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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. Avoid doing these 10 things when you first start a new paralegal job.

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Paralegal Job Search Q & A

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From making sure your resume is up to par to knowing what to say in an interview, you might feel overwhelmed with questions on how you can land the right job for your paralegal career. In our latest podcast episode, Ann answers your job search questions so you can get the paralegal job of your dreams.

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Continuing Education for Paralegals – Sink or Swim?

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Why Continuing Education is Necessary If you asked 100 paralegals who all went to 100 different paralegal certificate programs, they would all tell you the same thing: the schools taught us theory and terminology, but not the skills that were needed when on the first day of that first paralegal job.

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Paralegal Interview Tips to Land Your Dream Job

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It will not enable you to be a paralegal without proper training and experience. However, I have always dreamt of becoming a paralegal right after graduation, and I am here to show you that it is possible and you can get your dream paralegal job with just an interview. You will need to be comfortable with rejections.

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Tips for Managing Your Personal Injury Cases

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You just landed your first paralegal job at a local personal injury firm. I’m going to start with 3 immediate/somewhat urgent things you have to do and then 3 knowledge-based things you have to know or learn about to have a successful career as a personal injury paralegal. Or maybe you transferred from another firm. Don’t panic.

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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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I Was Interviewed by a Paralegal Student

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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. I know some paralegals who have gone to work for corporate, like cell phone companies, with their background and education in understanding real estate and corporate law.