Halo Secretarial Services
The legal industry, virtual assistant businesses and work-life balance.
Author: Laurie Mapp is a paralegal by training and owner of Halo Secretarial Services, which operates out of a home-based office in Alberta, Canada.
Blawg Related Categories: Careers • Work/Life Balance • Law Firms • Paralegals • International • North America • Canada • Paralegal
Recent Posts from Halo Secretarial Services
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Can You Access Your Documents From Anywhere
I can! When I first started operating Halo Secretarial, I realized how critical a proper backup system was going to be. I owned an external hard drive and was in the habit of using it…
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Quick Virtual Assistant Tips
There are so many things to learn when you are starting a new business, and there are some things I really wish I had known when I started my virtual legal assistant business! Whether you…
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Value of Legal Dictation
I have had plenty of experience with transcribing documents, especially prior to starting my virtual legal assistant business, when I worked in a number of law offices. Dictation was standard for the majority of lawyers…
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New Hours for Halo Secretarial
I’ve talked before about how challenging it can be to run a business from home, especially when it comes to taking phone calls! Currently I have an intentionally vague listing on my website for my…
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Parenting at the Law Office
I read a great article thanks to a tweet by @lisasolomon today about a law office where parents can bring their babies to work with them – not just occasionally either!! Now that’s work-life balance…
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Time Tracking Tool
I was recently given the opportunity to review Chrometa, and the review is now up over at Alyssa Gregory’s Small Business Idea Generator blog. You may note that it is a “sponsored” review, simply because…
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Blawger Survivor Finale
This is officially my last post as part of the Blawger Survivor challenge and I am so excited to have been able to get a post in every single weekday the last three weeks. Sure,…
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Time Blocking Tip
I love summer, but I have to tell you how glad I am that the school vacation part of it is almost over! Besides, fall colors are so pretty, it’s a great season to look…
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Working from Home With Kids
I readily admit that one of the driving factors behind my having started my virtual legal assistant business is to be more available to my children. And especially in this first year of business, I’m…
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Masterminds and Mentors
I’ve been thinking about becoming part of a Mastermind group or mentor/mentee relationship for some time now, and last night (when I should have been sleeping!) I read a great post from the Build a…