Paralegals have gained a permanent place in
the law firm. The history of the law firm’s
usage of paralegals over the past twenty-five
years has shown successes and failures. Success
depends on several key factors:
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selecting qualified
individuals, |
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integrating the paralegal
into substantive legal work, |
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developing associate/paralegal
working models, |
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encouraging effective
paralegal/client relationships, and |
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properly setting the
fees for the paralegal’s services.
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For over 20 years Arthur G. Greene has written,
lectured and advised law firms and other law
related associations on topics relating to paralegals.
Arthur is nationally recognized as an expert
on all aspects of law firm management. In 1996
he was Editor of and Contributing Author to
Leveraging
With Legal Assistants: How to Maximize Team
Performance, Improve Quality, and Boost Your
Bottom Line, which focused on
the increasing role of paralegals in the law
firm. In addition, Arthur Greene recently co-authored
Paralegals,
Profitability and the Future of Your Law Practice.
For more information, See
Publications page.
An initial consultation will include identifying
the issues and outlining the scope of services
that will best meet your needs. Services will
likely involve interviews with lawyers as well
as paralegals in order to understand how paralegals
are used within your firm, an analysis of your
firm’s financial reports to determine paralegal
usage and profitability, and a Report providing
specific recommendations.
Arthur
is also available for presentations:
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To lawyers on How
to Maximize Your Success through the Use
of Paralegals |
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To paralegals on How
to Maximize Your Contribution to Achieving
the Firm’s Goals. |
Please contact
us if your firm is not experiencing
the success it could be through the utilization
of paralegals, or if your firm is contemplating
hiring paralegals and desires to maximize your
success at an early stage.
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