Finding an A-Player Paralegal, Part Ii

The true cost of lower-level support   The introduction to this series identified the challenge in finding good support, and briefly considered how we’ve traditionally looked for support.  Those traditional methods can be costly when they don’t work.  During the business seminar I attended, Mike shared a wealth of statistics and information… 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

The Paralegal Profession: [Almost] Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask

When you work as a paralegal in a law firm or legal department, everyone knows your purpose; after all, they hired you to do the job. However, since I began offering paralegal services to attorneys on a full-time basis, I found that MANY attorneys, especially younger attorneys, don’t actually know the… Continue reading

Implementation, Communication, and Delivery of Paralegal Support Services

If you’re familiar with Paralegal Support 101, you know that I keep it separate from my business, Integrative Legal Support.  I do so because I want Paralegal Support 101 to serve strictly as a free knowledgebase for attorneys, law firms, and legal departments. Today, I’m going to change that up some, but for good… Continue reading