Paralegals on Fire! with Ann Pearson

By Ann Pearson

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Episodes: 100

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The Paralegals on Fire podcast show is hosted by Ann Pearson, former paralegal and paralegal manager, turned entrepreneur. Join us each week to get actionable strategies to fast-track your paralegal career. We're going to do that with informative interviews, behind the curtain tips from management, and solo episodes where we take deep dives into areas that matter most to paralegals. Our mission is to give you tangible things that you can walk away with each week that add value to your paralegal career.

Episode Date
Clearing Up the Confusion About the Ads For Remote Paralegal Jobs
Jul 09, 2025
What To Do When You're Not Ready To Retire, But You're Tired Of the Long Work Hours
Jun 25, 2025
Why This State Supreme Court Justice Wanted the Job Might Surprise You
Jun 18, 2025
Episode 155: How Much Is Your "Free" Time Worth?
Jun 11, 2025
Episode 154: I Hate to Be the Bad Guy - But Billing Your Time is Part of Your Job
Jun 04, 2025
Episode 153: Avoid These Or Risk Stalling Your Paralegal Career
May 28, 2025
Episode 152: 5 Things Every Litigation Paralegal Should Know Before Their First Trial
May 21, 2025
Episode 151: Paralegal Mistakes - How to Recover and Grow After Them
Apr 24, 2025
Episode 150: The 4 B's of a Well-Rounded Paralegal
Apr 15, 2025
Episode 149: Imagine a World Where Everyone Has Access to Justice: An Interview with Michael Houlberg
Mar 25, 2025
Episode 148: Paralegal Career Tips + An Invitation to Join Me
Mar 18, 2025
Episode 147: There Is No Failure If You Don't Quit - An Interview with Kat Bell
Mar 04, 2025
Episode 146: Want to Instantly Lower Your Stress? An Interview with Paralegal, Vincent Ascolese
Feb 17, 2025
Episode 145: A Lesson From Alaska's Community Justice Workers - An Interview With Nikole Nelson
Feb 04, 2025
Episode 144: An AI Interview About Career Strategies
Jan 14, 2025
Episode 143: Paralegal Trends for 2025
Jan 07, 2025
Episode 142: Now is the Time to Embrace AI Tools
Dec 23, 2024
Episode 141: The Paralegal Playbook - 10 Career-Boosting Principles
Dec 02, 2024
Episode 140: Utah's LLP Program
Nov 19, 2024
Episode 139: Paralegal Time Management or Attention Management?
Nov 12, 2024
Episode 138: Take Ownership of Your Work
Oct 29, 2024
Episode 137: Real Talk About Arizona's Paralegal Licensing Program
Oct 22, 2024
Episode 136: Avoid These Communication Mistakes
Oct 08, 2024
Episode 135: Attorney Reveals the 3 Must-Have Skills for Paralegals
Sep 17, 2024
Episode 134: Lessons Learned from Washington State's LLLT Program
Sep 10, 2024
Episode 133: An Easy Way to Get Comfortable Using ChatGPT - Guest Host Kristy Medo
Aug 27, 2024
Episode 132: Paralegal Wellness to Reduce Burnout
Aug 20, 2024
Episode 131: Paralegal Licensing by the Numbers - With Linda Odermott
Aug 13, 2024
Episode 130: Don't Give up on Finding the Paralegal Job of Your Dreams
Aug 06, 2024
Episode 129: How to Network and Stand Out to an Employer as a Paralegal Student
Jul 30, 2024
Episode 128: Curiosity is a Paralegal Superpower
Jul 23, 2024
Episode 127: Be the Go-To Paralegal for AI to Future-Proof Your Career!
Jul 16, 2024
Episode 126: Billable Hours Are Not Just About One Number
Jun 18, 2024
Episode 125: Why the Firm Didn't Counteroffer When You Put in Your Notice
Jun 11, 2024
Episode 124: Some big announcements!
Jun 04, 2024
Episode 123: You Made a Big Mistake at Work. Now what?
May 14, 2024
Episode 122: From Panic Mode Paralegal to Confident Case Strategist
Apr 29, 2024
Everything Doesn't Have to be a Rush Project
Apr 22, 2024
How to Get Promoted to a Paralegal Position
Apr 15, 2024
Episode 119: Be Willing to Pivot for Career Growth - An Interview with Lewanda Franklin
Apr 08, 2024
Episode 118: Can You Make Any Money as a Freelance Paralegal? An Interview with Jaclyn Foster
Apr 01, 2024
Episode 117: Quick Resume Tips
Mar 25, 2024
Episode 116: Let's do a 5-Day Paralegal Challenge
Mar 18, 2024
Episode 115: You Have a Right to Pursue Happiness - An Interview with Tony Sipp
Mar 11, 2024
