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The Differences Between Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Legal Talk Network

These dedicated professionals are responsible for conducting thorough legal research and managing extensive paperwork, playing a critical role in the operational success of law firms. Attorneys and judges who bear ultimate responsibility for paralegals’ work put significant trust in their expertise and efficiency.

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4 Hispanic Lawyers Who Are Leading Historic Change in Law

Legal Talk Network

This landmark case was the first and only Mexican-American civil rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court. Her talent and grit were noticed, and she received a recommendation by the Texas congressional delegation for nomination by the White House to a United States District Court seat in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 2010.

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At A Turning Point for the Law Firm Docketing Profession, A Conversation with Three of its Trailblazers

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In litigation and intellectual property matters, it is the responsibility of docketing professionals to ensure that electronic court pleadings and documents are properly and timely filed, to maintain internal databases of docketed documents, and to facilitate access to documents by the firm’s legal professionals. I don’t care.

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Sandra Day O'Connor: The Consummate Cowgirl

Legal Tech Monitor

She turned down the paid opportunity she was offered to work as a legal secretary. But as was her nature, she worked around and beyond these limitations to create her own private practice, be appointed Assistant Attorney General of Arizona, serve in the Arizona State Senate, and be appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals.