Written by Catherine D’Aversa, President, Legal Resource Consulting Inc. www.legalresourceconsulting.com The New Legal Service Delivery Model: The Legal Service Team Law firm clients are demanding efficient work process and predictable legal fees in the delivery of legal services. Clients want to budget for legal services prior to engagement. How can law firms improve current legal …
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Getting to ‘go to’ status – As published in The Lawyers Weekly Magazine
Written by Catherine D’Aversa – Published in The Lawyers Weekly Magazine Paraprofessionals: Getting to “go to” status Find what differentiates you and market those skills With law firms and corporations under constant pressure to reduce costs, the legal field is becoming more competitive and the way legal services are delivered is changing. More work is …
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INCREASE VALUE BY STAYING ON TOP OF TRENDS – By Catherine D’Aversa
Increase value by staying on top of trends Published in the Lawyers Weekly Magazine on June 21, 2013 Increase value by staying on top of trendsLawyers need well-versed paralegals By Catherine D’Aversa June 21 2013 issue tumpikuja / iStockphoto.com Click here to see full sized version. The legal market is changing. As technological developments affect everything that …
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Professionals are masters of their field – See my article published in The Canadian Lawyers Weekly Magazine
Professionals are masters of their field. THE LAWYERS WEEKLY Professionals are masters of their field Create confidence in your skills, knowledge and performance By Catherine D’Aversa May 17 2013 issue SmokedSalmon / iStockphoto.com Click here to see full sized version. Comments? Please contact us at comments@lawyersweekly.ca. Please include your name, your law firm or company name and …
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New Article Series for Paralegals and Law Clerks
Watch for my series of 6 articles on Paralegal/Law Clerk Professional Development in The Canadian Lawyers Weekly Magazine starting the week of May 13, 2013! Series Title: The Paralegal Practice vs. Changes in the Legal Landscape Paralegals and law clerks are the lifeblood of most mid- to large-size organizations. With clients demanding lower costs …
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The Minefield of Consolidating Paralegal Services in a Post-Merger Environment
The Minefield of Consolidating Paralegal Services in a Post-Merger Environment written by Catherine D\’Aversa, President, Legal Resource Consulting With the current wave of law firm mergers taking place in North America, including a significant number of cross-border mergers, the resulting international “behemoths” will be firms with thousands of lawyers. The number of law firms with …
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Manage Your Law Clerk Practice and Practice as a Legal Professional
Law firms are under pressure to reduce the cost of legal services and provide more competitive legal fees and cost-effective, alternative fee arrangements. Law firm clients are demanding lower legal costs. As a result, the way legal services are processed and delivered is changing. Legal teams with blended rates are being employed which means more …
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Leadership and Paralegal Management Webinar – OLP
Leadership training doesn\’t change people and law firm cultures instantly. Law firms that are experiencing high turnover of lawyers, staff or clients, revenue shortfalls, client complaints, malpractice suits, or a falling reputation are not going to be significantly better off the morning after a day or a week or more of leadership development training. However, …
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10 Top Skills for Leading and Managing Paralegals
Paralegal managers are expected to lead their teams effectively in a high-pressure environment that has little room for error. Law firms rely on their paralegal managers to streamline work efficiently and cost-effectively, implement training, create and adhere to budgets and generate revenue. As a paralegal manager, it isn’t enough to have management ability. You also need to …
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Solutions for Legal Professionals
SOLUTIONS TO: MAXIMIZE LAW CLERK PROFITABILITY, PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE SERVICE STANDARDS Because of the pressure from law firm clients to provide “value-based” billing, more and more work is being delegated to the law clerk level. As a result of this, a close look at the professional development and productivity of law clerks is essential. Specifically, four …
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