from retail sales to law job?

Question

i am now working as sales associate in a big dept store. in the last two years i helped few of my friends to process and several legal processes. can I seek an employment in the law firm perhaps like legall assistant?

Answer 1

You have to understand legal principles and legal research. You can learn it in a month or two. http://www.findlaw.com has a lot of stuff.

The clerical part is easy: it's the lingo and the sources that take time to learn. But there are many books for first year law students and for paralegal students: get one. After a short while you can fool them all into thinking you knew it all along.

My favorite law librarian studied literature in some Romanian university. Now she's the international law librarian at one of the top 10 law schools.

Go to your county law library, and keep going back until you are conversant with the way thngs work, the various encyclopedias and law reports and statute books. And spend some time on the free site http://www.lexisone.com (you have to register; it's free) which works exactly like the very expensive http://www.lexisnexis.com that big law firms use.

You will find helpful stuff also on http://www.llrx.com

If you do not have two years to spend to study paralegal studies, don't worry. Most of it is rubbish. Remember: law school is only 3 years, and nothing you learn in college is relevant.

Answer 2

yes, agreeing with the other answers. I started out as an assistant and became a paralegal and the office mgr. The firm paid for a few courses and the test for my certificate. The Senior partner used to sell shoes in New York and got his law degree and master's in the early 90's.

Answer 3

You will need training. An associates degree in paralegal work is a minimum. It's to make sure that you are on the same page as the lawyers and are communicating in a common language of jargon.

Answer 4

yes i agree with first answer

Answer 5

RETARD!!