According to an article in the ABA Journal, paralegals are becoming the “go-to staffers for technology.” While many paralegals and legal secretaries face issues of job creep, the biggest change may be their transition to becoming experts in technology. In …
Homeless woman, Wanda Witter, is making serious headlines across the country as her 16 -year battle with the Social Security Administration finally comes to a much anticipated close. According to the Washington Post, Witter’s amazing story of survival and justice …
It hasn’t been an easy year for Geneseee County Jail inmates. Back in March, attorney Daniel Manville representing two jail inmates filed a lawsuit against the Detroit U.S. District Court demanding that all inmates receive bottled water in light of …
While top notch research and writing skills are essential for a good paralegal, Kimberly A. Grabbe described a number of other qualities that can make or break a paralegal’s career. Ms. Grabbe described such soft skills in the January/February 2016 …
Legal systems are complicated, and it is not unheard of for the uneducated to be taken advantage of by someone with a more intricate understanding of their local rule of law. A group of paralegals working out of the Indian …
One of the most important roles for a paralegal is client interaction. Lawyers will often handle initial consultations and interviews with clients at the beginning of a legal process; however, as trials grow increasingly long and complex, a lawyer may …
Major General Charles J. Dunlap Jr. visited the Air Force Academy recently for a speaking engagement. While there, he took the chance to visit the Academy’s legal office led by Colonel Dawn Zoldi. Major General Dunlap was afforded the opportunity …
The Lafayette Paralegal Association (LPA) won a victory last month for paralegals across the state of Louisiana. While their members are certainly accustomed to success in the courtroom, this particular achievement is not a legal one at all. Thanks to …
Michigan National Guard Sgt. Steven Schultz will transition next week into his new position at the Wayne County, Michigan prosecutor’s office as an attorney after graduating this year from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Wayne started his distinguished career 24 …