paralegal

Sep 28, 2023

Bonnie Keen: Charting her own course

This month, Bonnie Keen launched a new venture as a freelance paralegal and has begun marketing her services to lawyers in North Carolina and beyond. She credits many colleagues and […]

Mar 18, 2021

Will paralegal work from home outlast virus? Ford’s move suggests yes

DETROIT (AP) — It’s a question occupying the minds of millions of employees who have worked from home the past year: Will they still be allowed to work remotely — […]

Dec 21, 2015

Utah courts approve new job designed to fill legal gap

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — People filing for divorce, settling debts or dealing with an eviction could soon have a new option to get help navigating Utah’s legal system. The Utah […]

Sep 4, 2015

Charlotte School of Law to offer ‘real-time’ paralegal program

Earning a paralegal certificate just became a little easier. Or at least, a little more convenient.

Jan 8, 2014

Civil Practice – Discovery – Appeals – Interlocutory – Spoliation of Evidence Claim – Paralegal Deposition

Britt v. Cusick (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-07-0002, 10 pp.) (Martha A. Geer, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (James W. Morgan, J.) N.C. App. Holding: When plaintiffs’ counsel’s paralegal […]

Feb 15, 2013

Contract – Meeting of the Minds – For-Profit Paralegal School – Division of Profits – Partnership – Tort/Negligence – Negligent Misrepresentation Claim

Lawyers Paralegal Training Programs, LLC v. Guilford College After plaintiffs brought the idea of a for-profit paralegal program to the defendant-college, the parties entered into a contract, pursuant to which the plaintiffs received compensation. Despite discussing the issue of a profit split, the parties never reached an agreement as to this issue. Since there was no meeting of the mind[...]

Aug 31, 2012

Paralegal makes up story, wins prize

Parsing fact and fiction is a major component of practicing law, so it stands to reason that lawyers are familiar with writing of both kinds. But it wasn’t until the North Carolina State Bar opened its fiction writing competition to paralegals this year that interest in the contest took off.