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<div class="NTForums_Quote">Posted By WendyNC on 05/31/2008 04:06 PM<br>JD, much of it has to do with the luck of the draw--being in the right place at the right time to find the right personality match. If you're thinking about working in a law firm, if you do draw the right straw and get into a small firm where you have a good match, you can be set for a long time. If you can think within the system--the way it really works--and have the aptitude for applying the law to the facts, you're good to go. <br> <br> As for the neatness thing, again it's a matter of what works. I have one attorney who has so many systems, boxes, cubbies, folders and storage methods that most people can't ever find anything in his stuff. In fact, the only person who ever could find anything consistently in his office was another attorney whose office appeared to be total chaos. <br> <br> As for the secretarial aptitude, in this day and age it's not how well you type, but how well you understand the programs you use and how effectively and efficiently you can use them. That's a different skill set. You can be a mediocre typist, but if you're good with cut and paste, can build yourself a good personal forms bank, and know how to use what you've built, you can turn out impressive documents in short order. <br> <br> You're welcome to contact me off-board if you'd like. You can email me by clicking on my user name. The rest is in the sig block below. <br> <br> </div><br><br>
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