You Don’t Have to Take Any Legal Support Job. Take the RIGHT Job.

The most common reason legal support staff quit their job? A poor fit with a manager or supervisor. If you’re currently working for a “bad boss,” it’s tempting to take any job offered. Even a mediocre boss can sound much better than the manager or supervisor you currently have. Settling for any new job, however,… Read More »

Exit Interview? Here’s How to Prepare

Exit Interview? Here’s How to Prepare Many organizations conduct exit interviews when an employee leaves the firm. While you cannot typically be required to participate in an exit interview, doing so is a strong gesture of goodwill. It also offers you a final opportunity to raise concerns and point the organization in the right direction.… Read More »

Legal Job Offer: Create a Litmus Test for Evaluating an Offer

Receiving a job offer is a thrilling moment, as well as a vindication of your hard work on the job hunt. But simply receiving an offer doesn’t guarantee that this position or firm is the right fit for you. To evaluate and compare job offers effectively, it’s wise to devise a “litmus test” for job… Read More »

5 Common Mistakes Legal Support Professionals Make When Job Searching

You put a great deal of effort into your job search – perhaps as much as you do when you’re working full time. And you want your job search to reflect your hard work by paying off with a great new legal support position. If you’re not using the best methods available to search, however,… Read More »

Should You Apply for a Legal Support Job a Second Time?

You applied for a legal support position with a law firm or legal department that offered everything you were looking for in a job.  You scoured the job posting, realized you were a great fit, and fired off a cover letter and resume.  Maybe you even interviewed for the position.  Then came the dreaded form… Read More »

4 Reasons You Need to Brush up on Your Public-Speaking Skills When Job Searching

In survey after survey, people rank “public speaking” as one of their top fears. But public speaking is a necessary skill – and one that can make or break your opportunities during the job search. Whether you decide to take a class, work with a friend, or simply practice in front of the mirror, brushing… Read More »

6 Tips for Spring Cleaning Your Career Strategy

If you haven’t reconsidered your career strategy recently, now is a great time to start. You don’t have to overhaul your entire plan, but if you feel “stuck” in your current position or your job search doesn’t have the momentum you desire, a “spring cleaning” can help you move forward. Here are six tips for… Read More »

8 Questions You Should Ask When Interviewing for a Legal Support Job

When you prepare for an interview in legal support, you’re probably thinking about your planned answers, not your questions. Maybe you’ve even typed “answers to legal support interview questions” into your favorite search engine to see what comes up. Everyone who goes into a legal support interview will have prepared answers. To stand out among… Read More »

Law Clerk? How to Write a Resume That Will Get You Hired!

Law clerks and other legal support staff in Ontario put in years of schooling and considerable effort to develop and maintain their professional skills. When you’re looking for a position as a law clerk, you want your skills and knowledge to stand out to employers – not to be buried in awkward verbiage or lost… Read More »

What’s Your Career Strategy?

Your career deserves at least as much planning as a vacation or a social event, but it’s easy to drift along without a plan, either remaining too long in a stagnant position or hopping from job to job with no clear end in mind. Just as companies create business plans to keep them on track,… Read More »