Building a Successful Paralegal Career, Step by Step. Yes You Can.

Once you’ve landed your first job as a paralegal professional, what next? How do you build your career, advance into management, and leverage affiliations and activities within local and national associations as you pursue your goals? 

Guest Angela King is a successful paralegal manager at the national law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. Over more than two decades, she has advanced from a law firm volunteer to a file clerk to legal assistant, then paralegal professional, and now paralegal manager at a national law firm overseeing dozens of paralegal professionals. 

At each step, being active with paralegal associations helped her advance her skills and network. It starts with learning, and it extends to helping and mentoring. King explores how a conscious push to improve and learn at every stage built her career and how you can create your own path to professional success.

Mentioned in This Episode:

National Capital Area Paralegals Association

National Federal of Paralegal Association

IPMA, International Practice Management Association

IPMA Conference and Expo

Los Angeles Paralegal Association

NALA, The Paralegal Association

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