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Apostille vs. Notary: What’s the Difference?
In the legal world there is a lot of jargon to keep straight. You may have heard the words “notary” and “apostille” in the same context and wondered if they are one and the same. The answer is no. While both actions serve to certify and verify documents, they have…
The Importance of Due Process and Due Diligence
At Torri’s Legal Services, we take process serving seriously. We strive to serve our clients’ papers without a hitch. This is not always possible due to various circumstances, such as a bad address, the absence of the recipient, evasion, or death. We understand that process servers play an integral law…
5 Tips for Managing Back-to-Work Anxiety
As vaccination rates continue to rise, many people feel excited to return to life as normal. Yet, at the same time, there is a sense of heightened anxiety as you leave the comfort of your home office and enter the public workspace once again. While this adjustment period is completely…
6 Tips for Effectively Managing Conflict in the Workplace
Any time you get a group of people together in one place for any length of time, conflict is bound to erupt. Add in stress from deadlines, client pressure, and worry about what’s going on at home and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. Properly managing conflicts in the workplace…
6 Ways You Can Show Your Employees How Much You Appreciate Them (Without Giving Them a Raise)
Your employees work hard, and it’s important for you to show them just how much you appreciate all they do for you. And it’s not only important for you to show them how much you appreciate them; it’s also important for your business. According to the 2019 Employee Engagement Report…
Why Do I Need a Skip Trace? Can’t I Just Do an Online Search for the Person?
Finding defendants and witnesses in your court cases, especially those that have been in progress for a while, can be a challenge. To help you hunt down those parties for whom you no longer have accurate contact information so they can be properly served, many law firms use skip tracing…
5 Ways Hiring the Right People Can Help Your Law Firm
You’ve spent a lot of time building your law firm, setting yourself up for success. From choosing the right practice areas to getting the necessary training, setting up your file management system to choosing an office space, you work hard to make sure your firm can help people and grow…
3 Tips for Keeping Politics out of the Workplace This Election Year
Elections draw a great deal of attention, and big, contentious ones can cause politics to bleed into every area of life. If you’re not careful, though, the talk of politics around your office can get out of hand and create a hostile work environment for your employees. Are you worried…
Top 10 Rules for Success in Your Personal & Professional Life
You’ve worked hard to get where you’re at in your career. You spent years in school, put in the hours early in your career when success was slow, and worked hard to build the relationships you have now. While hard work and dedication are important, there’s more to your success…
How Do I Combine PDFs in Windows & on a Mac?
With more courts moving to e-filing, you and your staff have to create, arrange, and send more PDFs than ever before. But those PDFs aren’t always exactly as you need them to be. Maybe you’re putting together a response to a motion that involves attaching evidence that you’ve got stored…