By: Me, Myself & I

Me, Myself & I — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:50:31 +0000

I work in a medium-size law firm. Working in a law firm no matter what size is good experience. However, I can see now that secretarial positions are going to be obsolete in a few years. We are known as Assistants now and not Secretaries like we used to be. Attorneys are more computer literate now and do not need the help of secretaries as often as they used to. I currently work for 6 people and I don’t have enough work to keep me busy for an 8-hour work day. I could easily work for 6 more and still not have enough work. You mentioned that your goal was to be become a lawyer some day. Do you really want to do this? There are 1,000,000,000 young lawyers looking for jobs now and it’s really tough for them. Unless you have a 4.0 average and attend a prestigious law school, it will be very tough getting into a good law firm. My advice would be for you to go to school for something else, something that will always be in demand like in the medical profession or in the computer field. Good luck!

By: Zipit

Zipit — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:55:45 +0000

I’ve had the best of both worlds. Working at a smaller co. you are somebody, an actually human being. While at larger companies you’re just another employee.
However, I got alot of my experience with smaller companies because you do much broader work, a little of everything.
At larger companies you can still move up but it may be a little more challenging to get yourself noticed because there are other people just like you in your department.
On your resume, I would not list how big or small the firm was, it’s what you accomplished and learned from your job.
I was the assistant to the President of a small company but the small part should be left out because you are downplaying your skills.
I think there are pros and cons on both sides and it’s where you feel the most challenged yet comfortable.

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