The rat race – aka the “real” world – is not all it’s cracked up to be. Commuting, meetings, contributing for yet another group gift – working in an office takes a lot out of us all. If you are thinking about getting out and starting a home-based or virtual business I highly recommend you check out The Rat Race Rebellion or the blog of the same name. The authors of the site/blog are the wonderful...

Did that title catch your attention? I sure hope so, because it’s the inspiration for this post, which I’m writing to submit to the Killer Title project over at Problogger. You can check out the contest results on Friday and also check back at my blog on Friday, as I’ll be taking Darren up on his suggestion to post a list of my favorite titles/posts from the competition. I might have been inspired by the contest, but the...

One big concern a lot of lawyers might have with hiring a virtual paralegal or virtual legal assistant is how privacy and confidentiality will be handled. Even with in-house staff this is a legitimate concern that must be managed carefully. The ABA had an article that discussed some potential pitfalls in this regard. I think that hiring a virtual legal assistant would actually assist in this aspect, as if you hire a virtual assistant from...

I finished my diploma program in paralegal studies about 11 years ago (in Edmonton, Alberta). I remember when I was researching the paralegal career and wondering what it would *really* be like to work as a paralegal. I would’ve enjoyed this post at LawVibe.com about how paralegals are multi-taskers back then, it’s a pretty accurate job description! Fortunately the research I did was pretty helpful and I felt like I knew what I was...