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Issue Archive: 1998 Index to Articles If you would like to purchase a back issue, they are available on a limited basis for $9 per issue. To purchase a back issue of Legal Assistant Today, please call (800) 394-2626. Career: Advancement/Development Staying Professionally Connected – Andrea B. Yelin (Jan/Feb) Researching Your Move – Richard Leiter (Jan/Feb) The Power of Illusions – Chere B. Estrin (Jan/Feb) The CLA Distinction – Chere B. Estrin (Mar/Apr) Career Makeover – Chere B. Estrin (Jul/Aug) Paralegals, Take Charge! – Brad J. Baber (Jul/Aug) Paralegal Dreaming – Brad J. Baber (Sep/Oct) Paralegal Paragons – Diane Petropulos (Sep/Oct) Make Your First Move Count – Diane Petropulos (Nov/Dec) Open Season (Job Hunting) – Rob Hamel (Nov/Dec) Eight Tips to Find a Job By – Brad J. Baber (Nov/Dec) Career: Trends Working the Night Shift (overtime pay) – Shelley G. Widoff (Jan/Feb) 1997-98 Nationwide Salary Survey (Mar/Apr) The Changing of the Guard – Chere B. Estrin (May/Jun) CLA v. PACE – Lana J. Clark (Jul/Aug) 401(k) Malaise? – Lorayne Fiorillo (Sep/Oct) The New Career Hierarchy – Kathleen Call (Sep/Oct) We’re Ready for Our Close Up – Stacey Hunt (Sep/Oct) A Giant Leap Towards Regulation – Laurel Bielec (Nov/Dec) Computers and Technology Finding Needles in Digital Haystacks – Daryl Teshima (Jan/Feb) Video Depositions – Stacey Hunt and Michael R. Jencks (Mar/Apr) Computers v. Goliath – Cheryl D. Evans (Mar/Apr) The Year 2000 Problem – Gene Barrett and Sharon R. Klein (Mar/Apr) Eight Predictions for 1998 – Daryl Teshima (Mar/Apr) The Next Generation of Speech Recognition Software – Daryl Teshima and Alan Adler (May/Jun) Practice Information Managers – Daryl Teshima (Nov/Dec) Coping Working with Attorneys – Diane Petropulos (Mar/Apr) The Unwritten Rules: Survival in a Law Firm – Terrie I. Murray (May/Jun) When Disaster Strikes – Kevin J. Behan (Sep/Oct) Education and Training The Road to In-House Training – Brad Baber (Jan/Feb) A Step in the Right Direction – Diane Petropulos (Jan/Feb) Degree v. Certificate Round II – Jeannie S. Johnston (Mar/Apr) Paralegal Leaders – Diane Petropulos (May/Jun) Declining Enrollment – Carolyn Yellis (Jul/Aug) Thinking About Teaching? – DeShaunta L. Stewart (Jul/Aug) Student Support Programs – Diane Petropulos (Jul/Aug) Beat the Pre-Exam Jitters – Lana J. Clark, Jean M. Cushman and Carolyn Yellis (Nov/Dec) Ethics A Career Alternative for Beginning Paralegals – Deborah K. Orlik (Jan/Feb) Internet Ethics – Deborah K. Orlik (Mar/Apr) The Ethics Dilemma – Andrea B. Yelin (Jul/Aug) Committing Malpractice with Your Computer – Daryl Teshima (Sep/Oct) Legal Research / Internet Paralegals Online (Jan/Feb) * Automatic Information * The Law Engine That Could * Helpful Sites * Finding Your Way * A Wealth of Information * Experts Online * Paralegal Mailing List * It’s the FedLaw * ATLA Net * Law Xchange (Mar/Apr) * Map It Out * The Latest Census Information * Lexis From Your Desktop * 57 Estate Planning Links * Helpful Credit Information * Valuable Government Site * As The World Turns * UPDATE: Trademarks and the Internet (May/Jun) * Keep Tabs on Congress * Aviation Litigation * Legal Links Galore * Know Your Intellectual Property Sites * Legal Research Help * Feds on the Web * Legal Information from Nolo Press * Translator on the Web * Find Who and What You Need Superhighway Potholes – Richard Leiter (Mar/Apr) Case Law Citators – Andrea B. Yelin (Mar/Apr) Accessing Federal Rules – Andrea B. Yelin (May/Jun) Push Technology – Leslie Ann Forrester (May/Jun) Web Resources for Personal Injury Paralegals – Melynda Hill-Teter (May/Jun) 10 Steps to a $600 Web Site – Kevin Lee Thomason (May/Jun) The Little Library the Could – Stacey Hunt (May/Jun) Bookmarking Basics – Joni McDonald Wallach (Jul/Aug) The Challenge: Westlaw.com and Lexis-Nexis Xchange – Daryl Teshima (Jul/Aug) Equal Access – Richard Leiter (Sep/Oct) Query Savvy – Joni McDonald Wallach (Sep/Oct) Direct Deposit from the Information Superhighway – Richard Leiter and Ann Walsh Long (Nov/Dec) Cool Sites from A to Z – Joni McDonald Wallach (Nov/Dec) PACER Party/Case Index – Stacey Hunt (Nov/Dec) Management Ten Tips for New Paralegal Managers – Brad J. Baber (Jan/Feb) Vendor Selection Made Simple – Sonia Von Matt Stoddard (Mar/Apr) Creating a Place To Stay – Brad J. Baber (Mar/Apr) Creative Recruiting Strategies – Brad J. Baber (May/Jun) Paralegal Profiles The Next Class – I. Perrin Weston (Jan/Feb) Plugged In & On Top – Rebecca Thompson Nagel (Mar/Apr) Toxic Files – I. Perrin Weston (May/Jun) The Five Types of Paralegals – The Rodent (May/Jun) Oklahoma Bombing Paralegals – Jill Perry (Sep/Oct) Paralegal of the Year Finalists – Natasha Emmons (Sep/Oct) Sharing The Metamorphosis of Me – Cici Vu (Jan/Feb) Law and Disorder in Northern Ireland – Daniel VanDeMortel (Sep/Oct) Skills Five Rules For Litigation Paralegals – Stacey Hunt (Jan/Feb) An Insider’s Guide to Making Your Bills Withstand Client Scrutiny – Sally A. Kane (Jan/Feb) Taxes ’98 – Dibby Allan Green (Jan/Feb) Have Subpoena, Will Travel – Stacey Hunt (Mar/Apr) Trials in Enemy Territory – Deborah Bogen (May/Jun) Understanding Basic Financial Documents – Jeffrey A. Helewitz (May/Jun) 20 Discovery Response Tips – Debra L. Tillinghast (Jul/Aug) Building the Perfect Personal Injury Settlement Demand Package – Melynda Hill-Teter (Jul/Aug) Confidentially Yours – Stacey Hunt (Jul/Aug) Understanding Financial Projections and Business Plans – Jeffrey A. Helewitz (Jul/Aug) Oops! (legal malpractice) – Stacey Hunt (Sep/Oct) Understanding Statements of Net Worth – Jeffrey A. Helewitz (Sep/Oct) Q&A, Ps & Qs – Lorraine Baker (Nov/Dec) Four Ways to Do More – Stacey Hunt (Nov/Dec) Understanding Federal Estate Tax Returns – Jeffrey A. Helewitz (Nov/Dec) Say What? (using interpreters and translators) – Diane E. Teichman (Nov/Dec) Tips & Timesavers (Jan/Feb) * Box Your Docs * Keeping Supplies at Hand * Investigation Checklist * Tracking Relevant Cases * Turning No-Shows into Clients * Briefing Your Database * Tips for Real Estate Paralegals * Due Dates for Interrogatories (Mar/Apr) * Stamping Without a Trace * Personal Injury Charts * Seeing Red * Labels to the Rescue * Efficient Case Analysis (May/Jun) * Time-Saving Record Summary * Word Tips: Use Styles and Macros * Litigation Database * Speedy Responses to Client Requests * Immediately Skim Medical Records (Jul/Aug) * Locate Lawyers on the Web * Tab Local Counsel * Use Table to Track Documents Efficiently * Specialized Dictionaries and Other Vocabulary Aids * Keep To-Dos on Desktop * Find Courthouses on Web (Sep/Oct) * Cyber Newsstand * Fax Scheduling * Net Operator Assistance * I Think I Can Search * Federal Job Listings * Discard When Read * Judgment Database * Vital Records Page (Nov/Dec) * Federal Judiciary Home Page * Medical Record Suggestions * The Ultimate Legal Research Site * Get Priorities Straight * Bankruptcy Terms Made Simple * Online State Municipal Codes * Chronologies Reveal the Forest and the Trees Writing The Corporate Transmittal – Sonia Von Matt Stoddard (Jan/Feb) E-mail Etiquette – Sonia Von Matt Stoddard (Mar/Apr) Assignment and Constraints – William Putman (May/Jun) Outline for Writing Success – William Putman (Jul/Aug) The Final Word – William Putman (Sep/Oct) Words of Wisdom – William Putman (Nov/Dec)
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