Release Date: 12/18/2024 Recording Available 7-14 Days After Event Date |
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Format | Length | CLE Eligible |
Video Roundtable | 60 min. | No |
Join us for a community discussion designed specifically for immigration paralegals on creating a more efficient, supportive, and ethical work environment. In this roundtable, our attorney and paralegal facilitators will share practical tips and strategies to advocate for yourself while making your attorney’s life easier and improving the experience of the clients. The session will include discussion among all attendees, so bring your questions, insights, and experiences! Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to share challenges and solutions with fellow paralegals and law office staff.
- Understanding the lawyer’s ethical obligations and contributing to an ethics-based office culture
- Balancing money and productivity with client care
- Communication with the managing attorney about cases and office issues
- Clarifying your capacity to help the attorney avoid overcommitment
- Solutions-focused approach to identifying problems
This roundtable is an opportunity for AILA Affiliate Paralegals to learn and discuss issues affecting legal staff, in community with each other. It's presented exclusively for AILA Affiliate Paralegals as a benefit of AAP status.
AILA Video Roundtables are free interactive learning opportunities hosted by faculty selected for their expertise, with an emphasis on discussion and Q&A. This roundtable is not CLE eligible. The free recording will be available 7-10 business days following the live event.
James Chesser, AILA DOS Liaison Committee/Innovation & Technology Committee, Fountain Inn, SC
Guillermo Ortiz, AILA Ethics Committee, Richardson, TX
Cyndy G. Ramirez Clark, AILA Affiliated Paralegal, Miami, FL