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Volume 12

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PARALEGAL PRODUCTS AND GIFTS
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PARALEGAL ESSENTIALS
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PARALEGAL SUPERSTAR
Joanna Pascua

Joanna Pascua, a Paralegal in the Philippines working remotely for an Australian business, has blazed a trail for potential legal claims - including class actions - by offshore workers by challenging her dismissal in the Fair Work Commission. The commission has found she was entitled to Australian workplace protections. Pascua was sacked last year by a Brisbane credit repair outfit for whom she was working for as a Paralegal. Read more here.

ASSOCIATION NEWS
Catawba Valley Paralegal Association Presents Legal Ethics for Paralegals

The Catawba Valley Paralegal Association (CVPA) will be hosting a seminar entitled Legal Ethics for Paralegals, presented by Russell Hendrix, Esquire. Hendrix is a North Carolina licensed attorney and is the Juvenile Court Manager with the Mecklenburg County Family Court Administrator’s Office. The presentation will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6PM via Zoom. Read more and find out how to join the session here.

CAREER NEWS AND INSIGHTS
Three Unexpected Items You Can Add to Your Resume

We all know that you should include basic information like your job title and education on your resume, but there are unexpected items you can add that will work to highlight value, provide additional perspective of who you are as a candidate, and illuminate various soft and hard skills depending on what roles you’re targeting in your job search. This insightful article explores three of those items you can add to your resume that will highlight value. Read more in the Career Planning section of ParalegalGateway’s career portal.

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.

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  • The Caselaw Access Project provides access to U.S. law, digitized from the Harvard Law Library collection. Court decisions are freely available.

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