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Old 12-11-2007, 07:50 PM   #7
glatt
 
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I'm assuming you looked at and rejected the online CLE courses offered by some of the associations. For example, NFPA offers an online electronic case management class.

The other classes you mention are something you would probably find in an adult education program or community college.

My firm is much bigger, and our litigation paralegals really only specialize in being paralegals. It's their area of expertise, and it's more than enough to keep them busy. We'll bring in experts if we need them for anything or else rely on our IT department for the technical side of things.

I can understand how it would be really interesting to be wearing many hats. Always something new. But I don't see how a person can be good at everything. Kind of like the old "jack of all trades but ace at none" deal. In the field of law especially, liability is such a big concern, you need to be able to say with certainty that things were done the right way.

Education can be useful, though. At least taking a bunch of classes would train you to raise a flag when you see a potential problem. I'm assuming you are thinking of the photograph, design, and web page stuff from an evidentiary point of view. For authenticating stuff? At least having some training would help you identify potential problems before they show up.

Sorry I don't have any better suggestions than that link I gave you above. We just aren't structured that way at my firm.
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