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An experienced paralegal and author promotes paralegal education, professionalism and community by celebrating the achievements of paralegals (and sharing a few cautionary tales), as well as practice tips, current news and paralegal profiles.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'job search'
Paralegal Adds Video Cover Letter to Job Search Arsenal
If you think you've gone high-tech in your job search by using LinkedIn, Chicago paralegal Tara Kowalke's higher-tech approach might make you wonder if you're just doing the equivalent of banging out your resume on an IBM electric typewriter.She's hi...
Got a Sandwich or a Paralegal Degree?
Can't get any attorneys to call you back in response to your application, even though you graduated at the top of your paralegal class? Then you're really not going to like this guy, who stopped an attorney in traffic with his job-seeking tactics.Dus...
Hire My Mommy the Freelance Paralegal!
Most career columnists are recommending creativity for job seekers struggling to find work in this economy.I think the freelance website, HireMyMom.com, definitely qualifies as creative.39online.com reports:Spencer Pyle got the idea after spending se...
“Killer Interview” Advice for Paralegals
It’s easy to become overwhelmed by all the job search advice out there. It’s also easy to invest a great deal of time and energy in the perfect resume and cover letter that get you the interview – and then freeze during the actual interview. Pa...
Paralegal Resume Killer: Quitting Your Job – With No New Job in Hand
Who in the paralegal profession hasn’t had days at work when you’ve fantasized for eight solid hours (or more) about loudly announcing, “I QUIT!” and then going home to a quiet low-key life that doesn’t include non-stop deadlines, brand new...
Paralegals, Watch Your Backs! Out-of-Work Lawyers Want Your Jobs
I’ll confess I was a little surprised when I read the Long Island Business News story, “Out-of-work lawyers try to be paralegals, secretaries” because I just blogged about the recent Suffolk Law grads that complained about receiving an ad for a...
Legal Secretary Says Persistence Key to Landing Job
Ohio legal secretary Denise Radovick didn’t stay in bed feeling sorry for herself when she was laid off from her job as a paralegal office manager in October 2008. Instead, she got up early every morning and devoted herself to a full-time job searc...
The Paralegal Voice: Finding Employment After Graduation
Following the first episode of The Paralegal Voice on Legal Talk Network, we were very pleased to hear from one of our new listeners, Hardin, who has a question about finding his first paralegal job:I am a retired 51-year old male. I have an associat...
