Washburn Paralegal Association April Meeting Notice

The Washburn Paralegal Association will hold the next meeting on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 12:30 in the Lincoln Room of the Washburn Student Union.  Program to be announced soon!
Plan to attend and see you at the meeting!

Adapting to change - New Technologies

Learning new technologies can be such a problem, so annoying, and so frustrating, and even stressful.  Learning and implementing new systems can be time consuming, and without a "help desk" we can sometimes be left out in the cold as to what to do.  It is important to know where your resources for help are when you are changing or upgrading new technologies.  Just who do you call?  Can yo rely on a network of others who have been through the upgrades and changes?  Do you have a help desk number you can call, with help from a real person? 

Know your resources for assistance and help.  The person in this video relied on the best of help for training and support while learning and implementing a new technology:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tYCrm6PKmI&feature=related

Thomson Reuters Scholarship Application

The NFPA has announced the availability of the Thomson Reuters Scholarship.  Applications and accompanying materials must be postmarked by July 1, 2011.  The materials can be accessed at:  http://www.paralegals.org/associations/2270/files/2011content/2011_Thomson_Reuters_Scholarship_Application.pdf

WPA March 2011 Meeting Notice and Reminder

The Washburn Paralegal Association will meet Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. in the Thomas Room of the Washburn Student Union.  The speaker will be Tamara Mapes, Legal Secretary at Payless - Topeka, KS.  Tamara is also an instructor in Office Management and Editing and Grammar at Washburn University.  Refreshments will be served.  The meeting is open to all members of WPA, and those wishing to become a member of WPA.  See you there!

Sevice of Process over Facebook?

Some countries are accepting this!  Nothing from the U.S. yet, but look at the list: 

Service of Process via Facebook

The article takes a look at the reasons to and not to do this.  Take a look and see what you think. 

7 Tips to Get Retweeted

Retweeted?  Is that even a word?  Is that the correct way of saying it?  At any rate:  

Twitter is not going away.  It has already been said "the Tweet is mightier than the sword."  And, we are watching that statement become true fact, in history, right now and in our lives.  Tunisia, Egypt, and, well, your own law firm may even find that Twitter has the power you want and need.

Today's post is about Retweets:  Here are the 7 Tips for getting your Tweets to be Retweeted

The goal is to be informative, remarkable, humorous, opinionated, sharing, engaging.

Your firm can be all of these things, and it will attract. Show that over Twitter, know that by the Retweets.

Does Your Firm Practice...?

Does the firm/attorney you work for practice certain areas of the law, such as Personal Injury, Probate and Estate Planning, Criminal Law, Bankruptcy, Mediation (Family or Commercial)?  Have you or your attorney ever wondered what the latest issues are in that area? 

There is a way to find out. It is by starting a Twitter Chat - whether it is an online or offline meeting with others interested in the same topic, it might be time well spent to discuss issues and the current thinking on those issues. 

Here are 6 Tips to starting a Twitter Chat:   6 Tips to Run a Successful Group Twitter Chat

Don't think of chat as a teen thing that is a waste of time with a lack of substance.  It can be a useful learning tool! 

Using Twitter and current technologies as a bona fide learning tool may save you time, money, and even promote your firm in positive ways.  It may require a shift in your thinking, but one well worth looking into. 

Hot Off the Press! U.S. Supreme Court Decision March 2, 2011

Here is the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Snyder v. Phelps:

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/09-751.pdf