Displaced Legal Professional

Paralegal Or MBA

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I thought the attorney and I worked well together that day (we actually always worked well together). I thought we eradicated any disagreements we ...

Paralegal Or MBA

Further to my "rude," "difficult," "abrupt," "being stuck" and "unappreciative" remarks, above, consider the following experience ...

Paralegal Or MBA

[QUOTE who="Para_ATL in Snellville, Georgia"]The structure of a paralegal's pay is finite but how much they can be paid is not. Legal "fees" cannot be split ...

PILOT JOB IN LIBYA

Have you gentlemen tried www.pprune.org ? That board caters primarily to pilots with your backgrounds.

Good luck with your job searches.

Paralegal Or MBA

[QUOTE who="Para_ATL in Snellville, Georgia"]It's not true that there are no manangement positions for paralegals. I am the office manager, I have a receptionist, and a ...

I had a great job interview where I was solicited for the interview in the first place ...appropriate mutual follow up question?

[QUOTE who="Robert Fulop in San Francisco, California"]Why NOT continue to press in situations like this, if only to put the person who treated us badly in the ...

I had a great job interview where I was solicited for the interview in the first place ...appropriate mutual follow up question?

[QUOTE who="Robert Fulop in San Francisco, California"][W]hat gets in the way of the recruiter spending the 30 seconds it would take to compose a one sentence email along ...

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone - Why are job seekers are afraid to change?

Whatever, Phil. But, clearly, by posting your "trackback" you are trying to drive visitors to your website. And, of course, Phil, you don't help clients for free.

unemployment

IMO a good rule of thumb is NEVER to resign. Resigning muddles one's chances at collecting UIB whereas outright termination is more clear-cut; the obvious tradeoff being you must ...

unemployment

IMO a good rule of thumb is NEVER to resign. Resigning muddles one's chances at collecting UIB whereas outright termination is more clear-cut; the obvious tradeoff being you must ...

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone - Why are job seekers are afraid to change?

Of course you have met in-person with Indeed, Phil.

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone - Why are job seekers are afraid to change?

Of course, Phil, for a nominal sum you can help candidates break free from the vicious cycle fear of change, correct?

Shilling for biz on the free fora violates Indeed's ...

unemployment

[QUOTE who="jay m in Deltona, Florida"]Another employee who was terminated for swearing at a manager filed for unemployment, they had the hearing with the company rep, who ...

unemployment

[QUOTE who="jay in Deltona, Florida"]I was found to be breaking company policy doing something in my car on my lunch break in the parking lot, I was asked if i wanted to ...

Sacramento Paralegals...Where Are You?

[QUOTE who="PEGCorp in Sacramento, California"]Just trying to get some referrals to speak to people....[/QUOTE]Indeed rules do not permit solicitations on the discussion ...

I had a great job interview where I was solicited for the interview in the first place ...appropriate mutual follow up question?

My wife was interviewed for a potentially excellent job. She had applied for the same type of job before at the same firm and was rejected. She applied again when the firm ...

I had a great job interview where I was solicited for the interview in the first place ...appropriate mutual follow up question?

[QUOTE who="Robert Fulop in San Francisco, California"]What I don't understand is WHY don't people spend the 15 seconds to put closure on something like this. What gets ...

I had a great job interview where I was solicited for the interview in the first place ...appropriate mutual follow up question?

It makes no difference who called whom first. Of course you deserve to know what's going on, but hiring managers could care less about your needs. They're more concerned with their ...

Age discrimination as a leagal secretary.

Continued.....[QUOTE who="reneeca in West Los Angeles, California"]I will say that I think small firms are the way to go. Solos will treat you like gold if you're ...

Age discrimination as a leagal secretary.

[QUOTE who="reneeca in West Los Angeles, California"]I can't imagine what people are doing wrong to have so many bad experiences with attorneys.....I have to wonder what ...

Need a job as a fly attendant

Airlines won't call you, Anil. You have have to apply to them. Good luck.

Age Discrimination

[QUOTE who="AsktheCareerLady in East Bay, California"][T]alking poorly and being discriminatory ... QUOTE]Moi?!? Against whom am I discriminating?[QUOTE who ...

Why do Employers repost ad

I agree wholeheartedly with Mary. I am a paralegal. An attorney said he wanted to interview me, but during lunch instead of in the office. I knew of this attorney because the ...

Is being a paralegal that bad?

[QUOTE who="Paralegal in Dallas, Texas"]Well, this is me, the battered Dallas paralegal, now liberated and living in a secret Battered Paralegal Shelter in the city ...

Age Discrimination

[QUOTE who="AsktheCareerLady in East Bay, California"]I see a lot of older workers making unfair assumptions and stereotypical statements about younger workers in their ...

