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This video was heaven sent lol

Omg same! I don’t why tests seem so intimidating. I completely understand your reasoning behind second-guessing law school. It isn’t for everyone (but it’s good that you’re thinking of this now!). I will say that if you do decide to go for it in the future, make sure it’s what you want and that you’ll be able to give it your 110% effort. Are you finished with your pre-requisites? If so, what’s your fav Crim class this far?! So glad you found this video helpful ☺️

Aww thank you and Congrats!! That’s amazing! Wishing you the best of luck, you got this! 😊🙌🏼

How is it, Erica? Good?

Congrats!! 🤍You should do a bit more research (or watch some of my other videos) so that you know what being a Paralegal entails. I would suggest looking up Paralegal programs near you! :) Thank you for watching!

I'm so glad this helped you! Thank you watching! 💕

Aww, thank you so much! I appreciate you watching! 🤍

Hi! Thank you so much for watching! 🤍 Yes, of course. I'll address this topic in my next Paralegal video, should be up by next Wed :)

Yay, congrats!! That’s awesome, wishing you the best of luck! Let me know if you have any questions along your journey, I’d be happy to help ☺️

@@CrystalHurt Thank you so much.I am so excited about this journey I am on to become a Paralegal.I really love your videos help me a lot.Have a great day.

Should try your city employment services office. Ask them for training in the field and ask them to get a memorandum of understanding MOU with the school on your behalf for the purposes of training. I asked in my state and they will pay for it 7k. Loyola of new orleans

@@federal6616 Thanks for this but it's pretty much too late I'm almost done...

@@classicstorm No worries - glad you're almost done. Good luck!

How are you classes going?! And I totally understand that, I paid part of my undergrad out of pocket. Sometimes things take time, and that’s okay. Everyone’s journey is different. Wishing you the best of luck! 😊

I had no idea this was possible! Thank you for commenting this, I will let people know this info in my next video!

I know I’m a bit late but I hope you got accepted!! Please keep me updated on your process! And please do not be upset or hard on yourself, be grateful that you realized now and are working towards it. Everyone’s journey is different and maybe not now, but soon you will realize why you’ve taken the path you have. Wishing you much success! 😊

Yes! Even though I was there for only a year I LOVED that school!

Hi! Thank you so much for watching! Yes, of course, I'll address this topic in my next Paralegal video, should be up by next Wed :)

Hi! Thank you for watching! And yes, from my experience most jobs require you to have a Bachelor's Degree (sometimes even over a Paralegal Certificate). If you choose the Paralegal route or not, I think having a Bachelor's degree will definitely come in handy!

It really depends on where you want to work and the attorney like some want a 4 year and a certificate or just a 4 year others don’t care what kind of degree you have as long as you have one some prefer to train on the job a secondary way attorneys do is promote experienced legal secretaries as far as cirtification by nala goes that’s completely voluntary but it will help notes: education is important but experience is key it’s a good idea to become a legal assistant legal secretary or file clerk before or while studying to become a paralegal an internship is a good way as well

That’s great, wishing you the best on your new journey! I’m a paralegal in the greater Los Angeles area. Thank you for supporting my channel!

Thank you so much, and thanks for watching! I appreciate the support. 🤍

@@CrystalHurtHi Crystal you should do a video on tips passing the LSAT

I would love to know the awnser to the first question as well! I currently attend a 4 year university, but I'm thinking of switching careers. I saw that a local community college has a paralegal studies degree, with it being a 3 year program (2 years paralegal studies then 1 year for the certification). I do wonder though if getting my degree and certification from a community college may affect my job prospects...

Hi! I think that’s a great path to be on! Just curious, what made you want to go to paralegal school first? I haven’t heard of anyone doing that before! And yes, to receive my minor I believe it was an extra 6-8 courses if I’m not mistaken. Because I wanted to finish faster I also opted to study abroad for a summer which I was able to take 3 of my minor classes within a few months so that was helpful! Wishing you the best of luck!

Hi!! I answered this question in my Q&A Part 4 that I uploaded today! :)

Hey! Yes, it’s a great major! Poli Sci was almost my major but I was more intrigued with learning about the criminal justice system. Good Luck!

I would say almost immediately, paralegal courses are a fraction of law school so not nearly as much debt (if you take out a loan for your paralegal courses).

That’s unfortunate to hear, this hasn’t been my experience whatsoever. In fact, at a firm I worked at prior, I had a legal assistant assigned to assist me. 😊 All depends.

Yes, you can! I touch on this a bit in my Q&A Part 4 that I uploaded today. As long as you have a degree and some experience in the legal field, you should be good. What're your next steps after getting your degree?

@@CrystalHurt My next steps would be to go to go to a community college for paralegal studies and get an associates degree --- however it will be financially challenging to obtain.

Great question! For the program I took, each corse was roughly 3 weeks to a month.

A lot of community colleges in LA county have them! I myself was considering going to El Camino Community College at first (the program there was cheaper too of course).

Thank you so much for your question. I will answer it in my next Paralegal video coming this week, stay tuned! 🙌🏼

@@CrystalHurt thanks if you can answer it with someone with zero experience that would be helpful...

@@classicstorm Yes, of course. Do you have any education past HS? Also, what is your work experience thus far?

@@CrystalHurt well yeah I'm in school right now to become a paralegal but I have zero office experience...I've only worked as a cook...

HOW DO YOU BECOME A FILE CLERK IN A LAW FIRM? A FILE CLERK NEEDS TO LEARN THE DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS COLLECTED AND ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS PRACTICES OF LAW AND ALSO THE GENERAL ELEMENTS OF LEGAL FILES (I.E., CORRESPONDENCE, DRAFTS, NOTES AND ORIGINALS). KEEP IN MIND THAT ALL FILE CLERKS ARE MANAGING THE DOCUMENTS AND DATA GENERATED BY THE PARTICULAR BUSINESS/CORPORATION. KNOWLEDGE OF ORGANIZING BY ALPHA-NUMERICAL SCHEMES OF THE CLIENT ACCOUNT NUMBERS IS CRUCIAL TO EVERY ASPECT OF SORTING MULTIPLE FORMS MEDIA AND INFORMATION FOR EACH ENTITY. A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS WITH WORD, EXCEL AND ACCESS IS A BONUS. THERE IS SPECIFIC LEGAL RECORDKEEPING SOFTWARE THAT YOU WILL BE TRAINED ON TO MANAGE THE DIGITAL AND DATA ASPECTS OF BEING A FILE CLEARK. LASTLY, BEING A VERY PERSONABLE PERSON (CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED BUT NO CLIENT CONTACT) THAT CAN DEAL WITH THE INTERNAL CLIENT: PARALEGALS, SECRETARIES AND LAWYERS (ALONG WITH OTHER LEGAL SUPPORT STAFF -FROM MAILROOM TO ACCOUNTING STAFF) IS BENEFICIAL TO THRIVING AT THE LEGAL FILE CLERK POSITION. CONGRATULATIONS ON TAKING YOUR FIRST STEP TO LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A FIILE CLERK AND WORK IN LAW FIRMS.