Author Archives: Rebecca Turley

About Rebecca Turley

Rebecca is a full-time writer and editor with a BA in Journalism and Communications. Throughout her career she has contributed to high-profile websites and blogs related to psychology, social and behavioral sciences, teaching and more. You can connect with Rebecca on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/rebecca-turley.

Lawyer Not Qualified to be a Paralegal

Today’s job market is not easy to navigate, to put it mildly, and well qualified people are having to lower their expectations with regard to the type of jobs they end up taking. Someone might have been an accountant yesterday, …

Paralegal Students Inducted Into Honor Society

A top school in Texas recently inducted thirteen paralegal students into Lambda Epsilon Chi, the school’s paralegal honor society. The induction was awarded based on the students’ academic achievement, the requirements for which included keeping a minimum grade point average …

Paralegals and the Ethical Dilemma

Many paralegals go into their professions with aspirations of one day becoming attorneys. Even those who do not wish to move up in the legal ranks often enter into the profession out of a genuine interest in the law. In …

Handling The Stress of Working in a Law Office

Professions in the legal field are known for being highly demanding, and at times, highly stressful. When preparing for an important case, legal professionals may need to work up to 60 hours per week or more while continuing to maintain …

Tips on Navigating Law Firm Culture

When working in a law office, all too often the politics of the office can interfere with getting the job done.  Those who work in the legal professional tend to be somewhat conservative when operating in a business atmosphere.  As …