Is being a paralegal that bad?

[QUOTE who="kmm in Wilmington, DE in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania"]Hmmm.. DLP....Its that guy, Joel et al??[/QUOTE]I doubt it. That user never knew what he was talking about ...

ABA Paralegal Certificate Plus Health Insurance Experience

Our relationship had its ups and downs, but, truly, I was shocked, surprised, chagrined and many other things when he canned me.

Oh, he had plenty to say. He said I was ...

ABA Paralegal Certificate Plus Health Insurance Experience

[QUOTE who="dh in Northern CA, California"]Your determination is admirable to say the least. You had a lot of dedication that I did NEVER had for this industry ...

Does anyone like being a paralegal?

You can go directly to law school if your goal is to be a lawyer. You do not need paralegal school, nor do you need paralegal experience, to be a lawyer. A paralegal studies degree ...

Is being a paralegal that bad?

Will the real "Dallas" please stand up?

Is being a paralegal that bad?

Sorry to interrupt you, Cindy, but if I may interject....[QUOTE who="kmm in Wilmington, DE in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania"]Everyone cannot walk away from a job.. FOr those ...

Age Discrimination

Continued...[QUOTE who="AsktheCareerLady in East Bay, California"] While an older worker may believe that the younger hiring manager is intimidated by their knowledge or ...

Age Discrimination

[QUOTE who="AsktheCareerLady in East Bay, California"]Managers want someone who is a good fit for the role - why hire someone overqualified when you can find someone who ...

ABA Paralegal Certificate Plus Health Insurance Experience

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I thought the attorney and I worked well together that day (we actually always worked well together). I thought we eradicated any disagreements we ...

ABA Paralegal Certificate Plus Health Insurance Experience

My attitude wasn't the best during the last few years because of the workload, expectations, demands and stress. I was loyal to a fault the whole damn time I worked in law. For ...

ABA Paralegal Certificate Plus Health Insurance Experience

I worked in the legal industry for more than eleven years. I'm neither timid nor sensitive. By the same token I am not an abuse monkey or punching bag for moody, difficult ...

Employers who don't respond to applicants

[QUOTE who="optimistic in Detroit, Michigan"]For those who have the opportunity to interview for a position, I can't believe an employer would have the audacity NOT to ...

Age Discrimination

Good article, Megan. But you should also address the issue of younger hiring managers perceiving older candidates as threats. E.g., younger hiring managers who fear older ...

Is being a paralegal that bad?

I started in 1995 as a contract paralegal at $24K with no benies. The firm hired me full time a month later at $21K with no benies. After probation I was back to $24K with benies ...

A few questions about the paralegal profession...

[QUOTE who="kmm in Wilmington, DE in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania"]What a freaking nightmare we were living!!![/QUOTE]It was......though, in fairness, not all workdays were ...

Were you fired?

You don't have to put down the company (though no one would blame you for your feelings), nor should you in this situation. You come across poorly when putting down an ex-employer ...

Employers who don't respond to applicants

[QUOTE who="timeforchange in Jefferson, Georgia"]What can employers/recruiters do to improve? What are THEIR shortcomings/faults? Looks like to me they need to bone up on ...

A few questions about the paralegal profession...

[QUOTE who="dh in Northern CA, California"][Attorneys] won't respect you; they will berate you now matter how hard to try to please them. They, too, are under the pressure ...

seeking part-time/full-time financial/legal position

Correction: Click on "jobs" at the uppermost left hand side of this page.

Once again, good luck with your job search.

seeking part-time/full-time financial/legal position

Try searching Indeed's job fora. Just click "forums" at the upper left hand side of the page. Good luck with your job search.

A few questions about the paralegal profession...

[QUOTE who="LAH in Warren, Michigan"]I am currently enrolled in a Legal Assistant course and I have to research the Legal assistant profession I have to interview 3 people ...

Is being a paralegal that bad?

[QUOTE who="dh in Northern CA, California"][M]y ofc mgr came to me and asked if I'd be interested, and I said "sure," not knowing a whole lot about it. This was ...

Certain Things BEFORE the interview

[QUOTE who="gmajor7th in 13th Colony, New Jersey"]This must be the coach for the Detroit Lions...[/QUOTE]ROFLAO!!!!

Is being a paralegal that bad?

[QUOTE who="dh in Northern CA, California"]I have a job that I like but occasionally get on Craigslist to browse the law jobs purely out of curiosity. I saw once ...

Is being a paralegal that bad?

[QUOTE who="Paralegal in Dallas, Texas"]"Must live within 5 miles of office."[/QUOTE]A supposedly prestigious firm around here has advertised for EXPERIENCED ...