Austin Legal Jobs

Tips for Managing Email in Your Legal Job

http://www.attorneyatwork.com/five-quick-steps-auto-handle-email-outlook/ Surely there are no jobs more email-focused than those the legal industry.  What attorney, paralegal, or legal assistant doesn’t sit at their desk for several hours  each day, sending and replying to the dozens (if not hundreds)  of messages they receive ach day?  We think this article from Attorney At Work provides some excellent [...]

2020-02-17T13:54:46-06:00

References for Legal Staffing Jobs in Texas

This is a good article by Mary Sherwood Sevinsky about how to cultivate, choose, and request a reference.    In the legal industry references are often requested and desired, especially for legal staffing positions, but candidates often don’t put enough thought  in to who they ask to be a reference. We don’t necessarily agree with Ms. [...]

2020-02-17T13:54:46-06:00

Resume Drafting for Legal Staffing Jobs in Texas

http://www.careerealism.com/3-of-the-biggest-resume-mistakes/ We agree with two of the sections in this article on resume-drafting by Sara Lynch at Careerealism, but  disagree with her section on   “Irrelevant Data.” Sara’s comments about making your resume consistent with other information publicly-available about you - like your Linked in Bio - is absolutely spot-on.   Your resume must especially match what [...]

2020-02-17T13:54:46-06:00

Increase in demand for litigation support in Texas – new paralegal and legal assistant jobs

After several years in which paralegals and legal assistants for transactional practices were in greater demand, we're now experiencing an uptick in requests for support for litigation practices.  See below for our new openings: A company in Dallas is seeking a paralegal with litigation experience in the area of collections and consumer finance (Position 3090); [...]

2020-02-17T13:54:46-06:00

Cool data about Paralegals!

Includes statistics about employment outlook, paralegal salaries, famous paralegals, and more.

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