Want to climb to the top of the paralegal ladder? Learn to master office politics
There is plenty of talk about power and politics in a presidential election year, and it will only grow more heated as Nov. 6 gets closer. Whether you lean left or right – and even if you stand up straight in the center — you navigate a political landscape every time you go to work.
Read MoreYou can’t control the event, but you can control your reaction
If you buy into the emotional intelligence or self-mastery theory that is popular these days, then you are in control of your emotions. .. I would rather believe things can be perfectly logical, reasonable and predictable. Oh, well. We all have our fantasies.
Read MoreTwitter’s a world with its own rules, so learn before you leap
If you haven’t started a Twitter account, here are some tips to get you going.
Read MoreFrienemies, Part II: Meet my other friend and foe, The Law Clerk
Welcome back to my mini-series on “frienemies,” those legal professionals that many of us either love or hate, depending on the day. Today I highlight another frienemy: the law clerk.
Read MoreParalegal entrepreneurs tiptoe a fine line as they go it alone
Although the vast majority of paralegals work with attorneys and assist in a particular law practice, a few eschew the traditional job description and start their own business.
Read MorePassword manager may be the solution to juggling many codes
Using one password for everything is a recipe for a security disaster, especially for lawyers and their particular confidentiality concerns. But keeping track of different passwords for every website isn’t easy.
Read MoreMedical malpractice lawsuits on the decline
Sensational cases continue to make headlines, but the number of medical malpractice lawsuits is dropping. Better forensic sciences and the legal might of combined practice groups are among the factors limiting new cases, according to plaintiff attorneys and doctor defenders.
Read More‘Being a paralegal is a profession, not just a job’
Stephanie Crosby grew up in Pensacola, Fla., and has lived in North Carolina for the past two decades. She has been a paralegal at Ward and Smith, P.A., in New Bern for almost the same length of time. For the last nine years, she has served as the paralegal coordinator for the firm’s business section and, as of January of this year, she also became the paralegal coordinator for the intellectual property section.
Read MoreDon’t give short shrift to good grammar in your documents
Camilla Pitman has served as the city clerk of the City of Greenville, S.C. since 2007. She has been a city employee since 1995 and previously served as legal office coordinator for the city attorney’s office and as clerk of court for Greenville Municipal Court.
Read MoreA three-step plan for making social media work for law firms
The American Bar Association’s 2010 Legal Technology Survey reported that 56 percent of respondents use social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn, LawLink or Legal OnRamp, as compared to only 15 percent in the 2008 survey. As the number of attorneys using social media has more than tripled in the past two years, now is the time for you to join the conversation.
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Digital edition March 2013
Read the March 2013 digital edition of the Carolina Paralegal News here.