tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1648308 2011-10-24T16:08:56-05:00 a blog from The Missouri Bar Lawyer Referral Service -- for support staff -- featuring resources and weekly updates that can make your work experience more enjoyable, more rewarding, and of more value to the clients and attorneys you help. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fa937df88330162fbe361ff970d 2011-10-24T16:08:56-05:00 2011-10-24T17:25:38-05:00

This is our last post. Yep. It really is. Over three years ago, we began our little project -- The Legal Pad -- a blog primarily for support staff -- those folks who work "on the front lines" in the...

Suzanne Creech tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fa937df8833015436085566970c 2011-10-10T14:23:04-05:00 2011-10-10T17:18:20-05:00

No. This is not going to be one of those highfalutin, gooey discussions that you might hear at a law school. I don't know enough about law to know whether there's anything majestic about it. I know that a few...

Jack Wax tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fa937df8833015435ded7fc970c 2011-10-03T15:38:57-05:00 2011-10-03T15:34:13-05:00

My husband and I went to a wedding this past weekend. A good time was had by all! We traveled over two hours to a little town in rural Missouri where we both used to live. At the wedding and...

Suzanne Creech tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fa937df8833015391045114970b 2011-08-28T19:20:13-05:00 2011-08-28T19:22:25-05:00

I got up late this morning. Ugh. That's not good. Starting off late throws me off. It seems like the off-kilter feeling lasts all day long. As a result, I'm still discombobulated. Have you been having a hard time getting...

Suzanne Creech tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fa937df8833014e8a58f2a2970d 2011-08-03T11:51:30-05:00 2011-08-03T11:35:36-05:00

I think that if I were going to have a stroke, a heart attack, or a nervous breakdown, it would have happened last week. That had to be one of the most stressful weeks that I, you, and anyone else...

Jack Wax tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fa937df8833014e89f69948970d 2011-07-19T13:57:34-05:00 2011-07-19T13:57:34-05:00

Okay -- here's this guy -- working for a company in Indiana. The company hosted a Fourth of July cookout for their employees. The company paid for the hamburgers and hot dogs -- and there were some leftovers. The supervisor...

Suzanne Creech tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fa937df883301538fdc4f07970b 2011-07-13T08:32:14-05:00 2011-07-13T08:32:14-05:00

The Missouri Bar Lawyer Referral Service normally charges potential clients a $25.00 administrative fee to refer them to attorneys. For $25.00, people can get an up-to-thirty minute consultation with an attorney to get legal advice and get their legal questions...

Suzanne Creech tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fa937df883301538f56f7b3970b 2011-06-21T15:24:13-05:00 2011-06-21T15:20:47-05:00

I work in an office setting with about 50 other people. We sit at computers most of the day. We’re networked – or more exactly, our computers are networked. We can share files and printers and occasional emails. We know...

Jack Wax tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fa937df883301538efe0546970b 2011-06-06T12:56:52-05:00 2011-06-06T17:12:19-05:00

Today, I’m going to present you with a challenge. It may be difficult for you. It might even shake you up a bit. We’ll see. Before we begin, if you’re doing something else while you’re reading this -- you’ll have...

Suzanne Creech tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fa937df8833014e88b0cb2e970d 2011-05-26T13:14:20-05:00 2011-05-26T13:14:20-05:00

A toll-free telephone number 1-800-829-4128 -- has been established at The Missouri Bar to receive requests for legal help for storm victims. Callers will be asked to give a brief description of their problem or question as well as a...

Suzanne Creech