January Tech Tip: iLovePDF Has Every Tool You Need to Work with PDFs
As the Division’s Technology Chair, in addition to helping maintain the Paralegal Division webpage, I try to share technology tips and applications (usually…
BarCARES Program Offers Help For Legal Professionals
One of the benefits of NCBA membership is access to BarCARES, a confidential, free service that provides referrals for counseling services. Members of local…
Writing Professionally: Language, Punctuation and Tone
I am a self-confessed “word nerd.” I love words. I love reading, and I read just about anything, including the dictionary. But, sometimes I forget…
Chair’s Comments
Hello, 2019! If 2018 was a great one for you, congratulations. If it was not so great, you survived. Congratulations to you, too. (We’ve all been…
Research, Interviews and Unsolved Mysteries
As a child, I was obsessed with the show “Unsolved Mysteries.” As I watched an episode, I would imagine that I would one day solve it. Anyone who knew me…
Compassion in the Legal Profession: A Tale of Hope at Christmas
Few of us work in an area of law where calls to our offices are initiated by clients because something wonderful happened. For most legal professionals, that…
Trauma-Informed Care and the Legal Professional
On Friday, November 16, 2018, I attended the Mecklenburg Resilience Symposium: Building Hope for Tomorrow Through Action Today with a number of judges,…
Apply For New Ways To Get Free CPE
The NCBA Paralegal Division has changed the way it gives back to its members. The Paralegal Division has replaced its Membership Scholarship with the…
Pause Before Adding Clients On Social Media
Increasingly, we’re seeing attorneys and paralegals connecting with clients on social media including LinkedIn and Facebook. When I ask why, I’m hearing…
Volunteer Opportunity: Lawyer on the Line – NCBA Paralegal Program
While the majority of the work on the project will be handled by paralegals, attorney supervision is still required, because, as you are aware, paralegals…