Sally Kane

JD
Expertise: Law, Professional writing, Marketing
Title: Attorney, Writer, Marketing Consultant
Education: Duquesne University School of Law, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Highlights

  • Attorney with a Juris Doctorate degree from Duquesne University School of Law
  • Over 20 years in the legal profession in a variety of roles and settings
  • Published hundreds of career-related articles in print and web-based media
  • Legal content director for Paperstreet, web marketing for legal professionals
  • Writer, editor, and consultant for LawBox Communications

Experience

Sally A. Kane is a former writer for The Balance Careers covering the legal field. Kane is an attorney, editor, and writer specializing in legal, career and business topics. 

Kane has worked as a legal secretary, paralegal, litigation support professional, law clerk and attorney. Kane also founded a legal nurse consulting firm with two experienced nurses and worked briefly in the field of legal nurse consulting. She has worked in many practice settings including large and small law firms, corporate legal departments, insurance companies and the judiciary. Working in these diverse legal positions and work environments has given Kane a unique, insider's perspective on many careers in the law.

She has published hundreds of career-related articles in print and web-based media and served as editor-in-chief of Paralegal Today, an international magazine covering the paralegal profession, and as editor for Litigation Support Today, an international magazine serving the litigation support profession. 

She currently is the legal content director for Paperstreet, web marketing for legal professionals and serves as writer, editor, and consultant for LawBox Communications.

Publications

Education

Kane holds a bachelor's degree in writing from Edinboro University (cum laude) and a paralegal certificate (summa cum laude) from Duquesne University. She also holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Duquesne University School of Law where she served as an editor of the Duquesne Law Review.

About The Balance

The Balance, a Dotdash Meredith brand, makes money easy to understand. We give people tools they need to not only make smart financial decisions but also prepare for the experiences they will have along the way. Our team of expert writers and editors have extensive qualifications in the topics they cover, and many of them have MBAs, PhDs, CFPs, and other advanced degrees and professional certifications. We require our writers to use primary sources in their articles, which are also approved by our Financial Review Board and fact-checked. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy.

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