Arlene Morris, who loves gardening, painting, reading, playing the violin, traveling and the occasional cross-stitch project, is currently the Chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Paralegal Committee.

While spring cleaning recently, I came across a book I bought long ago and never finished reading, “You Can Get Arrested for That,” by Rich Smith. The book tells the story of two British guys who decided to go on a great American crime spree, breaking ridiculous laws they found on dumblaws.com. Here are a few of my favorites from the site.

Are you familiar with the term, "wrongfully intending?"

Take a look here for an interesting post I found on the multi-tasking nature of the paralegal job. I thought we could all related to at least parts of the story, and it’s a good reminder of why we work hard and dive into the detail when others don’t.

Proper billing practices not only lessen client dissatisfaction and disputes over fees, but they can also help legal staff shine.

While everyone’s response to these inquiries will likely be different, there will probably be some common threads. We know that not all paralegal jobs, or job markets, are created equal, but many of the opinions expressed in these two articles seem to be fairly accurate.

According to Digital Paralegal Services, most paralegals never get the chance to go inside a courtroom. 

Now is the time for paralegals to adapt to a rapidly changing legal market, not only to do their best in their current positions, but potentially expand their career.

On Thursday December 1, the Paralegal Committee held their annual Holiday Luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel in beautiful downtown Indianapolis. This special event is important to the IndyBar Paralegal Committee members, because of the annual “Teddy Bear Challenge.”

For many, they will never see themselves as a true leader. Sometimes, however, others see things about us that we do not recognize as true leadership qualities.