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Why should personal branding matter to you? In the digital world that we now inhabit, your online presence and how you come across to potential consumers of your personal brand, including future employers and collaborators, present opportunities that you may not have previously envisioned for yourself. For many paralegals just starting on their career journey, […]

Why should personal branding matter to you? In the digital world that we now inhabit, your online presence and how you come across to potential consumers of your personal brand, including future employers and collaborators, present opportunities that you may not have previously envisioned for yourself. For many paralegals just starting on their career journey, […]

Predictions about generative AI fill social media and headlines. The dialogue ranges from fear to excitement, but the conclusion is that legal professionals cannot ignore AI. The press speculates on the potential loss of work. Does the suggestion that AI may reduce or eliminate paralegal work cause anxiety? Yes. Should it? No! Ultimately, AI will […]

Whether it is Better Call Saul, Law & Order, Suits, or Legally Blonde, Hollywood has the ability to make a career in the legal field look like every day is an action-packed, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride with a soundtrack to accompany every moment. However, working in the legal field looks much different than Hollywood portrays. Be […]

An overwhelming caseload, a contested reelection campaign, and a staffing turnover left the Tulsa County District Attorney’s office shorthanded in the summer and fall of 2018. The remaining assistant district attorneys were forced to take on additional responsibilities. One of these assistant district attorneys was Tara Jack, a 20-year lawyer who supervised the office’s traffic […]

The privilege applied to communications between an attorney and a client is one of the most sacrosanct doctrines in American law. On its face, defining this privilege seems very simple – communications between an attorney and client are private and protected from disclosure. The attorney-client privilege principle for in-house counsel can be complicated, as the […]

Introduction This article summarizes the most important findings and implications of research I conducted on the use of plea bargains throughout the Cook County criminal justice system during my time as an undergraduate student at the University of Chicago. Does plea bargaining promote expediency at the expense of just outcomes when used to resolve cases […]