[blindlaw] Blind Paralegal Looking for Work...Yet Again

ckrugman at sbcglobal.net ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
Thu Dec 17 15:04:03 UTC 2009


Focus on solo practitioners in fields of law that you have expertise or 
interest in. I get my referrals predominantly from solo practitioners that 
do not require the services of a paralegal on a regular basis.
Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
1237 P Street
Fresno ca 93721
559-266-9237
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WB" <mruniverse08 at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Blind Paralegal Looking for Work...Yet Again


> Hi Ben!
>
> Thanks so much for those suggestions.  I've been plugging away at those
> quite a bit.  Smile!
>
> I am part of a paralegal association and have contacted some attorneys and
> done some volunteer work at some of the legal clinics we have here.
>
> I keep running into the same problem...either there is not enough work to
> outsource or they do not outsource period.
>
> I'm still trudging along with this though.  Hopefully something will come
> along soon.
>
> Will
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Ben Karpilow
> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 4:36 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Blind Paralegal Looking for Work...Yet Again
>
> I'm a big fan of networking. If you know any lawyers socially, start with
> them. If you have friends or family in the area, ask them whether they 
> know
> any lawyers, then contact those lawyers as a friend or relative of whoever
> it was that mentioned their name. This will create added pressure to give
> you the time of day since there's a personal connection involved. Then, 
> keep
>
> contacting those lawyers, ask them who they know, who they can refer you 
> to,
>
> etc. You may even want to consider doing some volunteer work so people can
> see the quality of your work without  going out of pocket. Then, once they
> see your quality, and that you're capable of doing the job, they may feel
> more inclined to offer you steady, paying work. These are just 
> suggestions,
> and I hope they help. Keep  plugging away and hang in there.  Sincerely,
>
> Ben Karpilow
> From: "WB" <mruniverse08 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:42 AM
> Subject: [blindlaw] Blind Paralegal Looking for Work...Yet Again
>
>
>> Hi Folks!  I hope everyone is doing well.
>>
>>
>>
>> I've placed some postings on here in months past asking for advice on how
>> to
>> find work as a blind paralegal.  I've taken most of the suggestions I've
>> received to no avail.
>>
>>
>>
>> I've been on interviews and through trial and error, figured that I would
>> take my laptop to explain how the assistive technology works.  I've taken
>> the suggestions of how to set up a freelance business with no luck.
>>
>>
>>
>> Is anyone else having this problem?  I could really use some tangible,
>> effective help.  I'm drowning here.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>>
>>
>> Will
>>
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