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What it’s like to be a law student turned legal secretary

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We recently caught up with Myfanwy Sequeira, a law graduate who now works at Brockbanks as a legal secretary. Myfanwy kindly shared the path she took as a student, her 3 key pieces of advice for aspiring legal professionals and an insight into life as a student and secretary. What path have you taken to study law?

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Paving Your Way: Overcoming Obstacles to Land Your Dream Paralegal Job

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Finding Your Place Typically, you start as a legal assistant or legal secretary. Once you have the education, training, and years of experience as a legal assistant, you can leverage yourself into the paralegal position you’ve always wanted and land your dream paralegal job. LEARN MORE 3.

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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries

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Paralegals – Depending on the role, and their jurisdiction (as I mentioned before) a paralegal can represent someone in court, draft complex legal documents (under the supervision of a lawyer) perform research, and many other substantial tasks.

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Four Reasons Why High EQ Is Good For Your Law Practice

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Running a law practice is hard, sometimes overwhelming. You need a paralegal, legal assistant, virtual assistant or associate who is loyal, proactive, great with clients who has amazing attention to detail and can figure things out on their own. The future of law is changing. Law consumers are savvier now. What is EQ?

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Day in the life of a legal assistant

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As I used to be the first BAME Office at my University’s Law Society Committee, I try to use my experience to work collaboratively to identify and resolve issues faced by BAME counterparts in the workplace. Search the latest Legal Secretary jobs. 9 Things you need to know before choosing a law school. Browse jobs.

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Path To Well-Being In Law: Episode 19 – Matt Thiese

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Welcome to the Path to Well-Being in Law podcast, an initiative of the Institute for Well-Being in Law. And Chris is a great podcast host, he’s also an integral part of the Institute for Well-Being in Law, which is who is bringing you this podcast series. Transcript: CHRIS NEWBOLD: Hello, Well-being friends. That was one.

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Why Writing Skills are Necessary for Paralegals

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Paralegals and paralegal students often have difficulty developing their writing skills to the level expected in the legal industry. Legal professionals rely heavily on both verbal and written communication, so writing skills are essential for both lawyers, paralegals, and legal secretaries.