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Ditto, though I opted for the 7½ month program my school offered.

Paralegal in Dallas, Texas said: Yes, my first 6 years were sweet. Awesome law firm. Totally uninterested attorneys, total slackers, left me to do what I wanted which was great. Mass tort litigation didn't require much attorney intervention. No dress code. No set hours. Could come and go as you pleased. But, then SOL ran and the mass tort cases all ended. No work...... I cannot imagine having 6 years straight working in legal, with few...

Wow, that's interesting. We didn't get to take any electives. Everyone just took the same classes - 5 months, 6 hours a day, 4 days a week.

Guys, you all have some great advice! I'm sorry I was so slow in responding...Christmas cards, presents, etc. Holiday craziness! I did file my appeal and I have consulted with an attorney. As evidence, we are submitting the IL House bill that has been drafted in legislation regarding workplace aggression. There is a task force that is "collecting" data on workplace aggression, bullying and harassment. I agree. I felt...

I cannot imagine any litigation that does not require attorney intervention. Mass tort litigation is pretty strong litigation. Sounds to me like the attorneys had a lack of interest in their practice, just thought things would take care of themselves - and their practice disentegrated.

Displaced Legal Professional in Denver, Colorado said: Seconded. The hearing officer would likely sustain an objection that forum writings are irrelevant and immaterial. You have to document a pattern of bullying and abuse. Also set forth what you did to try to mitigate the situation. E.g., did you ever try to initiate a civilized sit-down with the attorney? Did that individual? Did the situation improve for a time after a sit-down and then...

Thanks!

This is for FED UP in Pompano Beach........I know that feeling, there is a price to be paid for the sun in Florida that's the reason I packed up and left with my kid two years ago. We have never looked back. Was hired by a Chicago fim at $54K in the middle of a deep recession. have had two pay raises since and am happy to report that I am tipping at double my salary in South Florida. BTW my three bedroom apartment in an affluent suburb...

Cut and pasting - no, it would not help. Unemployment needs your documented accounts (not our "literary reading.") Start your documentation with the date you were hired, the attorney's behavior towards you. Identify dates (or close enough) of attacks, what work activity was going on, identify who was present. One of the last ones should be when the attorney attacked you and told you to deal with it. That says right...

What if you don't have current experience. Thatis what these employers want these days. Employers can be choosy, since so many people are applying for the same job. I am 3 classes away from obtaining my paralegal certificate, and I have 15+ years of legal secretary/assistant experience, and I have not been successful in getting back into the legal industry. Working as an unpaid intern will at least give me some current experience. You...