Paralegal Advocate Research Paper

I am writing to express my interest for the paralegal advocate position for the Juvenile Division. As a paralegal advocate I would bring and organized, positive and hardworking attitude to this role. I have no doubt that I would be an asset for this position and feel that my personal qualities along with my experience with working with many different ethnicities, different levels of interests and walks of life, make me an adequate candidate for this position.
The skills and abilities I’ve gained while working in the Arrestee Processing Center and the City County Building come into place for the paralegal side of this position. I’m great at multi-tasking and can handle and learn pretty quickly any new task that is given to me. I can keep my focus and know how to handle a stressful situation, whether it’s with a customer or a project itself. I am a …show more content…
I am an excellent communicator and listener and I’m good at making people feel at ease. My non-judgmental and calm demeanor are an asset to soothing highly stressed and traumatized individuals. I’m fully aware that in order to help someone who is going through a traumatizing situation, it’s important to set aside your own feelings, opinions and even suggestions and focus on their feelings, needs and expectations about the situation they are going through. This is the best way to help them and provide them with any resources that they may need even if doesn’t seem they are seeking for it. Many times victims that are going through hard situations refuse to get any help and even blame themselves for the actions of those who have hurt them, this is where one has to understand the victim's position and still provide them with the resources they need without overstepping any