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 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 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 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 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 22: The Rule of Law
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant Rule of law. The restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws. My time as a legal assistant for a divorce…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 19: Litigation
By Quinton Lister, legal assistant Litigation is not fun. It’s anything but fun. Now, I am not a lawyer and I have only been a legal assistant since this past…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 10: Divorce
By Quinton Lister, Legal Assistant I think most of the observations I am having as a new legal assistant are not groundbreaking, but my boss and I are learning that…
Law from a legal assistant’s point of view, week 8: Legality vs. Morality
By Quinton Lister, Legal Assistant Since I have started working as a legal assistant, I have come to realize more the nuances of legality vs. morality. For the purposes of…