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What is a Legal Assistant? How to Become One?

MatterSuite

This can include preparing or handling legal papers and even assisting an attorney in court. Paralegals and legal assistants are other types of legal professionals who help attorneys; they both add value to a law firm. Legal Assistant Focused on Administrative Support Legal assistants perform simple work for attorneys.

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Marketing When You’re Too Busy for Marketing

Attorney at Work

During my coaching calls, I often hear things like, “I was too busy to do much last month,” “It’s just a really crazy time for me” or “I couldn’t handle the work if it came in.”. If you are hoping to speak at a seminar, calendar the deadline to submit a proposal. Now that we’re coming out of the pandemic, many lawyers are slammed.

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What Does a Court Clerk Do?

Clio

It falls upon court clerks to handle the timing and logistics of hearings, trials, and other legal proceedings, ensuring that all court deadlines are adhered to. Assisting judges and attorneys. Clerks support judges and attorneys by conducting comprehensive legal research. Researching complex legal issues.

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Illinois Supreme Court Appoints New Chair, Vice-Chair, and Commissioners to Commission on Professionalism

Legal Tech Monitor

“I look forward to collaborating with Amanda Hamilton and Eirene Salvi, who will offer leadership on the professionalism challenges and opportunities of the next generation of attorneys, and our current Commissioners in continuing this work.” Eirene Nakamura Salvi is an attorney at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. Court of Appeals.

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Not the Witching Hour, the Billable Hour: Unraveling the Mysteries of Law Firm Billing

Rocket Matter

Billable hours are the time during which attorneys work on tasks related to clients’ cases. And even for firms who don’t bill by the hour, billable hours may still affect how attorneys determine fees for flat rate or subscription pricing.) What counts toward your billable hours? What is a billable hour?

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Beating the Retention Crisis: How to Prevent Associate Turnover

Lawmatics

Based on numerous annual reports regarding the state of the legal industry, associate turnover has been a top pain point for attorneys in the past few years. Newly-minted attorneys who never dreamed of living in New York City are now netting Manhattan salaries without leaving Philadelphia or Denver. Where have all the associates gone?

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The Legal Singularity and the Future of Legal Research – Benjamin Alarie and Abdi Aidid (TGIR Ep. 193)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

What does it mean for practicing attorneys? Many folks don’t really have the resources to hire an attorney if they have if they if they have a dispute. We’d love to hear from you. What does it mean for legal education? What does it mean for society? Generally, what does it mean for democracy and voting? It’s such an elite thing.