Ten Common Questions on a Paralegal Career
What kind of financial aid is available for paralegal students? This varies from state to state and from...
1383 viewsWhat kind of financial aid is available for paralegal students? This varies from state to state and from...
1383 viewsI am a high school senior who is considering law as a career. Do I have a better chance of getting into law...
85 viewsProfile—Paralegal Working in an Insurance Company After considerable study, a major insurance company based...
688 viewsRosie Key, proprietor of Key Paralegal Services, is a freelance paralegal in Portland, Oregon, providing...
122 viewsDo I Need to Submit my Transcript When Applying for Jobs Years After Law School?
473 viewsNow that you been interviewed, interrogated, examined, and polled about your skills, abilities, personality,...
872 viewsA paralegal job search is a little like a baseball game. You're the batter; the prospective law firm is the ...
254 viewsIf you take a poll in your paralegal classes, you will discover very few students fresh school. The vast...
2493 viewsWhen a potential employer first meets you, chances are he or she is not looking you in the eye. ...
19933 viewsTraditional job-search workshops will advise you to write a thank-you letter after each interview. We would...
14702 viewsAPPEARANCE COUNTS Certainly at some point in our lives, we have all picked up the most current magazines and...
10986 viewsYour first 100 days as a new paralegal will be a whirlwind of activity and learning. Not only will you be...
4778 viewsThere are more Web sites today than, well, Web sites yesterday. Growing at a rate only known to kudzu,1 the...
1611 viewsUnless there is a particular area of the law that is calling your name, your wisest course of action may be to...
112 viewsMany people who want to become paralegals have little or no idea what it is that paralegals actu- ally do....
2351 viewsWe never thought we'd see the day when we welcomed a mouse into the house. Yet, mouse, modem, monitor-the...
23 viewsYou have created a cover letter describing a candidate any future employer would covet. You've put the...
2237 viewsIrrelatively speaking, a formal paralegal education is a new concept. Before approximately 1970, all...
88 viewsSome observers have expressed amazement at the skyrocketing growth of the temporary staffing industry. But...
426 viewsNow that you have a job offer, you're going to have to give notice to your present employer. Don't get your...
2297 viewsNETWORKING YOUR WAY TO A JOB-THE HIDDEN JOB MARKET It's a well-known secret. Everyone talks about it: job...
42 viewsHere's a little known secret: A resume only talks about 20 percent of the information you need to impart in...
81407 viewsCongratulations! You've passed the Gatekeeper! Now you're presented with the opportunity to get in and sell...
789 viewsIf you are just starting out in the field and have no paralegal experience, an internship may be just what you...
577 viewsThe final envelope is licked, and the last stamp is put on. You hear a loud thud as the pile of resumes hits...
676 viewsStaffing organizations, formerly called employment agencies, are big business today, particularly in a...
34 viewsIt used to be that writing your resume was pretty routine: use "action" words, white or buff paper, keep it to...
137 viewsDespite what many attorneys think, law firms probably couldn't function without legal secretaries. They're the...
1248 viewsLaw firms offer a variety of career options for nonlawyers as well as for practicing attorneys. These...
382 viewsThere are a variety of administrative and supervisory positions available in law firms, especially the large...
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