[blindlaw] Blind Paralegal

Fri Aug 7 06:56:06 UTC 2009

Its good to know that there is at least one other active paralegal in 
California.
Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
1237 P Street
Fresno ca 93721
559-266-9237
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darlene Olsen" <darlene.olsen at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Blind Paralegal


> Dear William,
>     I know of a couple of attorneys in the Napa Valley area of California 
> that search for free-lance paralegals to complete workers compensation 
> issues (under the direction of the attorney) and a friend that works 
> free-lance as a immigration specialist for attorneys.  The Napa Emergency 
> Women Services (NEWS) has a staff of three paralegals to assist in 
> restraining orders for  battered women inemergency situations.If they are 
> not available then free-lance would be needed.   (available 24 hours per 
> day).
> ABC Channel 7 News Station, San Francisco utilizes paralegals for the 
> media coverage to prevent slander, litigation etc.
> Sacramento State Capitol has on past occassions utilized paralegals for 
> senat sub-committee hearings.  There is an agency with five office spread 
> out through California representing people with disabilities in various 
> areas of law.  Many of the staff are disabled.  They are called, 
> "Disability Rights of California, 1000 Howe Ave., Sacramento, California, 
> 95825
> Queen of the Valley Hospital request the aid of paralegals from time e to 
> time,  in Napa, California for patients.
> I know one paralegal that has a Notary Public business that travels and 
> charges accordingly.
> Disability Services and Legal Center, Napa, California, 94558 could use a 
> paralegal from time to time.  They have a staff of three attorney.  I 
> strongly suggest that you be proactive and think out of the box. 
> Perhaps, you could   Leave a businesscard with the   law librarians to 
> introduce you to other professional persons needing paralegals in a court 
> house.  Napa has a local television station  that speaks to members of the 
> area to showcase the skills of persons available to the community, 
> (Channel 58).
> Legal clinics could offer a great opportunity for employment.  Think 
> Tanks, i.e. Brookings Institute.  Internet companies such as, Google. 
> Microsoft, etc. may be interested in having a free-lance paralegal on 
> staff.
> The local college or university could use a paralegal for the paralegal 
> classes that may need assistance from attorneys teaching classes.
> There is an attorney that frequently hires paralegals for research topics. 
> There are two attorneys in downtown Napa, California that use paralegals 
> for many tasks, i.e.: mock trial weekend seminars, paralegals select a 
> jury and research a script to offer each side the area of the case to win 
> or lose.
> The Suscol Tribal Council has requested the knowledge of a paralegal for 
> permit information or research to build on Native American land.     I 
> have never had opportunity to wander into Texas.  Thus, please ignore if 
> these suggestions do not stand up to the agency or opportunities available 
> to you in that area of the United States.
> Respectfully yours,
> Darlene Olsen
> Paralegal in Napa, California.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "WB" <mruniverse08 at gmail.com>
> To: "BlindLaw" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 2:45 PM
> Subject: [blindlaw] Blind Paralegal
>
>
>> Hello All.
>>
>>
>>
>> Can anyone offer suggestions as to how to begin freelancing?  I have 
>> tried
>> the obvious methods of offering to provide a set amount of free services 
>> for
>> a reference letter and/or referrals.  I've also contacted many of the old
>> attorneys I've worked for with no luck.  I've only worked for two small
>> firms and they are fully staffed or don't have enough work to allow me to
>> do.  The other firms I've worked for are much larger and they do not
>> outsource work and I did not have a close relationship with attorneys I
>> worked for in order to get referrals.
>>
>>
>>
>> My only other thought is to create some type of correspondence to the 
>> local
>> bar associations, which tend to have many of the smaller firm attorneys
>> there, to offer the same deal I have to the attorneys I worked for.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any other suggestions?  I'm finding many people don't want to give a 
>> blind
>> paralegal a second thought where I am.
>>
>>
>>
>> William
>>
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