About Me

I started this blog as a way of building an online community of current and past Ivy Tech paralegal students, as well as letting people interested in our program know what we're up to. This blog is not sponsored by Ivy Tech. No way, no how.

My name is Linda Kampe, and I'm the program chair of Paralegal Studies in Lafayette, Indiana. My office is in Ivy Hall 1166. Stop by and chat. For best results, make an appointment, so I know to expect you. And if you bring your own cup, I'll make you tea. Because hey, we're not animals.

Monday, November 28, 2016

Job Hunting outside the Box

Over our fall/Thanksgiving break, I happened to meet a woman who works at a title company. She mentioned that the title company had just hired a paralegal--their first. (I was curious as to whether it was anyone I knew, since she thought the person had graduated from Ivy Tech, but she couldn't remember the name.) I asked whether this was a replacement position, and she said, "No, it's our first paralegal. We wanted someone who was really good with details."

See? I know I drive you all crazy with our crazy fictional client names and my OCD-like focus on grammar, but that's the sort of thing that will broaden your financial horizons.

By the way, welcome back. Let's make these last 3 weeks of class (yes, that's all!) fantastic!!!

1 comment:

  1. Absolutely agree. I never want to overhear/oversee my paralegal discuss things with a client using phrases like "I looked and I seen..." or not knowing the difference between there, their and they're, ect... That matters when you are talking to clients, and everything you say will be judged by the client.

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