Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Administrative Law Paralegal Position Opening
Part-time, that would lead into full-time paralegal position for Administrative Law Office. This person would need to be a self starter. The position offers briefing of files, medical records, client contact, phone skills, and other duties. Specific qualifications of Medical terminolgy and at least Legal Reserch I is required. Please email resume to chastina@thenry.com or they can fax the resume to my attention at 309-690-3355. By September 15, 2008
Paralegal Position Available in Bloomington
Paralegal
The Office of the General Counsel for the Illinois Farm Bureau and COUNTRY Financial has an opportunity for a Paralegal in our Bloomington, Ill. Home Offices. The duties include:
Duties:
· Provide assistance to attorneys related to litigation support and case management.
· General corporate law and corporate transactional matters.
· Real estate loans.
· Insurance regulatory and trademark matters.
· Computerized legal research.
Requirements:
· College degree (with a Major in Legal Studies or Paralegal Certification) required.
· Excellent communication skills.
· Strong analytical and organizational skills.
· Detail orientated and flexible.
· Strong computer skills related to legal research and database applications.
About us…
Illinois Agricultural Association, also known as the Illinois Farm Bureau, is a not-for-profit membership organization. Its mission is to improve the economic well-being of agriculture and enrich the quality of farm family life. The organization works to achieve these goals in a number of ways, including representing farmers in local, state and national legislative and political activities and telling the farmer’s story to the public. In addition the IAA has a number of affiliated companies that provide various products and services including COUNTRY Financial.
At COUNTRY® Financial, we’re proud of the more than 5,000 employees and COUNTRY representatives across the country who provide exceptional service every day to customers. We know to maintain our tradition of excellent customer service, we must consistently attract, train and retain good people.
Our organizations provide challenging jobs; healthy and flexible work environments; learning, training and development opportunities; and competitive salaries and benefits.
Beth Nolan
Senior Employment Coordinator
Corporate Human Resources
COUNTRY Financial
beth.nolan@countryfinancial.com
309 821-5156
The Office of the General Counsel for the Illinois Farm Bureau and COUNTRY Financial has an opportunity for a Paralegal in our Bloomington, Ill. Home Offices. The duties include:
Duties:
· Provide assistance to attorneys related to litigation support and case management.
· General corporate law and corporate transactional matters.
· Real estate loans.
· Insurance regulatory and trademark matters.
· Computerized legal research.
Requirements:
· College degree (with a Major in Legal Studies or Paralegal Certification) required.
· Excellent communication skills.
· Strong analytical and organizational skills.
· Detail orientated and flexible.
· Strong computer skills related to legal research and database applications.
About us…
Illinois Agricultural Association, also known as the Illinois Farm Bureau, is a not-for-profit membership organization. Its mission is to improve the economic well-being of agriculture and enrich the quality of farm family life. The organization works to achieve these goals in a number of ways, including representing farmers in local, state and national legislative and political activities and telling the farmer’s story to the public. In addition the IAA has a number of affiliated companies that provide various products and services including COUNTRY Financial.
At COUNTRY® Financial, we’re proud of the more than 5,000 employees and COUNTRY representatives across the country who provide exceptional service every day to customers. We know to maintain our tradition of excellent customer service, we must consistently attract, train and retain good people.
Our organizations provide challenging jobs; healthy and flexible work environments; learning, training and development opportunities; and competitive salaries and benefits.
Beth Nolan
Senior Employment Coordinator
Corporate Human Resources
COUNTRY Financial
beth.nolan@countryfinancial.com
309 821-5156
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Legal Secretary Position Available.
Elias, Meginnes, Riffle & Seghetti, P.C.
416 Main Street, Suite 1400
Peoria, Illinois 61602
Legal Secretary position available. Please contact Troy N. Pudik or Rachel L. Wilson at (309) 637-6000.
This job is full-time Monday-Friday, 8:30-5:00 with one hour for lunch. They would be answering phones, greeting clients, filing, copying, scanning, and typing, together with other responsibilities depending on their qualifications and experience. They will need to have knowledge of Microsoft Word (all other programs we use we would train them on). They also need to be professional and courteous, on the phone as well as in person with the clients.
416 Main Street, Suite 1400
Peoria, Illinois 61602
Legal Secretary position available. Please contact Troy N. Pudik or Rachel L. Wilson at (309) 637-6000.
