ParalegalGateway Newsletter

Volume 24

Paralegals Rock!
Thank you for being a valued subscriber! Each issue of ParalegalGateway’s newsletter will have topics and links designed to assist you in your career, personal life and hopefully bring a smile. Since 2001, ParalegalGateway has been uplifting and encouraging Paralegals around the world. We are so happy to have you join us!

MUST READ
Paralegals In The News

PARALEGAL PROFESSION
Protégé: The Ultimate Guide to Securing a Paralegal Role

Speaking on a recent episode of The Protege Podcast, host Grace Robbie speaks with Victor Yan, a law student at UNSW and a Paralegal at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSFK), shares his unconventional journey into the legal profession, opens up about how a simple cold email to HSFK led to him securing a paralegal role months later, and discusses the crucial importance of landing a paralegal position while still at university to gain the practical skills that academic study alone doesn’t provide. Read More Here! 

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PARALEGAL SUPERSTAR
Michelle Zare

Michelle Zare is the 2025 recipient of The William J. Simpson Distinguished Paralegal Award presented by The Law Society of Ontario. Licensed in 2008, Michelle is the founder of Zare Paralegal Services. Michelle is a dedicated advocate for injured workers across Ontario, with a specialized focus on mental stress injuries among first responders. Her work in this field includes groundbreaking workers’ compensation cases that have set important legal precedents. Read more here.

ASSOCIATION NEWS
The Law Society of Ireland Offers Its Diploma in Legal Skills for Legal Executives

The Diploma Centre at the Law Society will offer its Diploma in Legal Skills for Legal Executives this autumn. The course, starting November 4th, will equip legal executives, Paralegals, secretaries, and other legal staff with the practical legal skills, foundational knowledge, and competencies essential to support lawyers in their work. Read more here.  

CAREER NEWS AND INSIGHTS
16 Essential Tips to Succeed In The Legal Career

Like any career path, to climb the ladder of success, you need a specific combination of skills, such as attention to detail, dedication to your cause yet also commercial awareness, ability to keep on studying and learning and good communication, among other skills. In this intriguing article presented by FindingALawer.org, Paticia Maldonado takes a look at what skills the professionals advise you need to develop to make it in the legal world. Read More ».

LINKS AND SPONSORS
Links We Like (And You Will Too!)

Our Sponsors help us to keep the lights on and continue to bring Paralegal related content to our readers. The list below is a mix of both sponsor links and interesting (and sometimes fun) links we’ve found on the internet. Please visit them and let them know you appreciate their support to the Paralegal profession.

  • Are you interested in getting into the cryptocurrency market? Uphold makes it easy to purchase, sell and vault your crypto.

  • Many Paralegals are also RONs or Remote Online Notaries. BlueNotary is a platform that allows you to take your notarizations online to the world.

  • That’s Just Wrong! is a critical thinking and debate game where players debate real legal cases, challenge each other’s reasoning, and guess how judges ruled.

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  • iCivics offers free civics-based online games where you can do things like argue a supreme court case, act as a jury member in a trial, and run your own law firm.

  • The United States Courts glossary allows you to find definitions to legal terms to help understand the federal court system.

  • Google Workspace allows you to unlock the full power of AI in Gmail, Docs, Meet, Video Meetings, eSignature and more.

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