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Message to Our Students
from the Director of Student Services
 It begins and ends with you...
Penn Foster’s success as an institution of distance learning is defined by your success as a student and graduate. Student achievement is foremost in the minds of the staff at Penn Foster and our objective is to provide an academic experience supported by a range of services designed to exceed, rather than meet, your expectations. Knowing that there are many options available to advance your education, we consider ourselves privileged that you selected Penn Foster.
“The satisfaction of helping others achieve their goals
is the greatest reward anyone can receive.”
—Student Services Mission Statement
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Student Spotlight — MICHELLE FRAWLEY
of Derby, Vermont
Michelle Frawley has an Associate Degree from Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, and has worked as a legal secretary for a real estate and probate attorney for 19 years. Michelle says she has gained a lot of experience and learned a great deal over the years working in the legal field and from her boss — an 84-year-old attorney who has been practicing law for 56 years and still works six days a week.
Michelle also has home schooled her children for the last 17 years. Since her youngest child is now a high school senior, she decided it was time to further her own education. Michelle shared her reasons for continuing her studies, “There are a lot of changes that take place over a 19-year period with technology, terminology, and document work that I wanted to be brought up-to-date and gain more insight. I enrolled with Penn Foster last August in the Paralegal Program. The education is excellent and the cost is very affordable. I have enjoyed all of the classes and completed three-fourths of the program. After I receive my diploma for the Paralegal Program, I am going to further my education even more. It’s been so exciting to learn that it gives you the desire to continue. You get a great sense of accomplishment and achievement from these long distance programs at Penn Foster. I highly recommend them to anyone of any age no matter where you’re at in your career or if you’re just beginning. It’s a great way to start and it’s never too late to better yourself!”
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Featured Program — PARALEGAL
Lawyers are delegating more responsibility for legal work to their Paralegals. Paralegals help prepare for closings, hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. They research appropriate laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other materials relevant to pending cases. Paralegals prepare legal arguments, draft pleadings and motions, obtain affidavits, and assist attorneys during the trial.
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Legal Career Salary Report*
Source: Payscale, Median Salary by Certification, March 2008
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Top 5 Legal Blogging Tips
Many lawyers have turned to blogging to publish articles. Blogging software has reduced the amount of grunt work for attorneys and paralegals, it hasn’t eliminated it completely. From an article in Bloglines, here are some tips:
• Write your posts in an HTML
or text editor.
• Use recurring features.
• Grammar and spelling
matter.
• If your blog title is too
broad, use subheadings.
• Use photos and videos.
Source: Bloglines, “Top 5 Unglamorous Legal Blogging Tips,” May 1, 2007
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Radio Discussion: Paralegals — The Backbone of the Law Practice
Visit Legal Talk Network for an interesting audio clip about Paralegals and their role in modern law practices: legaltalknetwork.com.
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