First Impressions of Being a Legal Assistant as a Writer By Braxton Mounteer
The first thing you should know is that I am a writer. I have authored some short stories and some other things you haven’t heard of. I have been a…
How Do I Handle a Narcissist Ex-husband in the Visitation of Children if I Have the Primary Custody? He Is Very Manipulative to Our Kids.
I generally wouldn’t recommend trying to get the assistance of the court to remedy this problem. The legal system is not designed to address this problem well, if at all.…
Lyndsey: Week 18 of Being a Legal Assistant
Magical Law in the Wizarding World: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire pt. 1 Welcome back to Magical Law in the Wizarding World where I analyze Magical Law in…
Lyndsey: Week 17 of Being a Legal Assistant
Magical Law in the Wizarding World: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Welcome back to magical law in the Wizarding World the series where we analyze magical law in the Harry…
Lyndsey: Week 16 of Being a Legal Assistant
Magical Law in the Wizarding World: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Welcome back to magical law in the Wizarding World the series where I analyze magical law in…
Lyndsey: Week 16 of Being a Legal Assistant
Magical Law in the Wizarding World: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Welcome back to magical law in the Wizarding World the series where we analyze magical law in…
Lyndsey: Week 14 of Being a Legal Assistant
Legal Books I am a big book reader. In fact, I am on about my 27th book in 2022 so far. So, for my fourteenth week of being a legal assistant,…
Lyndsey: Week 15 of Being a Legal Assistant
Magical Law in the Wizarding World: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Believe me when I tell you that this video is about law. Stay with me. We are first…
Lyndsey: Week 13 of Being a Legal Assistant
Cheery Blog I feel like in the past twelve weeks of being a legal assistant and in my last twelve videos I have been a bit pessimistic. But I have…
When it comes to divorce and family law firms, never hire on faith and hope
Do your research with due diligence. Interview a lot of different firms and attorneys (I’m talking 5 to 10, not just 2 or 3—you’ll never get a feel for the…
Lyndsey: Week 12 of Being a Legal Assistant
How to Get on the Good Side of Your Attorney? If you are contemplating divorce or are currently in the divorce process, you’d be wise to listen to what I…
Lyndsey: Week 11 of Being a Legal Assistant
Completely Unnecessary Times I Feel Like I Have to Pull Teeth to Help a Client. I have officially been a legal assistant for eleven weeks now, and I feel…
Lyndsey: Week 10 of Being a Legal Assistant
When in an argument or a disagreement most people want to get in the last word or win. I think that’s no different with people who are going through a…
Lyndsey: Week Nine of Being a Legal Assistant
Nine weeks into my job here are my favorite and least favorite parts of my job. We’ll start off with my favorites. I really enjoy talking to our clients and…
Lyndsey: Week Eight of Being a Legal Assistant
Something that is crazy to me is the dedication of some Utah courts to try to force minor children to have relationships with one or both parents. This is all…
Lyndsey: Week Seven of Being a Legal Assistant
Growing up I read in books, heard people talk about, and saw in movies where children went to court when their parents were getting divorced, and they got to tell…
Lyndsey: Week Six of Being a Legal Assistant
A few times a day, I hear my boss say, “Lawyers are terrible people.” Why would he say this? Are they really that terrible? Why would someone who’s a lawyer…
Lyndsey: Week Five of Being a Legal Assistant
A friend, who is also a legal assistant, and I were talking about how we both never really noticed how much we missed in legal shows before we became a…
Week 4: Being a Legal Assistant
~ What Prepared me to Become a Legal Assistant ~ Teaching 8th grade Graduating college with a degree in political science Law and murder mystery tv shows and…
Week 3: Being a Legal Assistant
The following five things are the top things I do each week as a new legal assistant: Phone calls Emails Help complete documents/form and file them Review information/evidence Attend hearings…
Week Two of Being a Legal Assistant
This is my first whole week of being a legal assistant and my second week on the job. A lot of the time I am reminded of information I already…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 52: One year
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant Well, I made it. There was no real worry that I could not do it, but being a legal assistant is not an easy job…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 51
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 51: Should you be a legal assistant? By Quinton Lister, legal assistant One question you might be asking yourself if you…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 50: Learning still
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant It has been almost a year since I have started working as a legal assistant to my boss, attorney Eric Johnson. I have learned so…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 49
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant What is the one thing that would help decrease divorce in the United States? I honestly think that commitment to marriage as more than a…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 48
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 48: Personal Statement for Law School By Quinton Lister, legal assistant My time as a legal assistant to attorney Eric Johnson…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 47: The Healer’s Art
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant One thing my boss, attorney Eric Johnson, has told me that has had an impact on my view of law is the idea that law…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 46