This job is full-time Monday-Friday, 8:30-5:00 with one hour for lunch. They would be answering phones, greeting clients, filing, copying, scanning, and typing, together with other responsibilities depending on their qualifications and experience. They will need to have knowledge of Microsoft Word (all other programs we use we would train them on). They also need to be professional and courteous, on the phone as well as in person with the clients.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Final St. Jude 08 Message-Meet us at Lou's!
This is my final St. Jude 08 Message. If you'd still like to donate I am asking that you either call in during the telathon (Coach Rashid will be on from 9:30-10:30 p.m.) or come by and see us at Lou's Drive In.
Lou's serves as a major stop for our run each year. Please come by and have root beer and chilli dogs Saturday August 2nd. Peggy Brown and her crack staff (even Joey and Charlie) will have plenty of chilli dogs and root beer. We run into Lou's around 4 p.m. Get there early and join the crowd of people wanting a sweaty hug and a root beer. If you can't meet us at Lou's, look for (and out for) us and other St. Jude groups running towards downtown Peoria that day. We leave from downtown Peoria to East Peoria at 6 a.m., we then run to and through the following communities and everywhere in between: Pekin around 8 a.m., Morton around 10 a.m., Washington over the noon hour and then through Metamora and Germantown Hills mid afternoon before crossing the bridge and through Peoria Heights to Lou's around 4 p.m. before heading down Knoxville and back to our starting point downtown.
Thanks for the support and for keeping the runners and more importantly the St. Jude kids in your thoughts and prayers.
Those who have donated to our St. Jude Tri-County run through me to date are: (listed in order received)
Jan C. Johnson
my Uncle Dan and Aunt Dee
Anonymous
Don and Diana Gustin at Joan's Trophy
Mike, Mariah, Michelle (aka my boss or MAJW) Weghorst
Elizabeth and J in Brazil
Sandy and Tom Crow
Judy Zhao and family
Arzy Harlan
James and Amonratana Lynn
Rita and Pete Fischbach
Rodney and Angela Robenstein
Mrs and Mr. Bridget Burke, Esq.
Mike and Amy Breitbach
Emily Fogler
Olivia Cecchetti
Don and Stacey Fiddes
Dr. John Wyant
Laura and Kevin Hiserote
Angela Wallace
Ron and Mom
Mike (my little brother) and Julie Higgins
Ginger and Charlie Clark
Theresa and Bill Finerty
Lisa and Eric Spires
Shelly and Dan Smith
Christy (my little sister) and Johnny Getz
Denise and Chad "Play Ball" Bailey
Darla and Stan Jones
Kathy and Kevin Fiddes
Marsha and Dan Tigue
James and Martha Swicke
Trish and Dewey Needham
The Central Illinois Paralegal Association (and all my former students and friends in that organization)
Jennifer Guppy with a potential to match from her employer (also an employer of several of our ICC Paralegal grads) RLI
Anonymous in Memory of Kevin who likely would be with us today thanks to the developments at St. Jude since his passing
Kelly and Mike Poster
Cliff Bar for donating a gazillion little Cliffs we'll use to sustain us on the run
and Amanda, Ryne, Shea and Sean for their donation and for supporting my efforts to get miles in for the kids of St. Jude.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Introduction to the Study of Law
I won't be available the evening of the scheduled Paralegal or Criminal Justice program orientations (August 14th) and as a result of that absence I recorded the following video now posted on YouTube.
New students, this video may be shared with you at your program orientation session. I will also suggest students enrolled in my online law related courses view this video at the beginning of the semester.
If any of our graduates have additional comments and suggestions for the new and current paralegal and criminal justice students please feel free to post those comments here or submit your comments or suggestions to YouTube.
If you have an interest in enrolling or questions about our American Bar Association approved Paralegal programs or our Criminal Justice program, please contact Michelle Weghorst at 309-690-7691 or michelle.weghorst@icc.edu
New students, this video may be shared with you at your program orientation session. I will also suggest students enrolled in my online law related courses view this video at the beginning of the semester.
If any of our graduates have additional comments and suggestions for the new and current paralegal and criminal justice students please feel free to post those comments here or submit your comments or suggestions to YouTube.
