The George Washington University Paralegal Alumni Association

GW College of Professional Studies congratulates all our 2017 Paralegal Studies graduates!

The Paralegal Alumni Association organized this year’s GW Paralegal Tech Talk event focusing on Cybersecurity and eDiscovery. The event discussed the growing importance of cybersecurity in the legal field.

We want to send a special thank you to all our sponsors for their financial support and for being part of the event including Evolver, kCura-Relativity, and CaseDriven, along with representative support by law firm Dentons, R&W Group, and Palmer Staffing.

The event featured the following presenters and sessions:

Presenter: Bruce Markowitz (Vice President of eDiscovery, Evolver)
Session 1 & 2: eDiscovery: Intro to Cybersecurity
Presenter: Angela Masciulli, MPS, ACP
Session 3: Ethics eDiscovery and Cybersecurity
Presenter: Elise Shaengold (GKG Law, P.C.)
Session 4: Paralegal Roles and Law Firm Cybersecurity
Presenter and Sponsor: kCura-Relativity
Session 5: Technology Demo

Thank you to the GW Paralegal Alumni Association, alumni, non GW-affiliated paralegals and sponsors for making this event a success.

Check out one of our amazing speakers that will be presenting at tomorrow's Paralegal Tech Talk! Today is the last day to register!

Angela Masciulli, ACP, MPS, eDiscovery Project Manager, eDiscovery IQ. Angela holds a master’s degree in professional studies from the George Washington University’s Paralegal Studies Program and is a NALA advanced certified paralegal in eDiscovery. She leverages legal technical knowledge with more than 15 years litigation experience to more efficiently serve clients. In addition to regularly publishing articles on a variety of legal topics, she delivers training webinars and seminars to legal professionals in the areas of eDiscovery, introduction to employment law for paralegals, medical record evaluations, and anticipating attorney needs.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento, California is looking for a Legal Assistant (OA), GS-986-5/6/7, in the Criminal Division. Please click on link for further information and instructions on applying.

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Check out one of our amazing speakers that will be presenting at this week's Paralegal Tech Talk on March 17!

Elise is a litigation paralegal with over a decade of experience in the legal industry. As an undergraduate student at The George Washington University in the Integrated Information, Science and Technology program, Ms. Schaengold conducted extensive research regarding the role law firms' leadership play in developing and implementing cybersecurity measures within small and medium sized law firms. For her thesis project, Ms. Schaengold assisted a legal aid organization in Northern Virginia with developing potential cybersecurity policies and designed and launched a website providing a central resource for attorneys and staff of legal organizations in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland communities to discover free cybersecurity tools and educational resources to learn how to protect their firms.

Join us for a Paralegal Tech Talk this Friday. This event is now free and open to the general public!

Check out one of our amazing speakers that will be presenting at this week's Paralegal Tech Talk on March 17!

Bruce Markowitz, Vice President of eDiscovery, Evolver.

Bruce leads all aspects of the Evolver’s Legal Services division, including operations, project management, finance, technology development, and business development.

Prior to joining Evolver, Bruce was the Director of Practice Technology and Information Governance with McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP for nearly ten years where he directed, managed and oversaw all litigation support, docket, and information governance operations across twelve offices. He had a long career with international law firms leading litigation practice support teams and as a frequent speaker, panelist, and member for professional organizations and conferences.

Bruce is a certified Enterprise Content Management Practitioner (ECMP); Enterprise Record Management Practitioner (ERMP), and Information Governance Practitioner (IGP). His professional activities include: Litigation Support Managers, Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM), ILTA, National Docketing Association, Georgetown Law’s e-Discovery Practice Support Distance Learning Committee, Member Information Governance Initiative, and Compliance, Governance & Oversight Council. Bruce is a graduate of Stevenson University.

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Join the GW PAA board for a Paralegal Tech Talk concerning Cybersecurity on March 17. Learn how paralegals can play a role in securing electronic data effectively and ethically.

GW Paralegal Tech Talk: Cybersecurity in eDiscovery Join the GW PAA board for a Paralegal Tech Talk concerning Cybersecurity. Learn how paralegals can play a role in securing electronic data effectively and ethically.

The George Washington University Paralegal Alumni Association updated their business hours.

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The U.S. Attorney's Office has an opening for a Paralegal Specialist, GS-950-9/11, in the Civil Division, Fresno, California. See link below for details on how to apply.

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/457354000/

Paralegal Specialist If you are looking for an exciting and challenging career, this is the position for you! With a diverse and talented workforce of over 100,000 men and women, Justice leads the Nation in ensuring the protection of all Americans while preserving their constitutional freedoms. You will be part of a ded...

Save the date! GW Paralegal Tech Talk is scheduled for March 17, 2017. Watch the GW Paralegal Tech Talk 2015 below and be on the look out for the invite in the new year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF0sGxwtvtE

GW Paralegal Tech Talk: How Technology is Transforming the Paralegal Profession (eDiscovery) The George Washington University Paralegal Alumni Association - March 11, 2015. A dynamic and interactive discussion with leaders in the paralegal profession...

Happy holidays to you and your family from GW PAA.

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