I have a felony on my record from 5 years ago that's not violent or drug-related. I'm good at office work so I applied to attorneys for office positions. I thought they may be more open-minded to giving someone a second chance and they deal with people in need of legal help and/or criminals all the time so they wouldn't look down at the person as much as someone else might. They're not law firms, just general practice attorneys. Does anyone know if lawyers/attorneys will hire someone with a felony record?
2006-08-20 12:04:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you're going to be rude, please don't answer this question.
2006-08-20 12:28:32 · update #1
I told my new boss today and he doesn't care. He said we all make mistakes and it's in the past. I'm good at what I do and very qualified so that's all that matters. :)
2006-08-21 09:41:00 · update #2
I'll answer this question the same way I answered it the first time you posted it.
Attorneys are like any other employer. I look at the whole person and I would not automatically disqualify someone simply because they had a felony. It would depend on the type of felony, how long ago it occurred and what you have done with you life since then.
If you are qualified and honest about your past and are qualified, you might get the job. If you try to hide it from me, don't count on getting the job.
2006-08-20 13:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by Carl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't. If the clients information or money goes missing, the first thing the police look at is the staff and thier background. No lawyer wants to be sued for malpractice because they had a convicted felon working in thier office with access to confidential information and/or the client trust fund.
2006-08-20 12:50:31 · answer #2 · answered by Catspaw 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its conceivable that you would get hired by an attorney provided that you give full disclosure of the conviction and several references who can vouch for your work ethic and who know of the conviction.
But this approach could apply anywhere--not just to law offices. I wish you success in your endeavor.
2006-08-20 12:50:45 · answer #3 · answered by AJGLaw 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would look in the yellow pages and fax them all resumes
it is a numbers game, if you do that you are bound to get some responses.
btw..
good thinking working in a law office
also if your not a sexual offender or on parol you can just lie hardly anyone checks
2006-08-20 12:49:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
try living in Mexico
2006-08-20 12:26:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
try McDonald's
2006-08-20 12:12:22 · answer #6 · answered by smokie s 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