If you have an interest in enrolling or questions about our American Bar Association approved Paralegal programs or our Criminal Justice program, please contact Michelle Weghorst at 309-690-7691 or michelle.weghorst@icc.edu
Friday, July 18, 2008
"Your Wintess" Book Review
Your Witness, published by Law Bulletin Publishing Company, is billed on it’s website as follows:
“In YOUR WITNESS, fifty of the nation's top trial lawyers share the secrets of the most engaging, difficult, and dramatic aspect of their work - cross-examination.
These secrets are revealed through richly told courtroom "war stories" with a point. While the stories contain some interesting bits of Chicago "color" - mobsters, corrupt politicians and businessmen, street gangs, mass murderers, sports figures, Nobel Laureates, and Colonel McCormick of the Tribune - many of the stories occur across the nation, and the book has broad appeal to lawyers and non-lawyers alike.”
I had posted my suggested summer reading list for my students on our blawg back in May. That post attracted the attention of Carrie Wallick, and a publicist for Your Witness. Carrie contacted me to ask that I read Your Witness and consider writing a review about the book. Carrie didn’t tell me that several more qualified individuals had already done so and if you go to the book web site you can read their comments.
The list of many of those equally qualified lawyers who have already provided their comments about this book provide an opportunity for a sequel publication.
I will incorporate a few of those quotes into my own thoughts in this review.
“Having been in a courtroom with many of the contributors to Your Witness, I can assure readers that it would be wise to pay careful attention to what they have to say.” — Justice John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court
I have had the opportunity to see a few of these individuals in action and meet several others. Some are known outside of Chicago, others are legends within a 5 mile radius. While there are equally competent and interesting characters in central Illinois, downstate and in fact in every community of lawyers, the opportunities to try interesting cases that resulted in interesting court room scenarios and ultimately great stories, were more abundant for these fine Chicago lawyers.
“Wow! The eclectic array of talented authors has truly captured the art—and it is an art—of cross-examination. This book is a must read for the neophyte and the seasoned trial lawyer.” — Phil Corboy, Corboy & Demetrio, Legendary Chicago trial lawyer
I think the major lesson to be learned from this book is duly noted in Phil Corboy’s comments (why wasn’t he in the book?). While great effort towards preparation should be a given for anyone deemed competent to leave law school, and the level of preparation is stressed throughout, the art of cross examination is equally important. This point is made by various authors who stress more than anything the need to be yourself and through your preparation be able to take what comes your way through direct and paint the broad or short strokes necessary to best get your points across to the jury. If I were teaching a trial advocacy course I would make this book a mandatory text. I would encourage my students to not only think about what they read but do as many of the authors suggested they themselves did, go to the court house and watch and learn from the masters. This isn’t something you can read about or do once or twice in a mock trial setting or a few traffic trials and master. Law students and new lawyers should be encouraged to take time to go and watch, to learn from experienced lawyers, to appreciate the art of cross examination.
“After reading The Art of Cross Examination by Francis Wellman, I was moved to
enroll in law school. After reading Molo and Figliulo’s, Your Witness, I want to
become a lawyer all over again. Culled from the experiences of great trial lawyers,
this is the new standard for the art of cross-examination. It’s a fascinating journey
into the inside world of the trial lawyer.” —Bill Kurtis, host of the A&E seriesAmerican Justice
Bill Kurtis is correct, this is a fascinating journey into the inside world of the trial lawyer. It would be great to have as much of this memorialized in video accounts as possible. As well as these stories read, all of these folks are fine story tellers and several of these individuals and their accounts should be preserved for future generations on video. Many of the accounts would be equally compelling on video, some could be full-feature length movies. I would shell out the cost of a movie to see a movie about the life and career of George Leighton. Other stories would make great teaching vignettes for CLE courses and law school courses. Maybe Bill should start a new A&E series?
Go to the book website to learn more.
“In YOUR WITNESS, fifty of the nation's top trial lawyers share the secrets of the most engaging, difficult, and dramatic aspect of their work - cross-examination.
These secrets are revealed through richly told courtroom "war stories" with a point. While the stories contain some interesting bits of Chicago "color" - mobsters, corrupt politicians and businessmen, street gangs, mass murderers, sports figures, Nobel Laureates, and Colonel McCormick of the Tribune - many of the stories occur across the nation, and the book has broad appeal to lawyers and non-lawyers alike.”
I had posted my suggested summer reading list for my students on our blawg back in May. That post attracted the attention of Carrie Wallick, and a publicist for Your Witness. Carrie contacted me to ask that I read Your Witness and consider writing a review about the book. Carrie didn’t tell me that several more qualified individuals had already done so and if you go to the book web site you can read their comments.
