Careers

  By Loni MorganelliAmerican Paralegal in London After months of dismal news and gloomy job forecasts, I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some good news!  So to…

By Loni MorganelliAmerican Paralegal in London Last week, according to Bloomberg News, Latham & Watkins LLP, the fourth-largest U.S. law firm, made an announcement that they would be offering incoming…

Last week, we wrote about how we can help our colleagues who have recently been downsized, merged, purged, laid-off or, god forbid, "rightsized" into oblivion. As you may have heard,…

By Loni MorganelliAmerican Paralegal in Londonand Chere EstrinA couple of months ago, I was talking with a paralegal in Florida.  I asked her how the recession was affecting her firm…

I had a terrific opportunity to run into two upbeat, interesting women who have the perfect jobs for paralegals seeking alternative careers.  Now, hold your horses here because the first…

I may be just a little overexcited about what might otherwise be mundane news.  But, hey, I live in Hollywood, I'm attached to the paralegal field and well, I've been…

I would like to be the bearer of good news.  But today, I would be remiss if I didn't tell you about last week. If you haven't heard by now,…

By Loni Morganelli American Paralegal in London   As 2009 ends its first month of the year, a total of 1,487 staff layoffs have been reported across some of the…

By Loni MorganelliGuest BloggerAmerican Paralegal in London Last week, San Francisco Public Defender, Jeff Adachi, stressed the need for more paralegals on his staff.  Without the proper staff, adequate resources,…

It used to be that Corporate America would not do the dastardly deed at holiday time.  That is to say, layoffs would be put off until after Christmas. That way,…