Paralegal Boot Camp

Ask ten paralegals how to ask for a raise, and you will hear ten answers that all start with a feeling. You are doing more than you were a year ago. You are the one holding the caseload together. Every one of those things can be true, and none of them is what moves the person on the other s...

Here’s a question I love asking a room full of paralegals: Who controls how fast the money comes in the door at a personal injury firm?

Most people guess the managing partner. Some say the attorney whose name is on the building. A few brave souls say the billing department.

The real answer? The personal injury paralegal.

You are producing careful, accurate work. You know the standard you hold, and so does your team. And the attorney you support still wants it faster. If you have been in legal support for any amount of time, you have either lived this or watched a colleague live it.

This exact question...