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Is the Goal of Becoming a Solicitor the Exclusive Focus for Paralegals?

Ward Blawg

By Amanda Hamilton, Patron of the National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP) Paralegals play a vital role in law firms, providing essential support to solicitors and barristers. Their responsibilities may include legal research, drafting documents, client communication, and assisting with case preparation.

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Is the Goal of Becoming a Solicitor the Exclusive Focus for Paralegals?

Ward Blawg

By Amanda Hamilton, Patron of the National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP) Paralegals play a vital role in law firms, providing essential support to solicitors and barristers. Their responsibilities may include legal research, drafting documents, client communication, and assisting with case preparation.

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Slaughter and May Pilots AI Transcription Tool Designed for Legal Sector

Legal Tech Blog

The international law firm Slaughter and May will pilot the JUST: Access proprietary AI large language model, part of a suite of transcription tools. Its aim is to deliver market-leading accuracy, searchability and efficiencies around legal information to lawyers, such as those at Slaughter and May.

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​​Is There a Difference Between a Lawyer and an Attorney?

Clio

Its similar to the use of solicitors and barristers in some other countries. Instead, legal practitioners are classified as either barristers or solicitors, depending on their training and specific duties. Barristers represent clients in court, while solicitors provide legal advice, manage case preparation, and so on.

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Courting Your Clients on a Schedule

Legal Expert Connections

What’s next on your law firm marketing agenda? This article outlines twelve steps to an integrated marketing campaign that will keep your law firm’s business development pipeline full of qualified leads. Pick what’s right for your law firm. Online options abound also. © Legal Expert Connections, Inc.

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How to Fall in Love With the USPS

Attorney at Work

Especially for small businesses, like law firms and solo practitioners. The USPS has the world’s largest retail network with more than 34,000 locations which is twice as many as Starbucks, almost twice as many as Dollar General, and still bigger than Subway by 7,291. So, tbh, Physical Mail Is Still a Thing. The USPS is enormous.

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What If I Don’t Want to Litigate? Law Degree Alternatives: Exploring Unconventional Career Paths

The Barrister

Employment Trends for Law Graduates In a joint study by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) and the NALP Foundation, findings revealed that 97% of surveyed law graduates from the class of 2018 were employed. However, only 51% were working in law firms.