This is a good article by Mary Sherwood Sevinsky about how to cultivate, choose, and request a reference. In the legal industry references are often requested and desired, especially for legal staffing positions, but candidates often don’t put enough thought in to who they ask to be a reference. We don’t necessarily agree with Ms. [...]
http://www.careerealism.com/3-of-the-biggest-resume-mistakes/ We agree with two of the sections in this article on resume-drafting by Sara Lynch at Careerealism, but disagree with her section on “Irrelevant Data.” Sara’s comments about making your resume consistent with other information publicly-available about you - like your Linked in Bio - is absolutely spot-on. Your resume must especially match what [...]
After several years in which paralegals and legal assistants for transactional practices were in greater demand, we're now experiencing an uptick in requests for support for litigation practices. See below for our new openings: A company in Dallas is seeking a paralegal with litigation experience in the area of collections and consumer finance (Position 3090); [...]
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