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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
~ 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…
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…
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…
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: Should you be a legal assistant? By Quinton Lister, legal assistant One question you might be asking yourself if you…
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…
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: Personal Statement for Law School By Quinton Lister, legal assistant My time as a legal assistant to attorney Eric Johnson…
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: Simplify, but do so Elegantly By Quinton Lister, legal assistant As a legal assistant to a divorce attorney, I find…
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…
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…
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: 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: Recording family law hearings By Quinton Lister, legal assistant My time as a legal assistant to a divorce and family…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 judiciary officials By Quinton Lister, legal assistant I mentioned in a previous post that if I were to build…
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…
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 and the NFL By Quinton Lister, legal assistant My experiences as a legal assistant to a divorce attorney…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I just received and responded to a survey from Alyx Mark, assistant professor at Wesleyan University and a law and society scholar. After completing the survey, I sent this e-mail to Professor Mark:…
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