsible...
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Stimulating Jobs for Non-lawyers
Every year, more non-lawyers find stimulating jobs doing different kinds of work in legal offices. The jobs...
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How Attorneys Can Enhance the Role of Their Staff in External Marketing
Training for business development involves workshops, seminars, and courses aimed at sharpening client/service...
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How Staff Involvement Impacts Attorney Practice Development
As a partner in a small boutique firm, Jeff diligently worked to communicate the firm's practice objectives to...
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Scenario of Legal Education
During recent school terms, record numbers of students were enrolled in law schools in the U.S. and Canada. ...
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Using Interactive Reviews to Motivate and Train Staff
A firm of 10 attorneys in a large city relied on 12 staff members to keep office operations running smoothly....
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Assessing the Impact of Your Human Resources in Developing Your Legal Practice
Too often, attorneys think that because they are committed to building a practice, their partners, associates,...
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Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys
The government prosecutor is a lawyer who represents the people. He or she handles cases brought against...
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The Types of Paralegal Training Available
The kinds of paralegal programs available in the market can generally be categorized as Certificate Programs,...
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Surviving in Your New Paralegal Job
The key to success in any new endeavor is understanding what the people around you expect of you, what you can...
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Legal Aid for the Poor and Lawyers
Today, many lawyers work in offices that offer legal services to persons who cannot afford to pay for them....
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Being Sure About Yourself before Joining a Paralegal Program
Many variables come into play when comparing paralegal training programs; in addition to the type and length...
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Lawyers and Their Role in Corporations
Hundreds of lawyers work in the legal departments of giant corporations. Small companies also employ...
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Making the Most of Your Paralegal Training Program
An internship is a temporary job, arranged through your paralegal program, for which you receive either...
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Do You Want to Be a Lawyer?
If you are interested in becoming a lawyer, you can begin planning even before you attend a law school. Look...
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What Makes a Good Paralegal?
In the next chapter on training, I discuss some of the traits of a successful paralegal in the context of...
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Making the Final Decision on the School for Your Paralegal Training
Usually, before making the final decision, you should have narrowed down the number of schools that you are...
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Different Kinds of Practicing Lawyers
By far, the largest number of lawyers today, over 70 percent, is engaged in the "private practice" of law. The...
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Choosing Your Specialty for Paralegal Training
Do you have work or educational experience that will make you particularly attractive to a certain kind of...
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Considerations for Choosing a Paralegal Training Program
Fifty years ago, there was really only one way to receive paralegal training: on the job. Some paralegals...
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A Career in Law and Its Scope
Each year, the number of law-related jobs increases because the number of laws is growing at an amazing rate....
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The Importance of Communications and Computer Skills for a Student Paralegal
When I took the bar exam in 1993, it consisted of two and a half days of writing essays. I passed the first...
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Running Survey
Happy Sunday! Geez the weekend is flying by much too quickly for my liking! It's been a while since I've done...
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Resumes and Other Material You Require to Apply to Law School
Some schools, including Chicago, Duke, and Texas, require a resume; most of the others welcome one. It is...
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How Law Students Can Write Persuasive Essays
Admissions officers will judge you on the basis of what your essays reveal about your writing ability...
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The Rewards of Attending a Top Law School
Once upon a time, a high school diploma was a sufficient credential to get a good executive job. Then, as more...
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Things to Do Once You Are Accepted at Law School
Once you have been accepted to one of your top choice schools, you need to decide how to handle the offer....
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