One of the best things about working as a virtual paralegal is that I get to work with really interesting people from all over Canada, the United States and even people who live in Europe! I have one client that is in the UK and I have people I occasionally need to liaise with contacts for my clients in some pretty far flung locations. This can be really cool, BUT there is a caveat. It can be pretty challenging to work across multiple time...
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This Friday and Saturday I’ll be attending a local blog conference, BlogWest. Now I’ll admit there is a large personal element for ME in attending this conference, but I also recognize how truly beneficial it can be to small business owners or solopreneurs to attend these types of events. Following the hashtag for the conference on Twitter (#blogwest) might make one think these events are for mom bloggers more than anyone. So not...
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I ended 2011 by redesigning Halo Secretarial’s website. I think the new look is fresh and a little more visual. Hopefully you like it too! I wanted to continue the update trend for 2012, so my first project was my home office. While admittedly I work all over my house (yay for laptops!) I do have a basement home office that was in not so pretty of shape until recently. Here’s the before picture (note boring bare walls and lack of...
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Some days you just feel unmotivated and uninspired. Time for an inspiring quote: Work is love made visible. And if you can’t work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of the people who work with joy. -Kahlil Gibran
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Wishing a wonderful 2012 to all my clients, colleagues and blog readers! I’m looking forward to a great 2012. 2011 was truly a successful year for Halo Secretarial Services, with several new clients and an increased dedication to taking on only lawyer clients, to allow me to truly practice my specialty of legal virtual assistance. I initiated working with my first subcontractor (a fabulous VLA based locally in Alberta), started using a...
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One of my goals working towards 2012 (as decided after working through some thoughts shared in my recent newsletter!) is to update my website and blog. I try to make the necessary fundamental changes on a regular basis (such as elimination or addition of services, changes to rates, etc) but now I’m due for an overhaul of the visual aspect of the sites. This means there may be a few glitchy moments here and there or times when the site is...
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