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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, […]

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 […]

19 Oct 2023
Time Is Not Your Own – Q4 2023 Facts & Findings
Category: Career Info

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 […]

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19 Oct 2023
A Tale of UPL – Q2 2022 Facts & Findings
Category: Facts & Findings

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 […]

16 Oct 2023
Are You Ready?
Category: Certification Articles

For a year now, we have been highlighting the upcoming changes to the 2024 CP® Exam specifications. The essential question remains: Are you ready? In January, new specifications will be in place. If you do not take the test in 2023, you can be among the first to take the updated CP® Knowledge Exam. For […]

06 Oct 2023
October Volunteer Spotlight – Vicki L. Kasper, ACP
Category: Volunteer Spotlights

NALA Volunteer Spotlight – October 2023 Vicki L. Kasper, ACP Vicki L. Kasper, ACP, is an Integrated Solutions Legal Specialist with Lineage Logistics. She has a BS in paralegal studies from Minnesota State University Moorhead. She has an Advanced Certified Paralegal (ACP®) credential in Business Organizations: Incorporated Entities. Prior to her current position as Area […]