Malpractice Lawyer Q&a

Whether I am a Paralegal, a Defendant or a Juror, my error is looked at as due to the Lawyers dud. Doctors I think… Best medical malpractice legal representative contained by North Carolina? Use the site below to research for a lawyer. Read the tip on how to use the google search on the page. Should be a wearing clothes place to start. Also for another tip – when you see an ad you want to click on use your right click and open surrounded… California Lawyer Malpractice Insurance Requirements? Does a lawyer in California hold to get Malpractice Insurance in writ to take clients? For [more...]

Date: 2010-05-04 00:53:27

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Take care in classifying employees - Wisconsin Law Journal - Article

She noted that a Department of Labor advisory opinion from 2005, FLSA 2005-9, specifically addressed the issue of whether a paralegal with a four-year degree, a paralegal certificate, CLE and 22 years’ experience could fall under the professional exemption, and concluded he or she could not. Rather, the exemption is only available for paralegals who possess advanced specialized degrees in other professional fields and apply advanced knowledge in that field in the performance of their duties. For example, an engineer, hired as a paralegal to provide expert advice on product liability or [more...]

Date: 2010-03-08 17:34:27

California's 21st Century Law School « Protect Consumer Justice

California’s 21st Century Law School Monday, February 22, 2010 By Nancy Wride There can’t possibly be many students who faced Yimeng Dou’s to-do list: •  Apply to the new UC Irvine School of Law while publishing 28 patents as biotech scientist in the private sector. •  Defend legal immigration when unforeseen administrative errors risk deportation back to China. •  Accomplish all that while suffering morning sickness and swollen everything. Then give birth – two weeks before classes start – to a 6-pound, 12-ounce baby. •  Thank the deans for that private room to pump [more...]

Date: 2010-02-22 22:25:47

What's Your Worth?

Wednesday, May 27,2009 What’s Your Worth? Compare your salary to these Milwaukeeans By Cory Liebmann How much is your work worth? Is your salary equal to the importance of your work to society? Or does it reflect your willingness to sell your soul for a paycheck? Or is your salary simply a function of your level of education or how in demand your skills are? We have taken a look at what our fellow Milwaukeeans are being paid and you can decide for yourself. Building a Better World Some very smart, highly educated people choose to work with nonprofits that are focused on social change [more...]

Date: 2009-06-02 23:04:19

April 28th Notes

Notes from lectures at the University of Washington's Paralegal Program 2009-2010 Complex Litigation April 28, 2010 NEWS -pick up take-home midterm -should only take 3 hours -remember to apply the knowledge, not the amount of law ----------------------------------------------------- Remedies -Legal ($) -Equitable Interests -Expectation: "Benefits of the Bargain" -Reliance: Losses from changing position -Restitution: Return of enrichment conferred Limitations -Reasonable Certainty -Foreseeability -Mitigation -No "improvement" over performance Liquid Damages 1. Reasonable [more...]

Date: 2010-04-29 05:17:57

How I Met Your Mother « What I Love

(also, What I Hate and What I am Indifferent Towards) Mondays at 8:30/7:30c on CBS. Season 3 resumes Monday, March 17th. Starring Josh Radnor, Alyson Hanigan, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders and Neil Patrick Harris. . CBS’ How I Met Your Mother returns tonight to finish out its third season run after a long hiatus due to the writer’s strike. Supposedly it’s in danger of not being renewed for a fourth season, which would be a shame, because it’s one of the funnier shows out there, and certainly the best traditional three-camera sitcom on the air. And with 30 Rock, It’s Always Sunny in [more...]

Date: 2008-03-17 05:38:52

The Estrin Report: Florida Enacts Voluntary Registration for ...

The difference between California and Florida is that the State Bar of California does not govern paralegals but there are mandatory continuing legal education requirements and certain education requirements to enter the field in order to call yourself a paralegal. What effect does this have on the paralegal field and the legal field as a whole?  A higher standard for entry to the field is being set.  This trend is literally sweeping the country.  So far, at least 12 states have either enacted some type of regulation or is considering regulating paralegals.  Canada has also joined the [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 18:52:40

Fast Growing and Well Paying: the Benefits of Being a Paralegal ...

With job opportunities expected to grow 22 percent by the year 2016, with an average annual salary of 40,000 dollars it is not surprising that so many people want to become a paralegal. So what can you walk through the door and do in this growing field? What is a paralegal do? Paralegals are also called “legal assistants” for good reason – they assist lawyers. Even if they can claim, filed a case in court or other tasks such as “lawyer” you can almost everything the remainder of a lawyer. Lawyers can often delegate the preparation work to paralegals for trials, hearings and business [more...]

Date: 2010-05-09 01:08:54

Paralegal Salaries Climb Despite Economic Downturn

Despite the economic downturn, paralegal salaries continue to climb, according to Legal Assistant Today magazine’s 17th Annual Salary Survey, published in the March/April 2009 issue. This year’s survey reports that the national average salary for paralegals in 2008 was $54,859, a 3.5% increase from the previous year. The highest reported full-time salary was $103,000. Paralegals received an average raise of $2,990 in 2008 while the largest reported raise was $25,000. Slightly over three quarters of all paralegals were given a raise and nearly 75% of paralegals surveyed believed they [more...]

Date: 2009-03-23 20:17:08

Market Yourself As A Paralegal

What does it mean to make you marketable or sellable? Does it require that you give up your job, completely change careers or go back to college? Whether you graduated or you have been a paralegal for many years, learning to market yourself is an essential ability in making the most of your potential. Both financially and in the openings that comes your way. If you’re a seasoned paralegal you might need to sharpen your management abilities, maximize your customer interviews or change your area of law. The best and least costly way to start your research is to log on. As you get into your [more...]

Date: 2010-04-20 02:34:53

Confidence Failure Is Not An Option

A paralegal certificate in NJ is five months full time, ten months part-time and according to the Labor Department stats I read, ends up making as much as some lawyers I know. Anyway. Toying with the idea. Opinions welcome. Sherri said... Can't hurt to try. I'm considering something like that myself, once we have a feel for where we will be. Right now I don't feel comfortable making any plans for myself that extend past the end of the week. July 6, 2009 5:21:00 PM EDT Zayrina said... The outlook job wise for lawyers is bleak. Not sure about paralegals, you might find yourself competing with [more...]

Date: 2009-07-06 20:25:00

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