Dress, speak, and behave professionally.
Corporate Paralegal - (City withheld for privacy), District of Columbia, United States
If you want to be taken seriously, DO NOT COME to work looking like you are going to the mall or the club. Your boss and your colleagues are just humans, prone to talk about inappropriate outfits. Speak like a professional and speak like an adult, leave the "I was like..." and the slangs and double negatives at home and retrieve them later. Behave like a professional and you will be treated as one.
Consider a government contracting job as a
Corporate Paralegal - (City withheld for privacy), District of Columbia, United States
I went back to school to pursue a degree in Legal Studies, which I earned in 2004. Along the way, I also earned a Certificate in Paralegal Studies. The certificate was awarded after a certain number of credits and I used that Certificate as my inspiration to go for the "gold," which was the Bachelor degree. Because I was also working full time and has a family, I opted to take a combination of Face to Face (FTF) and distance courses. The Distance courses honed my legal writing skills! I plan...