Learn the skills to become a Triple Threat Paralegal. In any field a person is said to be a triple threat when they are adept at three different skills in the same field. In the entertainment industry a triple threat would be someone who can sing, dance, and act. In football it would be an athlete who is good at passing, running, and kicking.

1. Rainmakers Legal Education
How to Become a
Triple Threat Paralegal

2. Enhancing Your Career
You can reach all of the goals you have set for yourself with discipline.
Paralegal
Skills
Legal
Technology
Legal
Research

3. Paralegal Skills
Ethics, Competence, and Critical Thinking

4. Your ability to dissect information
that is provided and discard the junk
to determine what is useful is key to
thinking critically and solving
complex issues.
Analytical ability
A paralegal is not merely an
overpaid secretary. Attorneys rely
on your skills to think through fact
patterns, locate information, and
investigate pertinent case details.
Critical Thinking makes all the difference

5. Communication Effective Communication
Effective communication is more than the words that you
speak. Ask yourself Did I convey my message?
Is this what clients hear
when you speak?

6. Ethics is more than avoiding the unauthorized
practice of law.
It’s also about knowing how to use
technology, and researching effectively.
Legal Ethics

7. Technology Skills
Law Office, eDiscovery, and Courtroom

8. Technology has impacted almost every sector and the legal sector is no exception.
Social media, courtrooms, eDiscovery, and legal research
are some of the areas that have been greatly impacted by the technology explosion.
New Technological Advancements Impacting Paralegals

9. Case Management software:
Remote access and cloud computing
Law offices are becoming virtual law offices
Law Office Technology

10. Courtroom logistics
Trail graphics
Courtroom Technology

11. Trail Presentation Graphics
PowerPoint
There are a variety of tools to
use to make presentations at
court. PowerPoint is only one,
but is one that is typically
readily available in law offices
and is used quite a bit.
Familiarizing yourself with its
functions and capabilities will
allow you to assist an attorney
during trials.

12. It’s not just about getting the job, but strengthening your career
LEARN MORE
DO MORE
BE MORE

13. Legal Research Skills
Plan, Locate, Analyze, and Compile

14. » Organize your research
» Determine what you want to find before you
start looking
» If you can’t find it rethink your strategy
PLAN IT

16. For a media-rich presentation, you
can Optimize for Compatibility
or Compress Media to share your
presentation reliably without
exploding your inbox
Compile It!
Package your presentation
for easy sharing

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But wait…
There’s More!
Continuous improvement!

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19. Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance,
learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are
doing or learning to do. - Pele
Success is not a destination, but a journey
Brainy Quotes

20. What’s Your Message?BE A TRIPLE THREAT