tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post3266666200245219714..comments2024-01-06T00:49:44.046-08:00Comments on The Poor Paralegal: You can't use a legal education in all sorts of fields..The Poor Paralegalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11920856923964614227noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-70685244708775923132014-08-02T13:35:50.304-07:002014-08-02T13:35:50.304-07:00Why didn't you just explain that the market is...Why didn't you just explain that the market is saturated? Everyone and their brother is going towards the paralegal career, along with aspiring attorneys. Educate her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-77764492364844348762013-02-12T14:06:48.406-08:002013-02-12T14:06:48.406-08:00Wow I just ran across this blog and I have to say ...Wow I just ran across this blog and I have to say that you nailed it right on the head! I got my Paralegal Degree in 2010 and have not been able to use it for anything since. Here I thought I was doing a great thing and giving my working career a new breath of life when all along I was breathing in the noxious fumes of failure.<br />What did I get for my 50 thousand dollars of student debt; I got a three year, multi-state job hunt leading to a dead end 11 dollar an hour job at a local factory which requires the mentality and talent of an orangutan. Now don't get me wrong; the job isn't terrible, but it is far from realizing the fruits of my labors, not to mention the hype created by the schools who promise great things.<br />If anything good came out of my education I would have to say that it was key in helping me understand the in's and out's of the legal situation I was in (Divorce/Custody) and aided me in the successful completion of my case. In the end however, I truly wish I had taken course in business administration or something similar. Maybe then I could get a Human Resources job somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-28470011069080114472012-02-06T03:24:49.193-08:002012-02-06T03:24:49.193-08:00I know! Out of necessity I applied for a position ...I know! Out of necessity I applied for a position within the medical field as an office assistant, and was turned down by a highly critical manager. During the interview, she turned away from her "script", looking at me over her reading glasses and asked,"Why are you here looking for work? Shouldn't you be applying for a job at a law firm?" I replied with a smile,"My office skills are outstanding." She shook her head and said,"I'm sure...I'll send your file up to the main office. There isn't much more I can tell you." As I stood in front of the elevator, waiting to go down to the lobby, I wondered, "she said up to the main office: which way is up? Seems my paralegal career is going down." From that moment on, I realized that being unemployed with a paralegal degree is worse than having no degree at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-85943556931848662832010-10-10T16:17:37.058-07:002010-10-10T16:17:37.058-07:00Yes, I cannot emphasize enough that this nonsense ...Yes, I cannot emphasize enough that this nonsense about a JD being flexible or somehow useful in other fields is utterly untrue for anyone but the ANECDOTAL FEW. <br /><br />Yes, kids, the JD from a non-elite school is just fine for those who ALREADY HAVE successful non-law backgrounds/connections/careers; for them, the JD is just a feather-in-the-cap, additional bauble to dangle from their already-loaded c.v. That is not you, lemmings. You are starting out, and it will be impossible to explain to some non-law employer why (heavens!) you would want to be an insurance adjuster/salesperson/broker/whatever rather than engage in the "lucrative and glamorous" practice of law.<br /><br />You have been warned kids. For an unconnected person, explaining away the JD is not so easy, as you are now, officially, in the eyes of the public, "overqualified" for anything else but the practice of law, no matter how miserable is the stench-filled legal job market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-49242580720077491902010-10-09T09:45:09.007-07:002010-10-09T09:45:09.007-07:00The JD is definitely a black mark against those se...The JD is definitely a black mark against those seeking non-legal jobs. Applying for jobs is awful, in this economy. My wife has a Master's degree in Criminal Justice from an accredited school, i.e. Weber State. She earned a 3.9 GPA and has 4-5 years' experience in her field.<br /><br />Yet, it is brutal out there. It doesn't help that most of her experience is in Iowa - putting my ass through law school at Third Tier Drake. Her degree has also been watered down with pieces of garbage such as Phoenix, Stevens-Henager, etc. handing out CJ degrees like they are candy wrappers.<br /><br />Good luck, and keep documenting your story. It is not just pissed off attorneys and paralegals running scam-bogs. Many MBAs, MAs, MSs, and Ph.Ds, as well as dentists and physicians/medical students are likewise drowning in debt- with little chance of ever attaining upward mobility.Nandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423524039657355134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-91141987912923109022010-10-08T11:08:06.048-07:002010-10-08T11:08:06.048-07:00I have tried to take the Paralegal certificate off...I have tried to take the Paralegal certificate off my resume. However, employers then ask what I did for the past year after I was laid off, and what am I supposed to say? I stayed home, got fat, and watched "Days of our lives" all week long?<br /><br />You have to explain why you don't have a job in the legal industry. Some employers are open minded though, its still tough out there...The Poor Paralegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920856923964614227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-24921327379578134962010-10-08T08:16:43.021-07:002010-10-08T08:16:43.021-07:00why don't you just take the paralegal certific...why don't you just take the paralegal certificate off your resume? it's not like a jd where you have to account for the three years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4436231778998654522.post-26698616078836970292010-10-07T20:53:13.155-07:002010-10-07T20:53:13.155-07:00Every non-law job I apply for is the same. They t...Every non-law job I apply for is the same. They think I must be independently wealthy (because all attorneys are) and they have even indicated they think I'd be unlikely to accept anyone else's authority because I have "FU" money.<br /><br />I think the only solution is EXPOSE these firms for the cheap, trashy people they are and let the world know what unmitigated low-class, low-rent employers most law firms are.<br /><br />We've gotta shatter the myth!LawisSh!thttp://www.yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.com