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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Freelance Paralegals: A Balancing Act Handling a career and a family at the same time can be difficult, especially if one is committed to a time-intensive profession such as the legal profession. So how does one with legal career and a family manage? (1241 views)
Helping to Protect Others: Employment Opportunities in Homeland Security Helping to Protect Others: Employment Opportunities in Homeland Security Whether it's assisting with border protection, emergency preparedness, or information analysis, employment opportunities in homeland security are bountiful, and a legal background or experience can serve job seekers well in this field. (112 views)
Immigration Law Offers Legal Staff a Diverse and Personal Work Environment Diversity is the cornerstone of immigration, and not only when it comes to newcomers. For non-attorney legal professionals working in the field, immigration law also reflects great diversity during any given workday. (286 views)
Legal Nurse Consultants Provide Medical Expertise to Firms in Need When a case involves medical questions and requires extensive medical knowledge, attorneys often turn to a fairly new breed of experts for help: legal nurse consultants. They may be the key to sorting out medical issues in a case. (620 views)
Law Enforcement as a Career Career opportunities are wide open for those armed with a law degree. One of the many alternatives to working in a law firm is a career in law enforcement. (667 views)
Legal Staff Who Make a Difference While most non-attorney legal staff help attorneys do their jobs, some legal staff also help the public. Positions in environmental and animal rights law, as well as at legal aid clinics and community organizations are just some ways legal staff can make a difference on the job. (102 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)