Keep up with IndyBar paralegal happenings: stay up-to-date with the latest message from the chair, Arlene Morris.

Vacations are not a luxury; they are a necessity for a well-balanced, healthy life and as important as eating well and getting exercise. Here are 10 reasons to make them a priority in your life!

Having excellent communication skills is critical in the paralegal profession. Much of a paralegal’s day is spent communicating in writing or verbally. A paralegal’s day is filled with drafting motions, writing summaries of depositions, discussing the project status with an attorney, corresponding by email, telephone calls to clients and vendors, taking notes or writing memos – the list is endless.

Keep up with IndyBar paralegal happenings: stay up-to-date with the latest message from the chair, Arlene Morris.

If you work in a high-stress job, be it hiking, biking, skydiving, or whatever interest you might have, find something that allows you to clear your mind! It creates a calm that sustains you through the most stressful times.

I currently follow 166 accounts comprised of legal peeps, courts, professional associations, authors, professional athletes, museums, schools, charitable organizations, microbrewers, chefs, civic organizations, bloggers, local, national and international news). The following is one of my recent Twitter finds.

Calling all teddy bears! The Indianapolis Bar Association Paralegal Executive Council will once again sponsor the annual Teddy Bear Challenge to benefit the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Department, Indianapolis Fire Department and Indianapolis EMS’s “Bears on Patrol” programs in connection with its annual holiday luncheon.

Teresa Asbury, Member at Large of the IndyBar Paralegal Executive Council, has worn many hats. One of those, which she has worn for six years, is as a family law paralegal for Mallor Grodner LLP. For anyone who has ever worked in family law, I don’t have to tell you about the stress level. For Teresa, one way to combat that stress is to put on her gardening hat (or perhaps gardening gloves).

The Indiana Supreme Court, Office of Judicial Administration has an immediate opening for a full-time Administrative Assistant/Paralegal with Supreme Court Services, Supreme Court Administration division.

Example: “Don't wait until you need something to forge relationships..” and “…It's all about being genuine and generous.” Yes, I am talking about networking, but this time the advice is not how to do it, but what NOT to do. You can see how these quotes are used by reading this article.