331 ABA Journal Paralegals articles.
Although more lawyers are performing the work of paralegals, job prospects for trained assistants seem good.
Feb 1, 2018 1:15 AM CST
Ethical issues can arise from using paralegals and legal assistants. Under the ABA Model Rules, lawyers must make reasonable efforts to ensure those working under them comply with “professional obligations.”
Jan 1, 2018 3:05 AM CST
Last Friday was “Love Your Lawyer Day,” an annual day of appreciation promoted the by American Lawyers Public Image Association to honor those in the industry.
The campaign outlined different…
Nov 8, 2017 10:51 AM CST
Jul 5, 2017 8:00 AM CDT
Limited license legal technicians in the state of Washington are succeeding at helping clients who can’t afford a lawyer while staying within their limits as practitioners, a new study has…
Mar 29, 2017 4:45 PM CDT
A tax partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius took center stage on Wednesday when she appeared at a press conference to explain the steps the president elect is taking to…
Jan 13, 2017 9:15 AM CST
Corrected: The Utah Supreme Court has given the green light to allow licensed paralegal practitioners to help clients navigate the legal system, though the new professionals won’t be allowed to…
Dec 16, 2015 5:45 AM CST
A paralegal at a New York personal injury firm was having trouble keeping up with his work, which involved sales of structured settlements. So he forged the signatures of 76…
Sep 18, 2015 8:15 AM CDT
After finishing at Harvard College and before entering Yale Law School, Vivek Maru, born and reared in the U.S., took off more than a year to live in a hut…
Sep 2, 2015 8:30 AM CDT
When a Georgia boutique settled a False Claims Act case after 16 years of litigation last year, Bothwell Bracker’s sole shareholder had a plan.
Mike Bothwell gave big bonuses to…
Jul 13, 2015 11:40 AM CDT
Seven people have cleared a major hurdle to become the nation’s first limited license legal technicians.
Nine people took Washington state’s first exam for limited license legal technicians, and seven…
Jun 2, 2015 5:45 AM CDT
So far, the Florida Bar hasn’t introduced a controversial cellphone video into evidence against three lawyers accused of helping to set up opposing trial counsel for a drunken-driving arrest…
May 15, 2015 1:20 PM CDT
A five-lawyer patent team headed by Michael Ferrazano has exited Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice to open a new Silicon Valley office for Sacramento-based Downey Brand.
The group also includes…
Mar 31, 2015 11:30 AM CDT
A Florida bankruptcy judge overseeing a fight between investors in a shuttered fashion mall made no secret of his dissatisfaction with a Duane Morris pleading during a sanctions hearing on…
Mar 23, 2015 8:15 AM CDT
A lawyer in Davenport, Iowa, is encouraging employees to exercise their Second Amendment rights by paying a $50 monthly bonus to those who carry a gun.
Lawyer Eric Puryear of…
Mar 20, 2015 5:45 AM CDT
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