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 46: Simplify, but do so Elegantly By Quinton Lister, legal assistant As a legal assistant to a divorce attorney, I find…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 45
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant I work for a divorce attorney, but I am not pro divorce. I understand that if there were no divorces I would be “out of…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 44: Mountains
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant One prominent geographical feature of Utah (where I am a legal assistant for a divorce attorney) is the mountains that surround the cities and towns…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 43: Law Offices
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant One thing that I have noticed in my time as a legal assistant to a divorce attorney is that most law offices are difficult to…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 42
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 42: Do you like divorce law? By Quinton Lister, legal assistant Often when I tell people I know that I am…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 40
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 40: Recording family law hearings By Quinton Lister, legal assistant My time as a legal assistant to a divorce and family…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 39: Judges, part III
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant For those following along at home, you are aware that I have posted about judges before. Through the course of my current employment as a…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 38: Arb-med, part II
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant Last week I wrote a post about Arb-med and how it can benefit practitioners of law, particularly family law. In this post I will be…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 37: Arb-med
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant I have mentioned in previous posts that I am interested in the field of alternative dispute resolution, or “ADR”. What is ADR? Its any means…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 36: Planning
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant Planning is something that I have always aspired to do in my life but being a legal assistant has helped me realize that there is…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 35: International Law
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant In light of recent events in Russia and Ukraine, I have been thinking a lot about the nature of international law. In situations like these,…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 34: Electing judges
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 34: Electing judiciary officials By Quinton Lister, legal assistant I mentioned in a previous post that if I were to build…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 33
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant One part of my job as a legal assistant that I have yet spoken of has been my day-to-day interaction with potential clients. When you…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 32: If I could redo the legal system
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant My boss, Eric Johnson, a divorce attorney, thought it might be a good blog post to write about what I would do if I were…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 31: Brian Flores
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 31: Brian Flores and the NFL By Quinton Lister, legal assistant My experiences as a legal assistant to a divorce attorney…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 30: Good Judges
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant In the course of my 7 months as a legal assistant to a divorce attorney in Utah, I have already shared some of my thoughts…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 29: Be Smart
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant The lesson I have been learning in my time working as a legal assistant is how important it is to have legal representation. Not just…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, Week 28: With liberty and justice for all
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant Why is navigating the legal system complicated? There are many reasons. Several things complicate the nature of our legal system. One thing is money. Lawyers…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 27: Beginnings
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant The old cliché of “Every end is really a beginning” has had me thinking the past couple of weeks. I think about phases in my…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 26: Lying
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant Lying is corrosive. Lying does not allow us to be the best version of ourselves. Lying keeps us in denial about the actual state of…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 25: Roots
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant It is hard to change any undesirable thing without looking at and understanding its fundamental components. For instance, with addiction, the issue is often not…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 24: Legal reform
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant As a legal assistant who is relatively wet behind the ears, my thoughts on legal reform will likely seem naïve. With that as a disclaimer, here are my…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 23: Injustice
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant My blog post from this last week has got me thinking about the idea of injustice. So many issues in life are unfair. Even in…