My law firm has 40 lawyers, 14 paralegals, and about another 25 or so support personnel, each of whom is critical in his or own way to the smooth humming of a mid-sized law firm. You’ll note that ...

A man types at an office keyboard in this 2008 file photo. (The Associated Press/file photo) There are more than 2,100 paralegals in Oregon who help attorneys prepare documents and research precedent.

There's often a lot of misconceptions about what a paralegal is and what they can do. First off, the terms "paralegal" and "legal assistant" can be used interchangeably. But Virginia does not certify ...

PITTSFIELD — In almost any profession that deals with the public, there are some people that you see and others that you don’t. Take a law firm for example. The attorneys deal with the public, but ...

The practice of law is increasingly complex, and lawyers can use all the support they can get. Paralegals often play a large role on legal teams, providing invaluable support to lawyers. But this begs ...

Paralegals play a key role in helping lawyers prepare for cases and complete work for their clients. Paralegals perform their duties under the supervision of licensed attorneys in law firms, and they ...

There are more than 1.3 million lawyers in the United States, one-fourth of them in two states: New York (188K) and ...

I wrote this piece a few years ago for my own personal blog because I thought then and I still think now that paralegals are e-discovery project managers. I also wrote something similar for NALA’s ...

So much to do, so little time. If your general counsel is straining under the weight of the work he or she has taken on, it might be time to think about bringing some extra help on board. But what ...

I read a lot of magazines and newspapers of varying genres and I am always drawn to the articles with headlines like “What your insurance agent doesn’t want you to know” and “What your flight ...