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Laura McDonald - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Laura McDonald is an experienced paralegal, making her home with her husband in Frankfort, Kentucky. She is an avid writer and has published several articles. Laura greatly enjoyed portraying Sandy in the Fort Knox Dinner Theater production of Grease three years in a row. Laura collects movies from all genres. She has studied French and plays the piano. She likes to knit and always has an ongoing craft project. Laura appreciates art, and in ... [More]
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- The Dawn of My Power Mall
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] What is My Power Mall? How many online stores does it include? Is it an easy home business?
- My Power Mall - Already Wishing For Spring
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] Have you experienced My Power Mall yet? 5 years and $500,000 in the making, this is no fly-by-nighter. Read here to learn one practical way I am making use of my own Power Mall.
- Paralegals - Preparing A Pleadings Index
[Legal] One of the duties of a paralegal is organizing client files. This article pertains to preparation of an index that organizes the pleadings. This is called a pleadings index.
- Plan a Theme Party for Your Next Get-Together
[Home-and-Family:Parties] What types of celebrations do we have? The focus here is on seven types. Take a peek for theme party information.
- Legal Assistants Must Monitor Calendars
[Business:Careers-Employment] The importance of an attorney's calendar is never lost on a wise legal assistant. Checking the schedule often for changes and cancellations is just part of the job. Or should be, if you want to keep that job!
- Personal Injury Claims - Don't Be A Fool
[Legal:Personal-Injury] Would you captain a ship if you had no experience? Think you could win a tennis game against Andre Agassi if you'd never picked up a racket? Some people think they can negotiate their own personal injury claim....
- Divorcing With Children - Try A Software Calendar For Visitation Planning
[Relationships:Divorce] Software programs for calendaring are helpful to divorcing couples with children. A visitation schedule can be clearly displayed instead of having to remember or guess
- Office Workers and Warm, Breezy Weather
[Business:Careers-Employment] Office workers rarely see the natural light of day. What can they do to improve frame of mind? How does one avoid office work burnout?
- How Do Paralegals Get Smart?
[Business:Careers-Employment] These three things are what makes paralegals so smart.
- Paralegals - Do They Have a Code of Ethics?
[Legal] Are there rules of conduct that a paralegal should reasonably follow?
- Teens Benefit From Experiencing These Three Things
[Kids-and-Teens] Learning responsibility and developing new talents expand a teenager's horizon.
- Movie Reviews - The Vikings, Excaliber, and Dangerous Beauty
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] The years 1958, 1981 and 1998 bring us three historical romances on film. Which one is your favorite?
- I Lost My Arm And Leg At The Dry Cleaners!
[Womens-Interests] Winter is here. Outer garments and boots need care for continued use. This article provides tips on affordable, easy care for both.
- Paralegals and Secretaries An Exploration of Earnings
[Business:Careers-Employment] How much do paralegals earn? How does that amount compare to secretaries' wages? Is more education required? This article compares earning potential for paralegals and secretaries.
- Paralegals and Pearls A Match Made in Fashion Heaven
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Jewelry-Diamonds] Should a paralegal really wear pearls?
- A Paralegal Career is an Excellent Choice
[Business:Careers-Employment] It might be the prestige. Perhaps it's working in such remarkable company. Maybe it's the benefits. Read here to find a work perk that is unique to a legal career and could save you thousands of dollars.
- Consider a Career as a Paralegal The Various Positions and Education Needed
[Business:Careers-Employment] Considering a career as a paralegal? This article explores the opportunities available and the education needed to obtain paralegal positions.
- Remarrying Your Ex - Or Should You Do This Instead
[Relationships:Divorce] You're divorced. You feel like you made a mistake, and to your happy surprise, you and your ex-spouse reconcile. Now you want to get back together. Wouldn't it be nice if you could erase that divorce? Maybe you can.
- Personal Injury Plaintiffs - What You MUST Do or Risk Losing Your Case
[Legal:Personal-Injury] But we're a judgmental society. We zero in on flaws and weaknesses, and crack them wide open for our perusal. Jurors are reminded to determine the value of cases based on the facts and evidence. We actually have to be reminded!
How might today's negativity toward the legal process and trials affect a Plaintiff in a personal injury case?
- Personal Injury Cases Deposition Preparation
[Legal:Personal-Injury] Follow these ten rules when giving your deposition.
- Personal Injury Lawsuits - The Various Types and Considerations
[Legal:Personal-Injury] What are personal injury lawsuits? And what is the element immediately researched for consideration of such a lawsuit....
- Amazingly Easy Way for Law Firms to Multiply Their Income
[Legal] How can attorneys dance for their supper without producing one bead of sweat?
