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13. Anecdotal, but I have a paralegal friend who's had major trouble finding work.

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 09:08 PM

Oct 2013

She's said the law firms have cut back on paralegals and dumped a lot of their work on regular secretaries

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Pondering a move to Chicago. [View all] Brigid Oct 2013 OP

I have a lot of customer service experience, Brigid Oct 2013 #2

The paralegal will take you far. Enjoy the city. Scuba Oct 2013 #9

Former Hoosier here landolfi Oct 2013 #3

Thanks, landolfi! Brigid Oct 2013 #6

With your skills, especially paralegal, no problem. landolfi Oct 2013 #8

That is a given. Brigid Oct 2013 #11

Just remember... TlalocW Oct 2013 #4

But I'm not going after Al Capone. Brigid Oct 2013 #5

come to milwaukee instead. mysuzuki2 Oct 2013 #7

I love the area around Brady Street. Peregrine Took Oct 2013 #12

Firms are doing well, after a couple of years of blah. ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2013 #10

The 'burbs are pretty red.... Cadfael Oct 2013 #14

first of all, come to rogers park. mopinko Nov 2013 #15