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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s not entirely true. I&#8217;m not sending actual physical Christmas cards to any of my friends or out-of-state family this year. Those that have email (and these days &#8211; EVERYONE does) &#8211; you&#8217;ll get a &#8220;green&#8221; card (i.e., an electronic Christmas wish). I did buy 2 boxes of Christmas cards this year to supplement the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=legalvas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8050070&amp;post=92&amp;subd=legalvas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[I try not to get too political because if I climb up on my soapbox about issues I&#8217;m passionate about, it&#8217;ll take more than a ladder to get me down. You know that beanstalk that Jack had to climb to get to the Giant? Yeah &#8230; that&#8217;s nothing. But I have to talk about the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=legalvas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8050070&amp;post=87&amp;subd=legalvas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delegate, Don&#8217;t Procrastinate! Have you heard that a lot? Have you thought that a lot? Have people around you been telling you that you need to delegate some stuff so you have a life? If you&#8217;re an owner of a company, or an executive, you&#8217;ve probably got a lot on your plate, and sometimes you&#8217;re [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=legalvas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8050070&amp;post=67&amp;subd=legalvas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks a couple of very special days. On October 14th 12 years ago I was in the hospital, arguing with them that I really was pregnant &#8211; in fact SOOO pregnant I was 10 days overdue. You see, my first pregnancy was marked with lots of trips to the hospital because no one ever [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=legalvas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8050070&amp;post=80&amp;subd=legalvas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;C&#8221; is for Customer Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I started writing this particular blog post, it was in a completely different direction from what it is now. However, based on events this morning, I am compelled to change direction completely. This post started out about confidence, and who knows &#8211; I might talk about confidence later on. I&#8217;ll just have to see [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=legalvas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8050070&amp;post=75&amp;subd=legalvas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Legal VAs are Breaking Ground</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So &#8230;. I&#8217;ve got some good news. I&#8217;ve been sitting on it for a while, anxious as a kid the night before Christmas, and here it is: I&#8217;ve joined Total PMA as a service provider of Legal Virtual Assistant Services to their members. What this means is that the members of Total PMA that need [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=legalvas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8050070&amp;post=72&amp;subd=legalvas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;B&#8221; is for Boundaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a while since I’ve posted to this blog because I’ve been dealing a lot with boundaries both in my business and personal life – which is the topic of this blog post today. Do you know your boundaries? How well do you define them and honor them? Who is allowed to cross any [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=legalvas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8050070&amp;post=68&amp;subd=legalvas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts of Aretha and Arnold (Respect and Strength)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What word comes to mind when you hear the name Aretha? Respect (admit it – now you’re singing the song). And Arnold? The first word that comes to mind for me when I think of that name is strength. Due to the economy this year, the main emphasis for businesses – no matter the industry [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=legalvas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8050070&amp;post=64&amp;subd=legalvas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;A&#8221; is for Accountability</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading a lot of posts on Twitter, Facebook and blogs wondering how Legal VAs, Virtual Paralegals or those working virtually for and with attorneys are accountable for the work that they do. I answer this way: How can you be sure that any in-office staff is accountable unless you&#8217;re constantly monitoring them? Legal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=legalvas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8050070&amp;post=51&amp;subd=legalvas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Virtual Assistance for Attorneys</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an attorney who utilizes social media to keep in contact with clients and harnesses the internet for marketing, do you find yourself getting behind in utilizing this medium to its best advantage? If so &#8211; hire a Legal VA (Virtual Assistant who specializes in supporting attorneys) to handle your social media! For a limited [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=legalvas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8050070&amp;post=59&amp;subd=legalvas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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