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Q&A: Current Paralegal student, advice for wanting to work for experience in law office, help!?
Question by kristina: Current Paralegal student, advice for wanting to work for experience in law office, help!?
I have a really good job right now working for the state of michigan as a student assistant. But I feel I need experience in order to get ahead with my future career. My undergrad is Paralegal studies & Im wondering if law offices would consider letting me help in their offices for whatever needs to be done? What shoud I do to go about this?
Best answer:
Answer by sitcpsitcb
The best way to get experience while you’re still in school is to use your school’s internship program. They (or your career services office) will have contacts with local employers who will be willing to work with you. This is the best way to do it because the employer will know what to expect and your school’s oversight of the program will mean you’re likely to get more substantive work.
You can also submit resumes & cover letters to local firms or agencies, but this has a pretty low rate of return. Speak with your career services about how to properly craft a cover letter before you do this. Experience is so crucial for post-graduate jobs that if your school’s internship program doesn’t work out you should work like crazy to get an internship (with substantive legal work – if all you do is filing it’s not the kind of experience employers are looking for) by sending unsolicited resumes. Your network is also a great place to get leads about the right people to contact and firms that may be willing to take on a paralegal intern.
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Do Paralegals have to work with clients or can you work alone?
Question by DeweyWatermelon: Do Paralegals have to work with clients or can you work alone?
Do all Paralegal work require working with clients? Can Paralegals do behind the scene work that don’t require you working the lawyers’ clients? I am more of a behind the scene person.
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Answer by RetiredDebtFreeAt47
Absolutely. Not all paralegal jobs are front office. You could even be a law clerk for a judge, or work for attorneys in a corporate setting where you really don’t have “clients.” Good Luck.
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