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Keeping a Settlement Hinged 27 Aug 2013 | 06:07 pm
I am currently outlining a book tentatively entitled, “The Empowered Paralegal Guide to ADR,” so stories about mediation tend to catch my attention. Professional Liability Matters’ article, “When a S...
Email shortcuts 27 Aug 2013 | 01:46 am
The subtitle to the first The Empowered Paralegal book is Effective, Efficient, and Professional. This blog has focused on the “Professional,” with occasional trips into “Effective and Efficient,” som...
State of Washington Now Accepting Applications for LLLT Education Waivers 13 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
Via the AAfPE listserv Michael Fitch, a former AAfPE president, forwards an email from the Washington State Bar Association regarding the new Limited License Legal Technician program previously discus...
Why Society Needs More Paralegal Practitioners 13 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
The article from which I stole the title for this post is actually about Tanzania, but it seems to me a lot (but not all) of that article could and should apply to paralegals here in the U.S.: “WHO a...
California State Bar’s LLLT Proposal 16 Jun 2013 | 06:43 pm
Through the AAfPE (and likely several others) LinkedIn discussion board Barbara Liss passes this on: Here it is! California State Bar’s Limited License Legal Technician Proposal: http://board.calbar.c...
ABA Accreditation? 15 Jun 2013 | 07:45 pm
Even on summer break there does not seem to be time to do all I’d like to do. I have begun again to scroll through LinkedIn discussion boards and find many articles or posts on which I hope to comment...
Dennyce Korb of Rapid City was recently named the 2013 AAJ Paralegal of the Year. 11 Jun 2013 | 10:07 pm
According to the Rapid City Journal: A passion for the practice of law and a dedication to clients in need were two of the reasons that Dennyce Korb of Rapid City was recently named the 2013 AAJ Paral...
Addie Ratcliff, University of Indianapolis wins Mind Tap Scholarship 20 May 2013 | 04:36 am
From Cengage Learning: One student has won a $2500 Scholarship in the MindTap Slice of Your Life Contest! Out of more than 300 original video entries submitted by students across the country, we narro...
CalBar’s Limited License Working Group 19 May 2013 | 03:27 am
Thanks to Barbara Liss several LinkedIn discussion forums are discussing the California Bar’s Working Group on Limited Licensing. The best discussion I’ve read so far is on NFPA’s board: http://www.li...
Professional Citation 12 Apr 2013 | 10:35 pm
My last post keyed off an article on common grammar mistakes I found by following a link in Paralegal Gateway LinkedIn discussion post by Barbara Liss. Today’s post keys off an article by Daphne Dresc...
