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6 Paralegal Tips + An Invitation to Join Me

Paralegal Bootcamp

You finish your paralegal certificate and land your first job, and it’s just not clicking. But before you decide that the paralegal profession isn’t for you, consider whether it might be the practice area that’s the mismatch. Corporate work is nothing like family law, which is nothing like personal injury.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

With a full four-year degree in Paralegal Studies, you’re likely to enter the job market with a strong foundation and potentially a competitive edge (especially if you plan to work at a larger firm). Most large law firms (AmLaw 100 and AmLaw 200 firms) typically require a minimum of a bachelor’s degree. Not to worry.

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Paralegal Compliance Officer – An Interview with Melissa Andrews

Paralegal Bootcamp

She started this new journey with this paralegal career. She started it with just an associate’s degree, her paralegal certification, and around 15 or so years of paralegal experience working primarily in personal injury, but with a sprinkling in of some family law, criminal, and real estate.

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What is a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

Technology Skills Technology skills are critical if you want to have a successful career as a litigation paralegal. Over the last decade, e-discovery technology and trial technology have changed the way a litigation paralegal works.

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Paralegal Job Search Q & A

Paralegal Bootcamp

I teach a job search and career development class for a paralegal certificate program and I always tell them – stop applying for 20 random positions a week, sending a generic cover letter, and just hoping that 1 out of those 20 respond. I’ve been a family law paralegal for about 5 years and have burned out from the stress.