Sentences with phrase «as paralegals while»

Some graduates work as paralegals while applying for training contracts.

Book Agent Barney Karpfinger supported himself as a paralegal while he studied English at Columbia University.

Not exact matches

While many Legal Document Assistants (LDAs) have paralegal education and experience, they are not the same as paralegals.

To conclude, while not a legally - focused report, it's still fascinating, as paralegals and junior lawyers are not the only ones in the legal world facing the forces of the industrialisation of cognition, which is growing everyday.

While there are a few paralegals who have worked as insurance adjusters, paralegals are not governed by the same standards as lawyers.

Fisher decided on law school only after working as a paralegal for a while after college; his father, a lawyer in Kansas City, suggested it as a way for him see whether he would enjoy being a lawyer.

But there are other cases, such as that of Brian Valery, a paralegal who duped his employer Anderson, Kill & Olick into believing that he'd gone to law school and passed the bar while working at the firm.

At Virtual Paralegal Pros we take great care in making the bankruptcy process as simple and effective as possible for clients going through this difficult period in their lives while providing individualized care and encouragement.

While you don't need to give clients all of your reasons for increasing your legal fees, you might want to point out circumstantial changes such as moving your office to a more convenient location or needing to pay employees with an online paralegal degree more money after graduation.

Addleshaw Goddard, which has a low cost hub in Manchester, also provides its paralegals with apprenticeship schemes, while other firms such as Mayer Brown and Withers are offering apprentices the chance to qualify as solicitors at their firms.

Shortly after, while working full - time in a law office, she attended Capilano University (via Distance Education) to obtain her certificate as a Paralegal.

While paralegals are not new to Marshall Dennehey (our CEO, Tom Brophy, began his career here as a paralegal), their numbers have increased quite dramatically over the years.

«While the panel accepts the respondent's testimony that he was trying to be witty, we find, as presumably did [the opposing counsel and the paralegal], that the respondent's attempt at a «witty admonishment» fell short of the mark,» the law society panel wrote.

Instead, the individual is required to prove that he or she has the necessary skills and training to become a solicitor by evidencing his or her achievements while working in other, non-solicitor legal roles — most obviously as a paralegal.

Some believe a ruling in favor of Mr. Lola would enable other contract attorneys to press for overtime wages, while others think it would lead to fewer positions in law firms as many would turn in - house to paralegals or other unlicensed employees to do this type of work.

Research commissioned by the Law Society, which is presented comprehensively in the report of its five - year review — the veracity of which I find no reason to challenge — indicates that three - quarters of surveyed paralegals view the Law Society as the appropriate regulatory agency, while only nine per cent do not.

After graduating cum laude Ms. Spodek set her sights on Law School while working as a paralegal for a real estate attorney.

While her firm employs paralegals to help ease the administrative burden, she and her partner still have a hand in other non-legal tasks, such as processing payroll and maintaining their office building.

Law school is both very difficult and very expensive, so if you are not sure if it's the right move for you, finding work as a paralegal is a more cost - efficient investment while you decide.

Degree apprenticeships offer a vocational pathway for young people to train as a solicitor, while other lower level apprenticeships can be used to train young people for paralegal positions and roles in finance, office management, IT, administrative support and facilities.

Attorney - reviewers possess a law degree while paralegal - reviewers and other legal professionals such as litigation support personnel may possess an associates» degree, bachelor's degree or no degree at all.

While in the Eastern Circuit (Washington, D.C.), I was responsible for the annual appraisal of four military trial judges serving on active duty and two reserve military judges as well as two paralegal staff.

For some law students, a paralegal internship may be a fun activity, while others may be required to do this internship as part of their educational program.

While in law school, Erin was a member of the Law Review and was employed as a family law paralegal with the Law Offices of Sally B. Gold.