For Immediate Release
Contact: Linda S. Jevahirian
248.471.3443

Legal Search & Management, Inc. will join the Fourth Annual LAAM Job Fair on Saturday, April 17, 2004. Legal assistants can visit the LSM booth from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. Founder and President, Linda S. Jevahirian, will be there to answer questions and talk about legal assistant employment.

The paralegal profession seems to be playing tricks on everyone. There is a constant and steady demand for paralegals, right? Unfortunately this might not be the case for entry-level legal assistants. The odds are if you follow the right process you’ll find a job.

Linda became an expert at finding paralegal jobs in the early eighties when her own living depended on it. “What I learned was that putting an organized process to the search really made a difference. One day I just opened up the Michigan Bar Journal Directory and started making phone calls. By the time I got to ‘Cunningham’ I was employed.” The chance that your first job is going to jump out of the want ads is not that great.

Seasoned paralegals have another cross to bear. There is stiff competition for the top end jobs and it is sometimes difficult to switch gears after earning year of seniority and privilege. In most cases positions like these are found through recruiters, by word of mouth, or in situations where lawyers change firms and take their paralegals with them.

Ellen Brisson, Certified Personal Trainer, Forward Focus Coaching will exhibit with Legal Search & Management. Ellen’s combined paralegal experience and certification in personal coaching is a unique approach for legal assistants interested in career strategy. Your professional path depends on how you package your experience with your desire. Working with a personal coach is a good first step in making a change.

Linda and Ellen will also attend the special Friday night dinner and participate in the discussion on Paralegal Regulation. Dan Ray, J.D., Coordinator of the Legal assistant Studies Program at Eastern Michigan University will lead the talk. His paper on regulation is posted at the LAAM web site.

Interested participants can visit www.laamnet.org for additional details and registration materials. The conference will take place at the Eagle Resort in Ypsilanti on April 16 and 17, 2004.