What does this mean?  Most paralegals, like lawyers, have hourly rates and revenue targets or in legal departments, are accountable to meet annual goals.  This needs to be kept in mind when allocating work to paralegals. Before assigning projects or work to a paralegal ensure that you consider the skill level and capacity to complete the project …
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You know when your paralegals/law clerks are working very hard and putting in long hours but the productivity and profitability reports do not reflect their hard work?  Well, the answer may be many things; like not capturing their time effectively, discounting the time on the file, poor time management, inappropriate work assignment,  or lawyers not effectively …
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Over the last ten years, the role of the paralegal/law clerk has become more and more important and mainstream in the client service industry for law firms.  The low cost and high efficiency of paralegals/law clerks makes them a valuable resource to law firms.  Because of the pressure from law firm clients to provide “value-based” …
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