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Private Law Firm
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A law firm that generates its income from the fees of individual clients
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Boutique Law Firm
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A firm that specializes in one area of the law
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General Counsel
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The chief attorney in a corporate law department. Also called corporate counsel
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Civil Service
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Nonmilitary government employment, often obtained through merit and competitive exams
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Jurisdiction
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The geographic area over which a particular court system or other government unit has authority.
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Paralegal Specialist
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The major civil service job classification for paralegals who work for the federal government and for some state governments.
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Indigent
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A person who is without funds to hire a private attorney. Impoverished
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Civil
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Pertaining to a private right or matter. Noncriminal; nonmilitary
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IOLTA program
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(Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts) A program that helps fund legal services for the poor with funds that attorneys are required to turn over from interest earned in client trust accounts containing client funds
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Pro Bono
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Concerning or involving legal services that are provided for the public good (pro bono publico) without fee or compensation. Sometimes also applied to services given at a reduced rate. Shortened to pro bono.
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Special Interest Group
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An organization that serves a particular group or cause
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Test Case
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Litigation brought to try to create a new legal principle or right
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Prepaid Legal Services
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A plan by which a person pays premiums to cover future legal services. Also called legal plan and group legal services.
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Public Defender
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An attorney (usually a government employee) appointed by the court and paid by the government to represent an indigent person in a criminal case.
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Assigned Counsel
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An attorney (ususally in a private practice) appointed by the court to represent an indigent person in a criminal or civil case.
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Freelance Paralegal
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An independant contractor who sells his or her paralegal services to, and works under the supervision of, one or more attorneys
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Outsourcing
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Paying an outside company or service to perform tasks usually performed by one's own employees
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Job Bank
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A service that lists available jobs, sometimes available only to members of an organization
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Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
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Training in the law (usually short term) that a person received after completing his or her formal legal training (continuing education)
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Informational Interview
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An interview whose primary purpose is to gain a better understanding of an area of law or kind of employment
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Networking
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Establishing contacts with people who might become personal or professional resources
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Blind Ad
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A classified ad that does not give the name and address of the prospective employer
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Staffing Agency
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An employment agency that places temporary workers, often directly paying the workers and handling all the finacial aspects of the placement
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Chronological Resume
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A resume that presents biographical data on education and experience in a chronological sequence, starting with the present and working backwards
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Functional Resume
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A resume that clusters skills and experience regarless of when they were developed or occurred
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Font
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The design or style of printed letters of the alphabet, punctualtion marks, or other characaters
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Points
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A measure of the size of printed letters of the alphabet, punctuation marks or other characters.
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Due Diligence
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Reasonable steps that are needed to conduct background factual research or investigation
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Blog
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A journal or diary available on the world wide web (called blawg if the topic is legal)
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Cover Letter
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A letter that tells the recipient what physical items are being sent in the envelope or package. Also called a transmittal letter or enclosure letter.
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Redact
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to edit or prepare a document for publication or release, often by deleating, altering, or blocking out text that you do not want disclosed
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Billable Hours Quota
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A minimum number of hours expected from a timekeeper on client matters that can be charged (billed) to clients per week, month, year, or other time period.
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intranet
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A private network of computers within a particular firm, company, or other organization, established so that computers can share information online, often using features similar to those of the WWW
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Tickler
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A system designed to provide reminders of important dates
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