Find Your Gold Star Moment

Kimberly, a Black woman with black hair and clear glasses, wears a blue blouse and jacket with sparkles and a white beaded necklace.By Kimberly M. Johnson

It’s 2025. Are you feeling good? How is your self-esteem?

Self-esteem is your subjective sense of overall personal worth or value. According to Kendra Cherry, author of “What is Self Esteem?”, “Self-esteem impacts your decision-making process, relationships, emotional health, and overall well-being. It also influences motivation, as people with a healthy, positive view of themselves understand their potential and may feel inspired to take on new challenges.”

Niecy Nash and Sheryl Lee Ralph, two actresses who have worked in the entertainment industry for many years, recently gave us public examples of powerful self-esteem moments – gold star moments.

Niecy Nash’s acceptance speech for winning a TV Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress made the audience howl with laughter when she declared: “I’m a winner, baby. And do you know who I want to thank?  I want to thank me.  For believing in me and doing what they said I could not do. And I want to say in front of all you beautiful people, go on girl, with your bad self.”

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Ethical and Practical Uses of AI for Paralegals: Part 2

Rachel, a white woman with light brown hair, wears a bright purple blouse.By Rachel L. Royal

My last post on AI focused on simple and practical ways that artificial intelligence can make everyday tasks in the legal field more efficient. In this post, I will give more examples and introduce specific AI tools other than large-language models (LLMs) to utilize in legal practice. While I no longer work in a traditional paralegal role, I am still working in the legal field in a nonprofit with a focus on operations and program management. I look back on the years when I did work as a paralegal and can identify ways that AI could have enhanced my work.

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