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Events | Webinar

Blockchain and Real Estate – An introduction in the language of Real Estate Lawyers

CLE 90 min

This program will illustrate the direct application of blockchain to real estate. We will define and explain blockchain in the language of a real estate lawyer.

Jul

Events | Webinar

The Magic Words: Language Translation in Litigation and Arbitration

CLE 90 min

Brought to you by Morningside Translations With cross-border disputes and multilingual litigation on the rise, this workshop will provide a basic roadmap on how to overcome language barriers during l…

Jul

Events | In-Person

ABA Cross-Border Institute: The Intersection of Global Discovery, Privacy and Data Security

ETHICS 60 min

Join U.S. and E.U. data privacy experts for the latest on GDPR, complying with privacy requirements globally, and dealing with cross-border incidents. Complimentary in-house counsel registrations ava…

Paralegal News and Information

Courts & Judiciary

Embarrassing Redaction Failures

By Judge Herbert B. Dixon Jr.

Judge Dixon revisits the subject of redaction failures, which he previously wrote about in 2009 and 2011. He concludes that embarrassing redaction failures are as certain as death and taxes.

Practice Management

Virtual Is the New Law Firm Reality

Marcia Watson Wasserman

A roundtable of five leaders managing virtual law firms.

Practice Management

Tracking Time to Save Time

Laura Keeler

Tracking your billable and nonbillable hours can illuminate firm (in)efficiencies.

Practice Technology

Obtaining the Most from Office 365

Ben M. Schorr

Office 365 is stacked with productivity tools that can help law firms.

Directory of ABA Approved Paralegal Education Programs

This Directory contains information on all current ABA Approved Paralegal Education Programs. The list is updated in February and August of each year. If a program is not listed, it is not an ABA approved paralegal education program. You may search by institution, city, state, program director name, type of degree, or program name.

Paralegal Career Information

The utilization of paralegals improves the efficiency, economy and availability of legal services. As a result, increased emphasis is being placed on the hiring of paralegals in a variety of legal and law-related settings. Although private law firms continue to be the single largest employer of paralegals, good job opportunities also exist in several other markets in both the private and public sectors.

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Men of Color Project launched at young lawyers’ meeting

Celebrating Pride Month

Statement of Bob Carlson, president, American Bar Association Re: Legal and education service cuts for unaccompanied migrant youth

Providing Parents Multidisciplinary Legal Representation Significantly Reduces Children’s Time in Foster Care

Homeland Security’s top lawyer details department milestones

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Paralegals

A paralegal is a person, qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity and who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work.

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