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There's no such thing as an ABA Certified Paralegal.....

Aug 27, 2011

I'm on my soapbox today with a pet peeve. I noticed that some paralegals are putting "ABA Certified Paralegal" on their resumes, social media or announcing it to friends and employers. Here's a suggestion: Stop now while you still can! Save yourself some embarrassment or even keep yourself from getting rejected from a job! The ABA does not offer certification. Certification is a process of taking a very rigorous exam that is based upon work experience and knowledge. It is not your final exam in paralegal school. Generally, you need to meet certain educational and work experience requirements, submit an... Read more →

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Posted at 03:54 PM in American Bar Association, Careers, Certification | | Comments (2)

Tags: ABA, attorney, careers, certification, education, jobs, law, legal, legal, paralegal, school

Aug 27, 2011

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Stressed out and going nowhere

Aug 22, 2011

Being a tad stressed out lately, I decided to research the topic and unfortunately, came up with the same old boring routine run-of-the-mill suggestions. There's nothing worse than for stressed out paralegals and legal professionals to read another article on stress that tells you to: a. Take a break. (Right. With that pile of work on my desk, my boss breathing down my neck, I'm gonna take a break.) b. Take a walk outside. (It's 115 degrees here. You take the walk.) b. Meditate. (That brings me right back to obsessing on what's stressing me.) c. Take a bubble bath.... Read more →

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Posted at 11:38 PM | | Comments (2)

Tags: attorneys, eDiscovery, law, legal, paralegals, stress

The Entitled Opinion - A New Blog Column for Paralegals

Aug 16, 2011

Over here at The Estrin Report, we love new ideas. That's why we are launching The Entitled Opinion - a new sporadic column featuring guest bloggers with definite opinions. We encourage you to write in. Tell us what's on your mind; what peeves you have; what success stories you've witnessed; changes you'd like to see and observations you'd like known. To kick things off, we introduce you to Sydney Muray, paralegal, today's guest blogger: Wal-Mart v. Dukes was an important Supreme Court case that dealt with class action lawsuits, appealing to lawyers and paralegals alike. The original plaintiff, Betty Dukes,... Read more →

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Posted at 05:19 PM in Entertainment law, Lawsuit | | Comments (0)

Tags: attorney, careers, class action, court, discrimination, employment law, lawsuit, paralegal, Supreme Court, women, workplace

What Happens When a Legal Publication tries for Sensationalism? Sorry, Couldn't hear you over that loud thud.

Aug 15, 2011

On occasion, a publication will go to print with an article that had Murphy's law written all over it from the beginning. Such is the case of LTN's article last week on certification exams. Trying to create (and I quote) "a huge controversy" where there was really nothing more than a bit of wheezing, LTN decided to go for the August sweeps by sensationalizing and creating controversy where basically, there was none. Sure, some differences of opinions but not to the magnitude they thought they could push it. I am the Chairperson of the Organization of Legal Professionals (OLP) and... Read more →

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Posted at 02:55 AM in Careers | | Comments (0)

Tags: attorneys, blogs, careers, certification, eDiscovery, education, exams, law, legal, litigation, paralegals

UNITIZATION: The Process of Separating Logical Boundaries from Physical Boundaries

Aug 11, 2011

Bob Sweat, a talented writer and eDiscovery expert is back today with another guest blog. Bob, as most of you know, hails from the Great State of Texas where everything there is bigger - even the cases. In the previous issue, I wrote about scanning as most cases still include a paper component; lots of it in some cases. As these two subjects (scanning and unitization) intertwine so closely it would be a good idea to tuck these guidelines on unitization away for future use with last issue’s article on scanning. The purpose of unitization (logical document determination or LDD)... Read more →

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Posted at 02:17 AM in Associate attorneys, Careers, Computers, Document management, Litigation | | Comments (0)

Tags: attorneys, CLE, court, document management, document review, law, lawsuit, litigation, paralegals, scanning

SCANNING - Low Tech Highly Misunderstood

Aug 10, 2011

Our guest blogger today is Bob Sweat who has quite an impressive background in the litigation wars. Today, Bob writes about scanning..... In paper collections you usually find documents in folders and some loose in between folders. The pages are bound by various elements, such as staples, paper clips, binder clips and rubber bands. In the normal course of business it is not uncommon to find “logical” documents bound together. These are known as “physical” documents. It is standard practice for a service bureau, your in-house copy department or facility management vendor to scan the pages using the smallest binding... Read more →

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Posted at 11:03 AM | | Comments (0)

Tags: court, law, lawyers, legal, litigation, paralegals, scanning, technology, trial

Are you doing all you can taking a witness statement?

Aug 08, 2011

One of our favorite guest bloggers is back! Barbara Haubrich-Hass, ACP/CAS on: WITNESS STATEMENTS It is important to memorialize the sequence of events in any given incident. One way to accomplish this is to obtain statements from the percipient witnesses. Nailing down a witness’ version of how an incident occurred early in a case can be one of the most important components of a thorough investigation. A paralegal should not determine which witness to statementize; that is a decision for the attorney to make. It is also up to the attorney to decide who conducts the interview with the witness.... Read more →

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Posted at 03:05 PM in Humor, Lawsuit, Litigation | | Comments (0)

Tags: attorney, careers, case, jobs, law, lawyer, litigation, paralegal, trial

7 Steps to Overcoming Public Speaking Humiliation

Aug 04, 2011

The other day, I wrote the big reveal about public speaking. Essentially, I wrote that fear of public speaking is not about public speaking. It’s a fear of being humiliated. I offered up 5 reasons why fear manifests itself. As a speaker for the past 20 some odd years, I like to think that I've experienced it all. Maybe that's true. Until the next time, however, I guess we'll never know! Today, I’d like to take those 5 “why we’re afraid” reasons and offer up 7 ways to cope. 1. In the past, you’ve been publically humiliated. Welcome to life.We... Read more →

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Posted at 08:00 PM in Careers, Continuing legal education, Paralegal education, Public Speaking, Salary surveys, Software | | Comments (1)

Tags: attorneys, careers, courts, education, jobs, law, law firms, legal, litigation, paralegal, public speaking