Contract Paralegals Help Agencies Alleviate Unprecedented Caseloads

This fourth and final article in the mini-series discussing the challenges various types of law practices face today considers quite possibly the most challenged of them all – agency legal departments. Previously discussed was the challenges faced by solo practitioners and small firms, law firms, and corporate legal departments. Of all these workplaces,… Continue reading

Do Your Clients Recommend You?

How do paralegals and paralegal support services improve the lines of communication between your clients and your office?  How does that affect client satisfaction? Communication largely determines the level of client satisfaction. When a paralegal is assigned to a client’s case, the client has the opportunity to build a relationship with someone… Continue reading

Paralegal Support for Law Firms

In the last post, Benefits of Paralegal Support Services for Solo Practitioners and Small Firms, I mentioned that savings is the bottom-line with paralegal support services – whether in the form of time, business, or clients.  Really, that’s the case for each of the four types of practicing attorneys (solo/small firm attorneys,… Continue reading

Benefits of Paralegal Support Services for Solo Practitioners and Small Firms

Of the four major types of attorney practices (solos/small firms, mid- to large-sized firms, corporate legal departments, and governmental entities), solo practitioners and attorneys in small firms face the most challenges. Yet, for these attorneys, solo practices and small firms can also be the most rewarding, both personally and professionally…. Continue reading

Supervising Virtual Paralegals

Under rules of professional responsibility and guidelines for the utilization of nonlawyer assistants, paralegals and legal assistants work under the direction and supervision of an attorney.  In other words, an attorney has a professional responsibility to direct and supervise the work of nonlawyer assistants.  Failure to do so can result in… Continue reading

Support Solutions for Budget-Constrained Corporate Legal Departments

Like law firms, corporate legal departments generally have plenty of office space, attorneys, paralegals, support staff, and benefits.  And, many of the challenges they face are the same challenges law firms face.  But as corporate legal departments, they also have some of their very own challenges.  Just as they do solos and… Continue reading