Paralegals
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Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Labor / Employment, Paralegals, Small Law Firms
The Plot Thickens: Some 'Orange Workers' May Have Been Protesting After All
It's been revealed that some of the orange-shirted support staff at this Florida firm may have been protesting after all. Almost half of them have lawyered up. But what, exactly, were they protesting? -
Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Labor / Employment, Paralegals, Small Law Firms
Orange: A Color That Can Get You Fired in Florida
A dozen law firm staffers in Florida had been fired because they wore orange shirts to work, and people really want to know more about this apparent fashion “faux pas.” What happened? - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Blind Item, Nauseating Things, Paralegals, Partner Issues
A Biglaw Bathroom Blind Item
We know how you love blind items. And we know how you enjoy potty humor. So let’s mash up these two categories, to generate a Biglaw bathroom blind item….
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Crime, Drinking, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Paralegals, Police, Pregnancy / Paternity, Rape, Sex, Sex Scandals
Greg Kelly Won't Be Charged with Rape, But Who Is His Accuser? Where Did It All Go Down?
Greg Kelly, the popular television host, has been cleared of his rape allegations -- he won't even face charges. When word of the rape accusation first hit the presses, all we knew was that it had allegedly taken place at a “lower Manhattan law firm.” Well, now we know the name of the accuser, and the name of the "downtown law firm" where the alleged rape occurred.... -
11th Circuit, Clarence Thomas, Department of Justice, Money, Morning Docket, Paralegals, Pornography, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 01.27.12
* The people at the Department of Justice really don’t want you to see Osama bin Laden’s death photos, but don’t they realize that the internet needs pics or it didn’t happen? [Blog of Legal Times] * Déjà vu: Hustler Magazine’s nude photo spread of Nancy Benoit was back on the Eleventh Circuit’s docket this […]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Federal Government, Money, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
A Shout-Out to All The Legal Types Getting a $0 Bonus This Holiday Season
Our bonus coverage only deals with those few, those happy few, who are lucky enough to receive any type of bonus whatsoever. For many in and around Biglaw, their bonus this year will be $0. We're talking about paralegals. We're talking about secretaries. We're talking about government lawyers and law clerks and a bunch of other people who worked really hard in 2011 and might get no bonus at all. We feel your pain.... -
Bad Ideas, California, Cheapness, Holidays and Seasons, Money, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Shopping, Shopping For Others, Small Law Firms
California Firm Puts the 'Ghetto' Into 'Re-Gifting'
I’m much more likely to throw away a gift or give it to charity than to regift something I already have or don’t want. I think I’d live in fear of the original gift-giver meeting up with the regift recipient and talking about how I was a bad friend for orchestrating the whole mess. I’d […] -
Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Money, Paralegals, Reader Polls, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Shopping, Shopping For Others, Small Law Firms
Holiday Gifts for Your Secretary / Administrative Staff: Open Thread
Over the weekend, I had dinner with a friend of mine who used to work as a paralegal at a small law firm. She told me about how one year, for the holidays, all the lawyers chipped in to get her a gift certificate to a spa, so she could get herself a massage. I […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Gender, Nude Dancing, Paralegals, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexism
Arguably The Best Use Of Sexism And Unethical Behavior Ever
We all know that firms put the prettiest secretaries on the floors clients see, while the floors with associates who share offices are staffed by hagravens. T&A has been used to secure clients probably since we moved out of the state of nature. Lawyers in the great city of Miami are just taking this natural service and extending to to criminal defendants. What's so wrong with that? -
Constitutional Law, Michael Jackson, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Paralegals, Politics, Sex Scandals
Non-Sequiturs: 11.29.11
* We suspected as much: it appears that the “poop tattoo” story is, er, “full of crap.” [The Smoking Gun] * What’s the first Michael Jackson lyric that Conrad Murray will hear in jail from his fellow prisoners? My vote: “I want to love you, pretty young thing.” [Hollywood Reporter] * Herman Cain wants the […] -
Airplanes / Aviation, Food, Football, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, Nauseating Things, Paralegals, Prisons
Morning Docket: 11.14.11
* Pennsylvania may have new child abuse reporting requirements by the year’s end. Apparently the key to efficiency in state government is to sully the reputation of the state’s pride and joy. [CNN] * “There is always room for a good law school, regardless of the climate.” Say hello to Peter C. Alexander, the founding […]
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Job Searches, Law Schools, Paralegals, Reader Polls, Student Loans
Should This Young Woman Go to Law School?
A bright, 23-year-old woman is thinking of going to law school. Should she do it? Let's learn about the particulars of her case.... -
Biglaw, Bonuses, California, Cheapness, Money, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Is the Staff Getting the Short End of the Stick at Baker & McKenzie?
Without paralegals, legal assistants, legal secretaries, clerks, and receptionists, the entire Biglaw model could come to a screeching halt. That being said, we were a little bit shocked when we learned about what is allegedly happening at one of the world's largest law firms, Baker & McKenzie. Apparently some members of the support staff aren't getting the kind of support they need....
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Email Scandals, Law Schools, Paralegals, Texas
Deep in the Heart of Texas, Where Lawyers Go to School to Become Paralegals
Many law school graduates are wondering how they can make themselves more marketable in light of their dismal job prospects. Hell, even graduates from elite law schools are having trouble finding jobs these days. What can these would-be lawyers do to help themselves land a respectable job? Some of these people are actually so desperate […] -
Education / Schools, Job Searches, Money, Paralegals
The Value of a Paralegal Degree: Experts Weigh In
One week ago, in our advice column, Pls Hndle Thx, Marin and Elie tackled the topic of paralegal education. The question presented: the usefulness of an Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree in Paralegal Studies in securing gainful employment as a paralegal. For the record, Pls Hndle Thx should not be viewed as a straight-up advice […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.09.11
* An update to an item from yesterday’s Non-Sequiturs — or, “a domestic dispute version of Spy vs. Spy.” [Not-So Private Parts / Forbes] * And a response to yesterday’s controversial post about paralegals (and the educational credentials required for the position). [A Paralegal’s Life] * Are you a rising 3L looking for post-graduate employment […] -
Education / Schools, Paralegals, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: A Degree More Useless Than a J.D.?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, I just received my A.A. in Paralegal Studies. Will this be useful at all? How do attorneys view paralegals? I don’t need an attorney to like me. I just need one to pay me. — Wrong Kind of Associate Dear Wrong […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
How to Become an (Almost) Indispensable Junior Associate (Part 3)
In parts one and two of the Career Center “Tip of the Day” series, focused on how junior associates can become more indispensable to their law firms, we covered the importance of taking ownership of your work and becoming an expert in your field. Today, we’ll discuss effective management strategies you can use to not […] -
Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Money, Paralegals, Reader Polls, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Shopping, Shopping For Others
Holiday Gifts for Your Secretary / Administrative Staff: Open Thread
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… for a legal secretary / administrative assistant. Law firm partners are getting their end-of-year distributions, associates are getting their bonuses, and some of this bounty will be shared with their secretaries, in the form of Christmas — er, holiday — gifts. What should you get your secretary […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Depositions, Legal Ethics, Paralegals, Weirdness
Will Footsies During a Deposition Lead to Sanctions?
A pair of motions are bouncing around email inboxes this week, thanks to the “foot-tapping lawyer.” (This has nothing to do with Larry Craig, so read on without fear.) It all started in July, when Florida law firm Rasco Klock sent a paralegal to Wilmington for a deposition. The firm is representing a plaintiff suing […]