The list of many of those equally qualified lawyers who have already provided their comments about this book provide an opportunity for a sequel publication.
I will incorporate a few of those quotes into my own thoughts in this review.
“Having been in a courtroom with many of the contributors to Your Witness, I can assure readers that it would be wise to pay careful attention to what they have to say.” — Justice John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court
I have had the opportunity to see a few of these individuals in action and meet several others. Some are known outside of Chicago, others are legends within a 5 mile radius. While there are equally competent and interesting characters in central Illinois, downstate and in fact in every community of lawyers, the opportunities to try interesting cases that resulted in interesting court room scenarios and ultimately great stories, were more abundant for these fine Chicago lawyers.
“Wow! The eclectic array of talented authors has truly captured the art—and it is an art—of cross-examination. This book is a must read for the neophyte and the seasoned trial lawyer.” — Phil Corboy, Corboy & Demetrio, Legendary Chicago trial lawyer
I think the major lesson to be learned from this book is duly noted in Phil Corboy’s comments (why wasn’t he in the book?). While great effort towards preparation should be a given for anyone deemed competent to leave law school, and the level of preparation is stressed throughout, the art of cross examination is equally important. This point is made by various authors who stress more than anything the need to be yourself and through your preparation be able to take what comes your way through direct and paint the broad or short strokes necessary to best get your points across to the jury. If I were teaching a trial advocacy course I would make this book a mandatory text. I would encourage my students to not only think about what they read but do as many of the authors suggested they themselves did, go to the court house and watch and learn from the masters. This isn’t something you can read about or do once or twice in a mock trial setting or a few traffic trials and master. Law students and new lawyers should be encouraged to take time to go and watch, to learn from experienced lawyers, to appreciate the art of cross examination.
“After reading The Art of Cross Examination by Francis Wellman, I was moved to
enroll in law school. After reading Molo and Figliulo’s, Your Witness, I want to
become a lawyer all over again. Culled from the experiences of great trial lawyers,
this is the new standard for the art of cross-examination. It’s a fascinating journey
into the inside world of the trial lawyer.” —Bill Kurtis, host of the A&E seriesAmerican Justice
Bill Kurtis is correct, this is a fascinating journey into the inside world of the trial lawyer. It would be great to have as much of this memorialized in video accounts as possible. As well as these stories read, all of these folks are fine story tellers and several of these individuals and their accounts should be preserved for future generations on video. Many of the accounts would be equally compelling on video, some could be full-feature length movies. I would shell out the cost of a movie to see a movie about the life and career of George Leighton. Other stories would make great teaching vignettes for CLE courses and law school courses. Maybe Bill should start a new A&E series?
Go to the book website to learn more.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Reality, Thoughts, Motivation and continued St. Jude Thanks
We all know someone who is fighting cancer. I have several friends like number 43, the the Gridley Ghost Larry Hughes, designer of many area roadways who is battling in a time that should be his relaxing retirement years to my buddy Chris Spahn who is facing his second major battle in two years, third lifetime, when his biggest worries should be taking care of his wife and kids. We all know someone close to us, relatives, friends and co-workers, who are or have endured similar circumstances and their battles weigh heavily on our hearts and minds.
But the children battling cancer . . .
Please visit the CaringBridge pages for two of these kids. Austin is a boy I introduced via this blawg a year or so ago. Austin continues his battle. I first learned about a few weeks ago. She is early on in her fight.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/austinrhoda
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/katelynbushnell
It’s these kids who motivate us to run. On mornings like this one where I wake up thinking I should probably be making an appointment to see Dr. Deceane instead of lacing up the running shoes, when the humidity is higher than the 90 degree temperatures and it’s just not pleasant in any way shape or form, physically or mentally to even think about running, that the mere thought of these kids gets me out on the road and through the run. It’s the same for hundreds of other St. Jude runners.
Please keep these kids in your thoughts and prayers and if you have not made a donation to a St. Jude runner (me or anyone else) think about doing so.
Those who have donated to our St. Jude Tri-County run through me to date are: (listed in order received)
Jan C. Johnson
my Uncle Dan and Aunt Dee
Anonymous
Don and Diana Gustin at Joan's Trophy
Mike, Mariah, Michelle (aka my boss or MAJW) Weghorst
Elizabeth and J in Brazil
Sandy and Tom Crow
Judy Zhao and family
Arzy Harlan
James and Amonratana Lynn
Rita and Pete Fischbach
Rodney and Angela Robenstein
Mrs and Mr. Bridget Burke, Esq.
