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5 Tips for Landing Your First Paralegal Job Paralegal careers offer a range of specific positions like working for a law firm, government office or nonprofit organization. You can concentrate on criminal or corporate law or other legal specialties such as personal injury, tax or family law. The training and education required vary by legal specialty, practice type, region of the country and other variables. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, median pay for paralegals averaged $48,350…

education level, company size, and the industry.” (Salary.com) There are many local businesses that could grant the same accesses as others, but the office of “Abraham, Watkins, Nicholas, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend,” (Salary.com) it’s the biggest law firm in Houston, that helps with becoming a more experienced and professional lawyer. The factors that shape being a lawyer is that it contributes greatly to society. As said before, a lawyer is a person that fights for people and any wrong doings…

science as a major is because I’m interested in the processes that occur in government. This major will also help prepare me for Law School and LSAT exam. A minor in Criminology will give me an understanding of different criminal processes that occur in law and also a possible route after receiving a law degree. While attending undergrad I also plan to do internships at law firms in my junior and senior year to give me experience in the field. I am participating in 4 years of ROTC while in…

Factors Law school will be a costly investment no matter where a prospective law school student decides to go and that cost only goes up when undergraduate costs are added that are not getting paid off while they are at law school. The most important factors for a prospective law school student to consider when applying to law school to determine the quality of the investment in that law school primarily comes down to employment statistics after graduation and the cost of attending said law…

with an attorney named Margaret G. Zickuhr. Mrs. Zickuhr is a Marquette Graduate and who practices primarily family law out of her firm named Houseman and Feind LLP where she is a partner. I chose to speak with Mrs. Zickuhr for several reasons. Firstly, because of my interest in ADR practices specifically mediation and negotiation, I have begun to look into possibly going into family law. Secondly, being that we are licensed upon graduation in the state of Wisconsin I have considered the idea of…

~ Paralegals, AKA Legal Assistants, are an important part of a successful legal team. Duties given to the paralegal can include interviewing clients, conducting investigations, research, preparing documents, assisting during hearings, even "representing clients in some administrative hearings" (Goldman, 2017). In order to effectively carry out these duties, one must possess up to date and accurate technology knowledge. A lot of communication and research is done using current technology. A good…

Donald Whitacre, "the Client" and Burkhardt and Larson, a partnership of professional corporations, Attorneys at Law, "the Attorney" agree as follows: 1. PURPOSE OF REPRESENTATION. The Client employs the Attorney to represent the Client with respect to the following: Review and consult regarding a partnership agreement. This Agreement will not take effect, and Attorney will have no obligation to provide legal services until Client returns a signed copy of this Agreement and pays the advance…

Hiring a personal injury attorney should be a priority whenever you have been involved in a slip and fall case, usually because having a personal injury attorney helping you out can do everything from increasing the odds of you getting more money from a settlement offer to winning the case in court. Listed below are just a few of the ways that a personal injury attorney can help you with a slip and fall case. They Can Help Determine The Property Owner's Level Of Liability One of the hardest…

practice of law. I would say that law is our families business. In conducting research about the career or as I have been told by my grandfather, mother, and dad: the “profession” that I am interested in is the law. I am drawn to the law, but because of some of my learning difficulties, I have never had courage to pursue this course. The field of law is a very diverse and complex profession. The practice of law is divided between civil and criminal. Civil law is the system of law that deals…

into consideration the additional factors of difficulties involved in the case, the Husband’s persistent default, and the nature of the services rendered. I have annexed hereto as Exhibit B an itemized list of work performed and hours expended by my firm to…