Five Trends Guaranteed to Change the Face of the Paralegal Profession, Part Five
Corporate
We are pleased to welcome Chere Estrin, editor-in-chief for SUE and KNOW magazines, as a special guest blogger. Please read on for the final installment of Chere’s five-part blog series on trends in the paralegal profession. Please look back over the last several weeks’ posts to read parts one through four.
Trend Number Five: Regulation for Paralegals
At least 12 states have passed or seriously debated regulating paralegals.… >> READ MORE
Florida Corporations Beware: Here’s what you need to know in 2020
Corporate
If you run a Florida corporation, your year has started off with a series of legislative updates that could potentially impact your business.
On January 1, 2020, Florida House Bill 1009 took effect, revising the Florida Business Corporation Act and affecting almost every section of the law, in many cases, substantially.
Below are just a few of the revisions which took effect cited from Florida Statutes Chapter 607.
DOCUMENT CORRECTIONS
Corrections… >> READ MORE
Five Trends Guaranteed to Change the Face of the Paralegal Profession, Part One
Corporate
We are pleased to welcome Chere Estrin, editor-in-chief for SUE and KNOW magazines, as a special guest blogger. Please read on for the first installment of Chere’s five-part blog series on trends in the paralegal profession.
Remember when corporations were trusted entities, jobs were had by a quick reference check (or none at all) and anyone who wanted to, could call themselves a paralegal?
Recent trends moving the business world… >> READ MORE
Five Trends Guaranteed to Change the Face of the Paralegal Profession, Part Four
Corporate
We are pleased to welcome Chere Estrin, editor-in-chief for SUE and KNOW magazines, as a special guest blogger. Please read on for the fourth installment of Chere’s five-part blog series on trends in the paralegal profession. Please look back over the last several weeks’ posts to read parts one through three.
Trend Number Four: E-Discovery
Unless you completed your first day in paralegal school only yesterday, you must know about… >> READ MORE
When Searching Legal Entities in California, Do You Need to Also Search the Officers, Members and Trustees?
Corporate, Revised Article 9
This is a question that comes up in the due diligence process and is an important one to consider as you fulfill your lien and corporate search requirements when qualifying new candidates for loans and also as you monitor your perfected security interests going forward. When conducting a search on a legal entity, such as a Corporation, LLC or Trust, should a search be conducted on the officers, members and/or trustees?
The answer depends… >> READ MORE
Do You Need Plain or Certified Copies of Corporate Documents?
Corporate
When ordering copies of corporate documents, the state filing office or your private service company will ask, “Do you need plain or certified copies of those documents?” This blog post will give a brief explanation of the difference and offer some examples of their uses.
If you order a plain copy of business entity documents, e.g., articles, amendment/merger documents, annual filing etc. what you will receive is basically a photocopy… >> READ MORE
Delaware Corporate Annual Fee Due June 1st, 2015
Corporate
Just a reminder to our readers that the Delaware annual fee for Limited Liability Companies, Limited Partnerships and General Partnerships formed or registered in Delaware is due Monday, June 1 by 11:45 pm. You can pay the fee here at the Delaware SOS website. If you need assistance or more information, please contact First Corporate Solutions team for assistance. >> READ MORE
Common Reasons for Corporate Document Rejections
Corporate
Rejected documents cost filers valuable time and money. I hope that you’ve had the opportunity to review our previous blog posts addressing common mistakes on UCC1 Financing Statements and UCC3 Change Statements. In this post, we will discuss common reasons for the rejection of Corporate Documents.
A Corporate Document can be rejected for a variety of reasons. Here is a list of some common reasons a state might reject a Corporate Document:
Name… >> READ MORE
Apostille Series # 3: Where Can I Obtain an Apostille Certification?
Corporate
So far, our blog series on Apostilles has addressed four common questions regarding Apostille certification: What is an Apostille? What documents can receive Apostille certification? When does a document need an Apostille? And where is the Apostille Convention in effect? Herein we will answer one final question: Where can I obtain an Apostille certification for my document?
Every nation that is a party to the Apostille Convention has… >> READ MORE
Apostille Series # 2: What, When and Where of Apostilles
Corporate
Earlier this week on the blog, we provided some background information on the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents and answered the question, “What is an Apostille?” In this blog post, we look more closely at the Apostille process and address the what, when and where of Apostille certification.
What Documents Can Receive Apostille Certification?
The Apostille process, devised by… >> READ MORE
