features

A Class of Distinction
Class action lawsuits and the legal assistant’s role.
By Rod Hughes

A Formula for Success
A paralegal-attorney team combines trust and technology in a successful litigation practice.
By Ari Kaplan

Jury Focus Groups
Examining what matters to a jury could make or break your case.
By Rachel Ng

The Ups and Downs of High-Low Agreements
By Catherine Astl, CLA

news & trends

• Courts, Legislation Pave Way for Nonlawyer Advocates
• State, Federal Courts Beef Up Security
• S. Kristine Farmer Elected NFPA President
• Handling New Bankruptcy Laws
• Meet New NALS President, Mary Jo Denman
• The Bluebook 18th Edition Released
• Law Firm Goes the Extra Mile
• Reed Smith University
• NALA Revamps Its Specialty Program
• LexisNexis Acquires Alumni Computer Group
• Paralegal Serving Time for Thefts in Texas
• Delaware Approves Certified Paralegal Program
• Paralegal Publishes Fiction Novel
• We The People Under Fire
• Ad Rules Revamped for the 21st Century
• News Briefs

Association Notes
 

tech center

Creative Computing
Adobe’s acrobatics can make life easier.
By Kim T. Plonsky

Reviews
– askSam 6.0
– ProVantage 7.1

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perspectives

Contributors

Editor’s Desk

My Opinion
Should Disbarred Attorneys Be Allowed To Work as Paralegals?
By Jennifer L. Young and Scott Foster

Ethics Roundtable
Marketing Your Paralegals
By Therese A. Cannon, Nancy B. Heller, RP, and Stacey Hunt, CLA, CAS

Raising the Bar
Greene Perlow

Career Advice
Designing a Training Program
By Elizabeth A. Gillis

columns

Manager’s Desk
Keep Your Employees Happy
By Fawn Barnes, CLA

Student’s Workshop
Reality Check
By J. Renee Moore

Corporate Comment
Timing Is Everything
By Claudia J. Taller

Litigation Corner
The Power of Reconstruction
By Stacey Hunt, CLA, CAS, and Charles F. Plemons Jr.

Legal Research & Writing
Our Government at Work
By Mark A. Gediman

My Specialty
A Look at Corporate Law

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