Cassandra Oliver is a senior paralegal for Williams Cos. Inc. An Advanced Certified Paralegal, she is the secretary of the National Association of Legal Assistants/Paralegals. Oliver has a bachelor's ...

Dozens of federal employees at an obscure agency that handles appeals of patent applications went years with so little work to do that they collected salaries — and even bonuses — while they surfed ...

As AI becomes a bigger part of the legal world, it’s important for attorneys to find the right balance between using this new technology and relying on the skills of their paralegal team. With the ...

Coming from a home with your typical overbearing Korean parents, I was given several limited career options when I was heading into high school. “Hae Eun, you can either be a lawyer, doctor, dentist, ...

Most American law firms employ paralegals to serve in support roles for staff attorneys. By delegating less specialized tasks to paralegals, staff attorneys can focus their more highly compensated ...

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 ...

Across every sector and industry, the use of outsourcing as a cost controlling measure is growing rapidly. Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) is no exception to the trend. This guide, provided by ...

Paralegals and legal assistants gain direct legal experience. Paralegal work can build valuable skills and grow your network. It can also help your candidacy in subtler ways. Taking law-related ...

Paralegals provide valuable skills and labor in the legal profession. Law firms hire paralegals to handle administrative tasks, such as answering phones and maintaining the attorney's schedule, as ...