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I have a para cert&a aas degree in leg/sec studies no experience in legal/general office. how do i geta job?

Hello. I have an associates degree in legal secretarial studies. I graduated last year (june 06) I also have a paralegal certificate. I have been searching since I graduated for a legal secretarial position and still no luck. I am working as an accounts payable assistant and obviously, this is not what I want to do. I plan on staying with this company for a little over a year gain general office experience. Am I making the right decision. Is there anything else I can do? I also have another thing. I was working in a law firm for about two months. I found out about the job through a temp agency. I went on the interview and they hired me. Two months after they fired me. I dont want to keep going through this. I need advice. What should I do???? Since graduation, I have been working through agenies, worked in the law firm and now I have this job. Any advice on how I can really get the job I want?

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1. Are you going through a temp agency that specializes in finding jobs in the legal field? If not, try that. There are MANY agencies that specialize in finding jobs in the legal field (secretaries, paralegals, attorneys, etc.). Also, join the local bar association as an associate (non-attorney) member. It may cost you some money, but attend all the meetings and you can meet contacts. You can also find out whether anyone is hiring through these meetings and/or newsletter (what county, state are you in?) If you're in California, go to http://www.dailyjournal.com and go to the classifieds section where you can find information about legal recruiters and job openings. Here are a few sites I got from The Daily Journal: http://www.roberthalflegal.com/portal/site/af-us http://www.legaloptiongroup.com/ http://www.dpijobs.com/ http://www.kbajobs.com/ http://www.kentdaniels.com/ I'm sure there are plenty of temp agencies who specialize in legal staffing jobs that may be able to assist you. The problem with most jobs is that they are at will (unless you work in a government job).
2. I feel your pain. Law Sucks!!! Should have gone into medical field.