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How defining your personal values can enhance your legal career

All of us can pursue our legal profession with a sense of honesty, integrity, and pride. How? We just have to align our personal values with our day-to-day lives. Read on to discover how this seemingly daunting task can be accomplished.

8 things you didn’t know Concierge can do for you

Could you use a helping hand? From placing your orders with the courts to applying OCR to your documents, the One Legal concierge team is ready to assist you.

first year associate lawyer first meeting with the court

How to ensure a smooth first meeting with the court

Your first time in court will be memorable but review these tips to have an enjoyable experience and one in which you’ll make an excellent first impression.

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Key components of a freelance paralegal agreement

Every freelance paralegal needs a comprehensive work agreement that will protect everyone’s interests and lay out the terms of the contract. Here are some key elements that should be included in every freelance paralegal’s work agreement.

Six steps to building your exhibit list and preparing exhibits

Proper preparation and organization of exhibits are critical to the outcome of a trial. Fortunately, this is one area of trial preparation where paralegals and junior associates can have a great impact on a case.

10 things to include in your new client welcome kit

One of the most useful retention tools law firms can use is the “Welcome Kit.” Ideally, the kit will not only introduce your clients to the firm but will also provide critical information.

8 steps to becoming the expert in your law office

Becoming an expert in a particular area of law is one of the best ways you can improve competence and set you and your firm apart. Add value to what you do in your law firm by becoming an expert at something. Here’s how.

Fine-tuning your elevator speech

When presented with the question, “So what do you do?” how do you reply? Do you have a ready answer, commonly known as an elevator speech?

6 ways to shift your perspective in the new year

Depending on the type of law you practice, your job may take a toll on you to where you become mired in the negative. Here are our top six tips to help pull yourself out of it and shift your perspective.

8 things to ask a longtime coworker before they retire

When a long-standing coworker retires from a law firm, their colleagues should take the opportunity to recognize the value that someone with years of experience has, and also attempt to learn everything they can from them. Here are 8 things to ask before they retire:

Paralegal trying to understand reason for eFiling rejection by courts

Top 3 reasons your eFiling was rejected and how to avoid them in 2020

No one wants to have their documents rejected. If you’ve been filing, you know just how frustrating a rejection from a court can be. Here are the top reasons why your documents are getting rejected and how you can avoid them.

Bad habits that still exist in your law firm

Times change and priorities evolve. Still, it’s likely that every law firm has a few old habits that can hurt today’s productivity, even if they once worked fine. Here are a few bad habits that can harm a law practice and erode client relationships.

9 myths about notary publics

Despite the important services that notaries perform, many people do not have a clear understanding of exactly what they do. Here are 9 common myths about notaries and the truth about what they do.

10 more podcasts for legal professionals to start the new decade

Since more than 36% of Americans commute between 20 to 44 minutes each way for work, we thought the new decade would be the perfect time to introduce a new list of podcasts that will not only make your downtime more interesting but add to your legal insight.

Top 10 One Legal blogs of 2019

To mark the end of the year and as we look ahead to the coming decade, we here at One Legal wanted to take a minute to review some of the highlights. Here is a recap of the top 10 articles of 2019.

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