And so goes my day –
This stuff really happens ... Phone rings, I answer in my professional voice, "This is Pamela Starr, how may I help you?" Caller: 'Is this the paralegals services [sic]?' Me: 'Yes' Caller: 'Are you the [...]
All Things Tech & Learning
If you have been following my academic exploits, you know that I had not even crossed the stage to collect my first Master’s degree when I started classes in the Master of Arts in Training [...]
Lemme Clarify, I Don’t Do Traffic Defense OR Represent Clients
<rant on> I just got off a call from a very frustrated gentleman who needed help with a ‘ticket on appeal’. I tried very gently to explain to him that a) I’m a paralegal and [...]
On Rosh Hashanah, it is written…
On Yom Kippur, it is sealed. May it be written, and may it be sealed, that you have a new year that brings fulfillment and happiness, peace and prosperity -- all of life's very best [...]
Reflections on 9/11: Hold onto the Spirit of 9/12
I am an active participant in Solosez (affectionately referred to as “The Firm” by its members), a listserv provided by the ABA’s Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Division and its members. Earlier today, one [...]
#ATTFail / #UverseFail
<RANT ON> I am one very dissatisfied AT&T / U-verse customer. I have been a loyal ‘Bell’ consumer since I received my first pink, rotary Princess phone – my loyalty never wavered even with all [...]
Now for Something Completely Different –
Every once in awhile I find ‘interesting’ e-mail messages in my ‘Facebook: Other Inbox’ … they make me smile and laugh if only because the authors have no understanding of the English language and they [...]
…Oh HELL No!!
… on the heels of yet another unwarranted attack on Israelis & Jews, I have found myself ‘targeted’ – allow me to share what happened TO ME last night… I received a most disturbing call [...]
Sami K. Hartsfield, ACP, A Light Too Briefly Lit …
The paralegal industry mourns the loss of one of its shining stars – Sami K. Hartsfield, ACP. I know it is cliché, but my heart is truly heavy as I struggle to accept the loss [...]
Is it realistic to think that a degree entitles you to a job?
I’ve been following a particularly interesting thread on LinkedIn: “A few associates of mine think that they can walk into a law firm to work with just having a paralegal degree and no experience, I [...]
