Paralegals on Fire! with Ann Pearson
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.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 106
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Episode 83: Paralegal Inspiration Episode - An Interview with Amy Elder
In this episode, Ann Pearson speaks with Amy Elder. Amy shares her journey from being a file opener to becoming a paralegal at a mid-size Atlanta firm specializing in workers' compensation.
She discu…
Episode 82: Things I Learned as a Manager That I Wish I Knew When I Was a Paralegal
In this episode, Ann reflects on her experience as a paralegal manager and shares valuable lessons she wish she knew as a paralegal. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the business aspect…
Episode 81: Fake It Till You Make It Is a Bad Idea
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In this episode, Ann emphasizes the danger…
Episode 80: Should You Take Any Position to Get Your Foot in the Door?
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In this guest episode of the Paralegals on…
Episode 79: Paralegal to Lawyer - An Interview with Sarah Riley Mohr
In today's episode, Sarah Riley Mohr, Associate Corporate Counsel at Amazon, talks about her journey from being a paralegal to becoming a lawyer. Sarah discusses the challenges and rewards of her pat…
Episode 78: You're Not Really Doing Litigation If You're Not Doing E-discovery. An Interview of Michael Quartararo with ACEDS
In this episode, Ann and Michael Quartararo discuss e-Discovery. The growing area of e-Discovery has become a mandatory skill for paralegals in the industry, and it's encouraged that all paralegals l…
Episode 77: Monthly Paralegal Inspiration Episode: An Interview With Amy McGuigan
In this episode, Amy discusses the difference between a legal secretary/assistant and a paralegal. Amy is the chair of the paralegal section of the San Francisco Bar Association and has written sever…
Episode 76: Can You Really Get a Paralegal Job Without a Certificate?
This conversation between Ann Pearson and Jessie Foss emphasizes the importance to be curious, ask questions, and research the law on your own in order to advance in the field. Through Jessies' curi…
Episode 75: 7 Habits of the Indispensable Paralegal
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Key Takeaways:
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Don't waste the investment of tim…
Episode 74: Paralegal Inspiration Episode – An Interview with Heidi Semkovich
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In our monthly paralegal inspiration episode serie…
Episode 73: Mindfulness Tips to Keep Paralegal Stress in Check
In this guest episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann Pearson talks with Heather Gonzalez, a paralegal who is also a Certified Nutritionist, 500-hour Yoga Teacher, Wellness Coach, Person…
Episode 72: Paralegal Tips for Coping With a Boss Who Yells At You
In this solo episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann Pearson shares advice on what you can do if your attorney yells at you because no one should have to tolerate such behavior no matter…
Episode 71: March Paralegal Inspiration Episode: An Interview with Brian Carchedi
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If you’ve been a podcast listener for a while, you…
Episode 70: 10 Litigation Paralegal Tips for Success
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In this solo episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Po…
Episode 69: Get Unstuck and Out of Your Own Way
In this guest episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann Pearson talks with Dan Moulder, paralegal manager and author of the book “The Lunch.” In the book, Dan tells a story about an annual…
Episode 68: February Paralegal Inspiration Episode - An Interview with Lisa Gutierrez
If you’ve been a podcast listener for a while, you heard the earlier episode that I asked for paralegals who wanted to be interviewed about what they love about being a paralegal and help spread some…
Episode 67: What’s Your 5-Year Plan?
In this solo episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show Ann Pearson shares the importance of writing out a plan and taking the time to visualize what you hope to see in your future for both your…
Episode 66: Are You Still Waiting For That On-the-Job Training?
It happens to so many. You graduate from school and land an exciting new job, but the training to do your job well never comes. What should you do?
If you’re a new paralegal or someone who has been i…
Episode 65: 3 Traits of Rockstar Paralegals
There are so many traits, skills, and habits that make for a successful paralegal career. We talk about many of them in this podcast show, but today we’re going to just focus on three of them so that…
Episode 64: The Paralegal Survey Results Are In!
In this solo episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show Ann Pearson discusses the results from the paralegal survey Paralegal Boot Camp ran a few months ago, where we asked some questions that w…