NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Update Legal announced the appointment of Julie K. Mangini to Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Joshua Schott, President. In her expanded role as COO, Ms. Mangini will be in charge of customer service, operations and training. Human Resources, Staffing, and

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A long-time veteran of the company, Ms. Mangini will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Update Legal's offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, DC.

"Julie Mangini has been managing the extraordinary growth of our business for some time, and this recognition establishes the team necessary to take Update Legal from the local to national level," stated Mr. Schott.

Ms. Mangini joined Update Legal in 1997 as a Staffing Coordinator and was quickly promoted to Staffing Manager one year later. In 2000, she was promoted to National Staffing Director and was responsible for the recent opening and staffing of Update Legal's offices in Chicago.

A Baltimore, Maryland native, Ms. Mangini (nee Shapiro) practiced Family & Elder Law from 1994-1997 after graduation from the University of Maryland (1991) and University of Baltimore School of Law (1994).

She currently resides on Long Island, New York with her husband Eric Mangini, who is in his first season as Head Coach of the New York Jets, along with their sons Jake and Luke.

About Update Legal

Founded in 1991, Update Legal provides superior attorneys, paralegals and litigation support staff for temporary and permanent legal assignments, to law firms and corporate legal departments. With offices in ten locations across the U.S., Update Legal is one of the nation's preeminent legal recruiting and placement firms. More information about the firm can be found at http://www.updatelegal.com/.

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