Sentences with phrase «by paralegals»

For example, with a paralegal, you're making profit on work done by a paralegal, right?

They are expanding their network of legal advice «counters» which are staffed by paralegals.

It offers articles written by paralegals, attorneys, and other experts.

The nature of the work performed by paralegals depends on the practice area to which the paralegal is assigned.

The growth in our paralegal head count is attributable in part to insurers and clients demanding that more litigation tasks be handled by paralegals.

For instance, assessing the issue or challenge that a client wants resolved may determine that the client would be better served by a paralegal.

According to the decision, he ran into trouble after being introduced socially to the complainant by a paralegal friend in late 2007.

The centre would largely be staffed initially by paralegals.

For example, discovery requests locked inside a spreadsheet maintained by a paralegal on a local hard drive is a good illustration.

Traditionally, this type of log has been kept by paralegals and that tradition can continue.

On Thursday, April 19, Tampa paralegal Katherine Kobos received the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit's 2018 Outstanding Pro Bono Service by a Paralegal Award at the Eleventh Annual Pro Bono Service Awards.

The list below is organized by subject and contains most of the articles published by Paralegal Today since 2006.

She was ultimately compelled to resign as a licensee, having allowed herself to be duped by the paralegal.

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The committee chair, who is elected by paralegal members, can attend Convocation but can not vote unless they are also one of the elected paralegal benchers.

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Despite initially favouring a blanket ban on courtroom appearances by paralegals in family law matters, Bonkalo explained that her mind changed during the consultation process.

For example, Perlman notes that firms routinely put expensive first - year associates on document review that could be performed at a cheaper rate by a paralegal, presumably to give the associate training.

NSRLP is well aware that present restrictions on the provision of family law assistance by paralegals limit assistance that could improve access to justice for Ontario family SRLs.

In addition, the regulator's governing body endorsed a plan to study what other services should come under a further expanded licence, including the possibility of courtroom advocacy by paralegals, as part of its response to the Family Legal Services Review by former Ontario Court Chief Justice Annemarie Bonkalo.

By paralegal managers from around the nation.

Started by Paralegal Mentor Vicki Voisin and now hosted by Carl Morrison, the show invites leading paralegals and legal professionals to discuss a range of topics from career tips and tactics to writing skills and hiring trends.

SmartShell automates the creation of shells — documents typically prepared by paralegals that outline the issues requiring response after receiving an office action from a patent examiner.

In our experience, usually people want to switch solicitors because — unbeknownst to them at the outset of the claim — they are being represented by a paralegal rather than a solicitor.

If such a condition is treated by a paralegal as bog - standard whiplash, then there is a high probability that the claim will be under - settled.

Likewise, its a snap to download Microsoft Word drafts of pleadings and letters created by a paralegal or associate and then make changes yourself using Apple's Pages app while on a train, having your morning coffee at home, or in the locker room between golf rounds.

In a motion filed July 30, 2010 seeking sanctions and the termination of the alleged toe - tapper's pro hac vice status, plaintiffs claim that on July 12 their counsel, Juan Carlos Antorcha, was conducting a deposition by telephone that was attended in person by a paralegal working for plaintiffs» counsel.

While fears still run high across the legal sector that AI will have an impact on jobs — and ACE will do a huge amount of work for BLP currently undertaken by paralegals and associates — according to Whalley it will not cost anyone at BLP a job.

Lawyers are assisted by paralegals and support staff.

It's published by the Paralegal Knowledge Institute.

3) Multiple Billing Rates — Hours billed by a paralegal are not going to be the same rate as hours billed by a senior attorney.

A blended rate is a single, reduced hourly rate that takes into account the lower rates charged by paralegals, associates, outsourced workers, etc..

Survey Participation by Paralegals — At present there are 8000 paralegals but in 2013 there were 5428 paralegals, of whom 1589 completed the survey, a response rate of 29 %.

«Many junior solicitors are being replaced by paralegals.

While the legal hold might list a company attorney as the official «sender,» the process is often managed by paralegals or e-discovery managers, who specialize in the nuances of day - to - day legal hold management, and who don't need extensive legal training to perform the job effectively.

A demand package is put together by the paralegal and details the facts of the accident, the liability, the injuries, compiles medical records, future treatment and makes a monetary demand.

Its success is due not only to management support, but a strong committee infrastructure, including a designated coordinator, a position currently held by paralegal Celeste Poole.

A quick glance at your local craiglist will demonstrate the services being offered by paralegals in their agreed practice areas but also in SRL coaching, public legal education, document notarizing and service, and more.

Family courts in South Carolina are not prohibited from awarding fees incurred by paralegals and law clerks in its award of attorneys» fees in divorces cases, the state's Court of Appeals has ruled.

At closing, the buyers were given an unsigned copy of the warranty, but they were assured by the paralegal working for the sellers» attorney that the warranty was in effect.

Computers, Lawyers and the Practice of Law, by academics Dana Remus and Frank S Levy, debunks this theory, concluding that only a limited proportion of lawyers» tasks can be automated and these are often done by paralegals.

These could have been written by some paralegal at a law firm who was paid to spend a couple hours a week to craft a blog so that the law firms involved could say they were right there, on the bandwagon, with all the other cool law firms.