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How To Lose a Paralegal Job In 10 Days

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The movie inspired me to want to do a little fun take on it and write about how to lose a paralegal job in 10 days. Now I’m assuming you probably don’t want to lose your job in 10 days, so avoid these things as a new paralegal and beyond. Day 7: Make sure your boss is clear that the task is not in your job description.

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Paralegal Interview Tips to Land Your Dream Job

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When I was starting out, many people told me that I will need a few years of experience being a legal assistant/secretary and/or a paralegal degree before landing a paralegal position. Being a paralegal and having a paralegal degree are two different things. To me, that was quite disappointing.

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I Was Interviewed by a Paralegal Student

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Legal assistant can be an alternative title to a paralegal, but there is a difference. I knew a paralegal who had graduated from school and her first job out of school was working for the Georgia Department of Transportation doing research for them. Go find some litigation paralegal job descriptions.

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Transitioning to Litigation from Another Practice Area

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Last week, I received an email from a paralegal who was trying to decide if she should join the Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp , which is only open for enrollment until June 16th. She started her paralegal career three years ago as a commercial real estate paralegal, and she does not enjoy what she’s doing.

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You Got Fired, Now What?

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Tips on How to Stay Positive and Find a New Paralegal Job As my time as a paralegal continues to grow, I’ve become more and more accustomed to seeing that e-mail stating that so and so is “no longer with the firm”. In this blog, I’ll share tips on how to stay positive and find a new paralegal job. I was scared.

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The Power of Paralegal Mentors – An Interview with Ashley Stasiewich

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But I’m hopeful that once I start doing these studies, we’ll see the difference in instructional methods to future paralegals and legal assistants than that of lawyers or legal studies majors. There are a lot of legal tasks. And one big example is real estate lawyers. I’m impressed.

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