Mike and Amy Breitbach
Emily Fogler
Olivia Cecchetti
Don and Stacey Fiddes
Dr. John Wyant
Laura and Kevin Hiserote
Angela Wallace
Ron and Mom
Mike (my little brother) and Julie Higgins
Ginger and Charlie Clark
Theresa and Bill Finerty
Lisa and Eric Spires
Shelly and Dan Smith
Christy (my little sister) and Johnny Getz
Denise and Chad "Play Ball" Bailey
Darla and Stan Jones
Kathy and Kevin Fiddes
Marsha and Dan Tigue
James and Martha Swicke
Trish and Dewey Needham
The Central Illinois Paralegal Association (and all my former students and friends in that organization)
Jennifer Guppy with a potential to match from her employer (also an employer of several of our ICC Paralegal grads) RLI
Whether you support our run, another runner or run or make a monetary or other contribution to St. Jude (eat at Chili's, shop at Target etc.), come by and have root beer and chilli dogs at Lou's to cheer us on to the finish at 4 p.m. on Saturday August 2nd, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Please mail a donation payable to St. Jude Tri-County Run c/o Tom Higgins, Illinois Central College, 5407 N. University, Cedar Hall, Peoria, IL 61635.
But the children battling cancer . . .
Please visit the CaringBridge pages for two of these kids. Austin is a boy I introduced via this blawg a year or so ago. Austin continues his battle. I first learned about a few weeks ago. She is early on in her fight.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/austinrhoda
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/katelynbushnell
It’s these kids who motivate us to run. On mornings like this one where I wake up thinking I should probably be making an appointment to see Dr. Deceane instead of lacing up the running shoes, when the humidity is higher than the 90 degree temperatures and it’s just not pleasant in any way shape or form, physically or mentally to even think about running, that the mere thought of these kids gets me out on the road and through the run. It’s the same for hundreds of other St. Jude runners.
Please keep these kids in your thoughts and prayers and if you have not made a donation to a St. Jude runner (me or anyone else) think about doing so.
Those who have donated to our St. Jude Tri-County run through me to date are: (listed in order received)
Jan C. Johnson
my Uncle Dan and Aunt Dee
Anonymous
Don and Diana Gustin at Joan's Trophy
Mike, Mariah, Michelle (aka my boss or MAJW) Weghorst
Elizabeth and J in Brazil
Sandy and Tom Crow
Judy Zhao and family
Arzy Harlan
James and Amonratana Lynn
Rita and Pete Fischbach
Rodney and Angela Robenstein
Mrs and Mr. Bridget Burke, Esq.
Mike and Amy Breitbach
Emily Fogler
Olivia Cecchetti
Don and Stacey Fiddes
Dr. John Wyant
Laura and Kevin Hiserote
Angela Wallace
Ron and Mom
Mike (my little brother) and Julie Higgins
Ginger and Charlie Clark
Theresa and Bill Finerty
Lisa and Eric Spires
Shelly and Dan Smith
Christy (my little sister) and Johnny Getz
Denise and Chad "Play Ball" Bailey
Darla and Stan Jones
Kathy and Kevin Fiddes
Marsha and Dan Tigue
James and Martha Swicke
Trish and Dewey Needham
The Central Illinois Paralegal Association (and all my former students and friends in that organization)
Jennifer Guppy with a potential to match from her employer (also an employer of several of our ICC Paralegal grads) RLI
Whether you support our run, another runner or run or make a monetary or other contribution to St. Jude (eat at Chili's, shop at Target etc.), come by and have root beer and chilli dogs at Lou's to cheer us on to the finish at 4 p.m. on Saturday August 2nd, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Please mail a donation payable to St. Jude Tri-County Run c/o Tom Higgins, Illinois Central College, 5407 N. University, Cedar Hall, Peoria, IL 61635.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Full time Legal Assistant position opening!
Kingery Durree Wakeman & Ryan, Assoc. has an opening for legal assistant . The position is full time and the hours are from 8:30-5:00 p.m. Please forward all resumes to Arthur R. Kingery via his personal email of Arkingery@aol.com.
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