Paralegal Division

Paralegal Potpourri: Upcoming Paralegal Meetings and Announcements

Take advantage of our many Paralegal Division activities this spring Paralegal Division and Small Firm and Technology Social | April 10, 2019 The Small Firm…

Paralegals In the Trademark Industry

In my experience, trademark paralegals take up a larger proportion of the head count, draft a greater percentage of substantive work product, and tend to have…

Tech-Tip: Co-Parenting Apps For the Estranged Family Law Client

Navigating a family law matter can be one of the most emotionally painful circumstances someone will ever encounter. By the time a client calls a family law…

Why Pro Bono?

The first time I heard the term “pro bono” was in the 2001 movie, “I Am Sam.” Sean Penn played a single father with a learning disability who was…

Paralegal Potpourri: Join the Division Council, Volunteer Opportunities, New NCCP Digital Badge

Take a minute to catch up on the latest news and happenings regarding the Paralegal Division. Join the next group of Paralegal Division leaders Would you like…

Why I Joined the Paralegal Division Council

I’ve sat down a few times to write this particular blog. My goal is to encourage fellow Paralegal Division members to submit a nomination to become a…

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…