The latest edition of The Paralegal Voice, “Spotlight on William P. Statsky: A True Expert on Paralegals” co-hosted by Lynne DeVenny and me, is now available at Legal Talk Network.
We welcome William “Bill” Statsky, one of the foremost experts on paralegals in the country and the author of numerous paralegal and legal writing textbooks.
Bill talks about the importance of a paralegal’s writing skills, legal research, technology today, blogging and the future of the paralegal profession.
Also in this episode:
- Bill’s career before he started writing textbooks
- The early days of the paralegal profession
- The biggest change in the profession over the past 40 years
- The future of the profession
- Advice for prospective paralegals
- How to keep your writing skills sharp
- Practice and social media tips from Vicki and Lynne
MP3Link: http://websrvr82il.audiovideoweb.com/ny60web16519/LTN/PLV/PLV_090810_ExpertParalegals.mp3
Internet resources referenced in the podcast:
Bill Statsky’s blog, http://statsky.blogspot.com/
Bill’s blog at Paralegal Gateway, http://paralegalgateway.com/category/pg-weblog/bill-statsky/
Bill’s books at Delmar Cengage Learning, http://www.delmarlearning.com/browse_quicksearch.aspx?search=statsky
Paralegal Today Listserv, http://www.legalassistanttoday.com/lat-forum/default.htm
Paralegal Gateway Yahoo! Group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paralegalgateway/
Paralegals Yahoo! Group, http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/Paralegals/?v=1&t=directory&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=dir&slk=2
The Odelia Grey Mystery Series, http://www.sueannjaffarian.com/page9.html
The Paralegal Voice also thanks its sponsors: Westlaw Deposition Services and the National Association of Legal Assistants.
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