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Table of Contents: November/December 2005

 


features

The Changing Paralegal Job Description 

Distinctive areas of law for the nontraditional paralegal.

By Janet Roberts

(Originally appeared in print as "Unique Specialties")

 

The DuPont Legal Model 

A winning legal process to grow profits, streamline operations and utilize paralegals.

By Ari Kaplan

 

Rookie of the Year

Luciana Case

By Rachel Ng

 

Blue Sky Forecast 

The paralegal’s role in blue sky securities laws.

By Daniel P. McAndrews

 


news & trends

  • Paralegals Aid Disaster Relief

  • News & Trends

  • Paralegals Aid Disaster Relief

  • Matter Management Systems Matter to Most Firms

  • Peace of Mind For First Responders

  • Long-time Paralegal Program to be Sold

  • Fighting Domestic Violence

  • Schenectady Paralegal Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny

  • Paralegal On Call Put on Probation

  • NFPA Takes a Position on Outsourcing

  • Online University Works Toward ABA Accreditation

  • Networking Abroad

  • Paralegal Directory to be Released

  • Paralegal Overcomes Odds

  • News Briefs

Association Notes

 


tech center

Creative Computing

Turning the Tables – By Kim T. Plonsky

 

Reviews

 

What’s New

 


perspectives

Contributors

 

Editor’s Desk

 

Ethics Roundtable

Pro Bono ObligationBy Therese A. Cannon, Nancy B. Heller, RP, and Stacey Hunt, CLA, CAS

 

Raising the Bar

Jamie Lavergne Bryan

 

Career Advice

Learning to Communicate More EffectivelyBy Elizabeth A. Gillis

 

My Opinion

Paralegal Education – By Luci Hoover

 


columns

Manager’s Desk

Paralegals and Profitability – By Fawn K. Barnes, CLA

 

Student’s Workshop

Finding the Right Job – By Luci Hoover

 

Corporate Comment

Demystifying Legal Opinions – By Claudia J. Taller

 

Litigation Corner

Dealing With Foreign Language Documents – By Oliver Gierke

 

Legal Research & Writing

Secrets of Ghostwriting – By Claudia J. Taller

 

My Specialty

Medical Malpractice Defense

 


resources

WebStop

Professional Placement

Advertiser Index

Legal Products & Services Directory

 

 

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