IN THE PROFESSION what I could do , and he soon realized that on the smaller cases there was no reason to hire a nurse to review medicals . You do not have to take their suggestions , but chatting about them is collaborative and fosters good communication .
How do you feel about going to trial ?
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Ideally this should be asked in the interview , if you occasionally find yourself in a courtroom arguing a case . Some attorneys never try cases , of course , and if your paralegal has worked for one of those attorneys it may need to be discussed . I had been a paralegal for more than four years before I was ever asked to get a case ready to try , and I had a steep learning curve when a case did not settle just a few days before the trial was due to start .
In general , the more your paralegal feels like a valued team member whom you care about on a personal level , the more likely they will want to stay employed by your firm .
Dee Thompson has more than thirty years of paralegal experience and she is the author of the book “ Paralegal 411 : Tips , Tricks and Timesavers for Litigation Paralegals .”
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