“While there are some paralegals who argue that they prefer to have a professional status, I do not know of any paralegal who, once they were getting an additional $300 a week or $1200 a month in salary beyond their base compensation, said, “You know, Forget all this. I want to be called a professional. Take the money away, keep me working 60 hours a week, give me a professional status and reduce my income by 20%.”
Pretty poor reaction to need for increased training given that documents produced by law firms are so important! "When talking to law firms about training, I often hear the following…
This Legal Technology article describes the HR challenges in law firms & how various software options makes them manageable. [2nd paragraph links from original text]: "Managing human resources is one…
Helpful, if somewhat obvious, restatement of advice to law firms from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: "We’ve emphasized before that even the smallest practices benefit from hiring the right administrative help to…
Kudos to Morrison & Foerster for adopting a strong ‘green’ culture! Find four good ideas in this Legal Technology article: "With 1,070 lawyers in 18 offices throughout the world, Morrison…
Author Tony DeLoera, the chief technology officer at Ice Miller, describes how to manage document imaging the right way: "Simplicity. This was the guiding principle in our selection of a…
Isn’t it fun to shop for office supplies? Well, here’s what Web Worker Daily found [links from original post]: "Stella Commute does: Now, I can go to Staples any time…
The legal administrator profiled in this article says his "job is to bridge communications between employees": "…[A]s legal administrator for the Fort Lauderdale bankruptcy law firm of Rice Pugatch Robinson…
Office parties can be fun, but watch yourself, it’s still work! "Yes, it’s that time of year again; ’tis the season for the holiday office party. Holiday parties are typically…
Just how often does either party to gift exchanges like the outcome? Not to mention the dicey office politics: "As the holidays approach, the season of potential gift-giving at the…
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