Status Of Legal Sector Jobs: Should You Become A Paralegal? The New York Fed released a report last month that showed an increased demand for secretaries in New York. (33 views)
How Robert Smith Got His Job as as Paralegal This week, Robert Smith, a paralegal in the Law Offices of Edward A. Smith in Sacramento, CA, tells LawCrossing how he got his job: (31 views)
Various Roles of Business or Corporation Paralegals Due to the rising cost of hiring outside counsel, corporations are performing more of their legal work themselves. According to one of the former presidents of the American Corporate Counsel Association, "You are going to see more and more companies handling litigation in house-not just managing litigation, but actually handling it.” Consequently, corporate legal... (29 views)
You and a Career as a Police Officer If you are seriously considering a career as a police officer, it's very important to avoid situations that may affect your chances for a career in law enforcement. Here is a list that will help you avoid saying, "If I had only known." (27 views)
How Miata Holmes Got Her Job as a Paralegal Miata Holmes, a paralegal at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in Los Angeles, CA, tells LawCrossing how she got her job: (25 views)
Want to Be a Legal Secretary? Legal secretaries are responsible for a variety of administrative and clerical duties that are necessary to run and maintain organizations efficiently. They schedule appointments, give information to callers, organize and maintain files, fill out forms, and take dictation. They may also type letters, make travel arrangements, or contact clients. In addition, secretaries... (25 views)
Career Choices for Legal Professionals Crime doesn't pay, they say, but that old saw is aimed at criminals. On the other side of the law, there is a vast array of careers for law-abiding and justice-seeking individuals-and they all offer legitimate paychecks. (23 views)
Find Out More about Becoming a Special Agent Wendy has chased down fugitives and responded to bank robbery alarms during her career with the FBL Her work today centers on recruiting new agents. (23 views)
Legal Professions as Court Staff Besides the obvious personnel you see buzzing around the courtroom-the lawyers and their staff and the judges- there are other key personnel who keep a courtroom running smoothly. Among these are court clerks, court reporters, and bailiffs. (22 views)
Leaving Your Job, But Have You Done Your Career Assessment? Personal career assessments and tallying of your strengths and weaknesses is essential for keeping you ready for changes. It is common for in-house attorneys and other legal staff to face the axe on short notice for any number of reasons. (22 views)
Stimulating Jobs for Non-lawyers Every year, more non-lawyers find stimulating jobs doing different kinds of work in legal offices. The jobs are legal assistants and legal secretaries. (20 views)
The Paralegal Profession: Defined by What It Is Not Of the jobs that have been created in the last part of the 20th century, most have highly defined parameters. Many are technical, and most have arisen from new technologies. The paralegal profession, however, is fundamentally different. It has arisen from an older profession, and its boundaries are defined more generally. What a paralegal does is often defined by what a... (19 views)
How Ed Tomchin found his new job in a law firm "For most of my legal career, I worked freelance for any number of attorneys. I'd prepare a small three-fold brochure, which I'd copy a few hundred times and mail to all the sole practitioners and small firms in whatever area I happened to be living at the time. I reasoned that the larger firms would want staff employees rather than a freelancer, and my experience bore... (18 views)
Choosing Among Today's Law Careers Are you interested in a law career, including attorney employment? If so, then you have numerous options. As long as laws exist in a country, there will be numerous options for those seeking employment in the law field. The key is to know what to look for, where to look for it, and how to look for it. (18 views)
How Marcia Meekins, a Paralegal, Got Her Job Marcia Meekins, a paralegal at Rhumb Line, LLC, in Richmond, VA, tells LawCrossing how she got her job: (18 views)
Opting For Legal Research as a Possible Career Your effort to decide whether or not to become a lawyer has gotten a solid start. You've examined your motives for thinking about law as a career, you've reviewed some of the popular myths about law and lawyers, you've heard advice from various lawyers around the country, and you've evaluated your legal interests and skills. Now you're ready to go out and become a lawyer,... (17 views)
Alternative Preparation for Law School Legal secretaries and paralegals often assist attorneys with a wide range of tasks, from meeting with clients to drafting motions. Consequently, these individuals are well acquainted with the practical aspects of law practice. However, for those who wish to attend law school and become attorneys, gaining experience in these positions is a good way to evaluate if law school... (15 views)
Truths in the Life of a Real Estate This kind of paralegal works with fixed forms among the many moving parts of the world of real estate law. This world can encompass foreclosures, closings, quiet title actions, and the realm of title companies. (By the way, title companies are hiring more and more paralegals because of their excellent awareness of the basic issues involved. Pay is increasing in some areas... (13 views)
How Coolidge began her Law career and began her first job This week, LawCrossing talks with Katherine K. Coolidge about how she got her job. Coolidge, a law librarian for Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, LLP, was a lawyer before she became a law librarian. After becoming more and more unhappy with the practice of law, she decided to go to library school. (11 views)
IT Legal Staff: Counselors in the Marriage of Law and Technology They say one of the reasons attorneys go to law school is to avoid numbers and technology. So it's no surprise that when attorneys have trouble with computers, they recognize the need to turn to the experts for help. (11 views)
How Alvarado-Garza Got Her Job as a Paralegal This week, LawCrossing speaks with Thelma Alvarado-Garza about how she found her job. A paralegal at the firm of Whitehurst, Harkness, Ozmun & Brees in Austin, TX, Alvarado-Garza has been a paralegal for 16 years in the plaintiff's personal injury area. (10 views)
Choose the Law Job That Is Fit For You Each profession will likely require an initial time investment of low pay and a willingness to increase qualifications through education, training, and certifications. If you are an aspiring legal professional, you should consider whether your personal traits, habits, and characteristics lend themselves to a successful career. By the creation of a list of personal traits... (10 views)
How Farmer started her career found her job through a legal recruiter Kristine Farmer, a trial paralegal for Keith A. Langley at Godwin Pappas Langley Ronquillo, LLP, in Dallas, TX, deals with ''complex disputes for national construction companies involving construction and design defect claims, default terminations, affirmative construction claims, and all kinds of contract bond defaults.'' (6 views)
Security Guards and Their Legal Role Security guards, also called security officers, patrol and inspect property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal entry. Their duties vary with the size, type, and location of their employer. (5 views)