Episode 114: A Paralegal Student Interviews Me
Mar 04, 2024
Episode 113: You Are Worth More Than $15 Per Hour
Feb 26, 2024
Episode 112: Your Paralegal Skills Can Lead to This - An Interview with Tea Godfrey
Feb 12, 2024
Episode 111: BONUS Pitfall For New Paralegals to Avoid
Feb 07, 2024
Episode 110: Pitfall 5 - Quit the Profession Because of One Bad...
Feb 06, 2024
Episode 109: Pitfall 4 - Focus on the Number of Years
Feb 05, 2024
Episode 108: Pitfall 3 - Neglect Your Soft Skills
Feb 04, 2024
Episode 107: Pitfall 2 - Not Building a Professional Network
Feb 03, 2024
Episode 106: Pitfall 1 - Stay in Your Lane
Feb 02, 2024
Episode 105: Bonus Podcast Series Announcement
Feb 01, 2024
Episode 104: Bringing Awareness to Paralegal Disabilities (An Interview with Samantha Brillantino)
Jan 29, 2024
Episode 103: 7 Litigation Tips to Kick Off 2024
Jan 22, 2024
Episode 102: The 5-Day Challenge for New Litigation Paralegals
Jan 15, 2024
Episode 101: A 3-Step Plan for Litigation Paralegals in 2024
Jan 08, 2024
Episode 100: Top 10 Tips to End the Year
Dec 18, 2023
Episode 99: Charting Paralegal Success - A Reflection on 2023
Dec 04, 2023
Episode 98: Paralegal to Compliance Officer -An Interview with Melissa Andrews
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 97: Paralegal Mentors Can Have Such a Big Impact
Nov 06, 2023
Episode 96: You Have Unlimited Career Options
Oct 23, 2023
Episode 95: How to be a Rockstar Personal Injury Paralegal
Oct 09, 2023
Episode 94: Are you a legal assistant or a paralegal?
Sep 25, 2023
Episode 93: Your Ask Me Anything Questions Answered
Sep 18, 2023
Episode 92: This One Skill Can Make or Break a Paralegal Career
Sep 11, 2023
Episode 91: Do You Need a Time Audit?
Aug 21, 2023
Episode 90: Your Most Important Role as a Trial Paralegal
Aug 14, 2023
Episode 89: Your Paralegal Manager Questions
Aug 07, 2023
Episode 88: Ask Me Anything
Jul 31, 2023
Episode 87: Finding Your Confident Voice as a New Paralegal
Jul 24, 2023
Episode 86: Your Billable Hours Matter More Than You Think
Jul 17, 2023
Episode 85: 3 Tips for Drafting Billable Time Entries
Jul 10, 2023
Episode 84: Can You Fix Your (Attorney)Boss?
Jun 26, 2023
Episode 83: Paralegal Inspiration Episode - An Interview with Amy Elder
Jun 19, 2023
Episode 82: Things I Learned as a Manager That I Wish I Knew When I Was a Paralegal
Jun 12, 2023
Episode 81: Fake It Till You Make It Is a Bad Idea
Jun 05, 2023
Episode 80: Should You Take Any Position to Get Your Foot in the Door?
May 22, 2023
Episode 79: Paralegal to Lawyer - An Interview with Sarah Riley Mohr
May 15, 2023
Episode 78: You're Not Really Doing Litigation If You're Not Doing E-discovery. An Interview of Michael Quartararo with ACEDS
May 08, 2023
Episode 77: Monthly Paralegal Inspiration Episode: An Interview With Amy McGuigan
May 01, 2023
Episode 76: Can You Really Get a Paralegal Job Without a Certificate?
Apr 24, 2023
Episode 75: 7 Habits of the Indispensable Paralegal
Apr 17, 2023
Episode 74: Paralegal Inspiration Episode – An Interview with Heidi Semkovich
Apr 10, 2023
Episode 73: Mindfulness Tips to Keep Paralegal Stress in Check
Apr 03, 2023
Episode 72: Paralegal Tips for Coping With a Boss Who Yells At You
Mar 21, 2023
Episode 71: March Paralegal Inspiration Episode: An Interview with Brian Carchedi
Mar 07, 2023
Episode 70: 10 Litigation Paralegal Tips for Success
Feb 28, 2023
Episode 69: Get Unstuck and Out of Your Own Way
Feb 21, 2023
Episode 68: February Paralegal Inspiration Episode - An Interview with Lisa Gutierrez
Feb 14, 2023
Episode 67: What’s Your 5-Year Plan?
Feb 07, 2023
Episode 66: Are You Still Waiting For That On-the-Job Training?
Jan 31, 2023
Episode 65: 3 Traits of Rockstar Paralegals
Jan 24, 2023
Episode 64: The Paralegal Survey Results Are In!
Jan 17, 2023
Episode 63: What It Looks Like To Be A Proactive Paralegal
Jan 10, 2023
Episode 62: January Paralegal Inspiration Episode - An Interview with Lisa Abbe
Jan 03, 2023
Episode 61: It's Time to Celebrate Your Wins!
Dec 27, 2022
Episode 60: If I Was Starting a New Paralegal Career Today
Dec 20, 2022
Episode 59: Turn Your Paralegal Internship Into a Job Offer
Dec 13, 2022