- Paralegals: Don't Burn Bridges
[Legal] You get to leave your old job. You know, the one with the boss you can't stand. The really mean one. The one you'd love to give a piece of your mind. Matter of fact, you think you'll do just that before you leave.
- Your Divorce: Give this Information to Your Attorney
[Relationships:Divorce] Have this information ready to provide to your attorney at the initial divorce consultation.
- Paralegals Practice Unparalleled Phone Propriety
[Business:Customer-Service] Support your boss by handling phone calls with tiptop professionalism. Phone calls are the initial bread and butter of your attorney's practice. Don your gloves and use your finesse in handling them.
- Christmas: Should a Paralegal Buy Gifts for Co-workers?
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] It is appropriate to buy gifts for your boss? Should you buy your assigned secretary anything? Here's a list of gift suggestions.
- A Paralegal's Business Card Speaks Professionalism
[Business:Careers-Employment] A paralegal's business card - a small but impressive approach to good client service and firm advertising. Equip yourself.
- Romance in the Law Office
[Business:Workplace-Communication] Is it a good idea for coworkers to become romantic? When it happens, is work performance affected?
- Do Attorneys Gain More Clients As A Result Of Full Moon Erratic Behavior
[News-and-Society:Crime] Is the notion that bad things happen during a full moon just urban legend or old wives' tale fodder? Research shows evidence to the contrary.
- There Goes That Attorney Leaving a Trail of Money Again
[Legal] Better sew up the hole in his pocket, that attorney is losing chunks of change.
- News Flash: Legal Assistants Read Bathroom Walls
[Legal] One day I was typing a Last Will and Testament for a waiting client. As the paralegal wandered by, she noticed me using correcting tape. "Is that a will?" "Yes." "Do I see what I think I see, you're using correcting tape?" "...yes? Almost finished..." "Take it out and start all over again, you must never make a mistake on a will, even if corrected."
- What is a Statute of Limitations?
[Legal:Personal-Injury] That would certainly make for a lot of paranoia, wouldn't it, if there was no time limitation for bringing a claim to court. "That woman fell in my building 10 years ago, and NOW she wants to go to court?? That building burned down 5 years ago!" "I have no personal recollection, but my records reflect that she was my patient 17 years ago and apparently I saw her twice."
- Law Office Moms
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] But what happens when baby is sick and that work deadline is still unmet? What happens when mom has to work late, her son is at day care, and day care closes at 6:00? Which gets the best of mom - her job or her children?
- File Management Program for Law Firms
[Legal] However, under our unstructured system, I was just creating more paperwork to get lost in the shuffle. This was quite clearly not a stellar system for continued use. The solution: Amicus Attorney is like a spider web, its effect weaving all information together in one central area on our networked computers.
- The Principal P's of a Paralegal Career
[Legal] The four Ps will pave the way for a successful paralegal career: punctuality, patience, perseverance and pride.
- Top Movie Picks for Halloween
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Movies-TV] Pop some popcorn and settle back for some spooky flicks. Read on for some recommendations for spooky flicks to experience ... not alone, of course!
- Holiday Traditions Instill Work Skills in Young People
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] What work skills might holiday traditions instill in young people? There's actually a method to the madness.
- Four Unique Treats to Give Out on Halloween
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Would you be surprised to learn the kids lined up down the sidewalk? It became so popular we neighbor parents contributed monetarily.
- Halloween - Costume Comfort with Style
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] I love the parade of different costumes at Halloween parties. It's a myriad of swirling colors and bold style statements. It can also be a den of discomfort if care isnt given to ensure a properly fitting costume.
- Halloween - Why Do We Dress Up in Costumes?
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Add a haunted house or party with eerie sounds, lights plunging into darkness and bumping into weird fuzzy things, and the tradition of Halloween is fully recognized.
- Halloween - The Trick is to Get the Treat
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] You drag your feet as you consider what sorry plight befalls your children into adulthood. It's definitely all your fault they wont be invited to dinner with the President.
- A BOOtiful Halloween- "I Got a Rock"
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Memories of Halloweens gone by. The monster-sized, evil spider killed our bird!
- Sex and Marriage: Are There Stars Out Tonight
[Relationships:Marriage] Trouble getting the couch potato into the bedroom? This simple idea might put the stars back in your spangled banner.
- Successive Marriage Finances - That's Mine and You Can't Have It!
[Relationships:Marriage] Don't let financial issues derail your successive marriage. Attempting another relationship after divorce is hard enough, but it's marital suicide not to plan, and AGREE, on finances.
- Relationship Leper
[Relationships] Sooner than later, I learned that he'd been married, and divorced, 5 times. Warning, warning. DANGER, flailing my arms around in robotic pantomime.
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