Issue Archive: 1998 Index to Articles
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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) |
