Usebenze isikhathi esingakanani njengomphathi wezomthetho? Iyini isizinda sakho semfundo?
Ngineziqu ezimbili ze-undergraduate degrees ezivela eNyuvesi yaseWest Florida: i-Bachelor of Arts ezenzweni zesayensi yezombusazwe (2000) kanye neBachelor of Arts ezifundweni zomthetho / ezandulela umthetho (2006).
Ngathola i-graduate degree, i-Masters eParalegal Studies (MPS), kusukela e-George Washington University ngo-2010. Ngisanda kugubha iminyaka engama-10 engumsebenzi wezomthetho, eminyakeni engu-9 engayisebenzela ngayo ummeli wobuciko, futhi ngamacala amaningana amafemu e-Pensacola, eFlorida. Ngamukele isikhundla sami samanje ngonyaka odlule futhi ngathuthela eWashington, DC ukuze ngisebenzele umnyango wezomthetho wangaphakathi we-American Association of Professors University (AAUP), lapho ngisekela khona abameli bethu ababili kanye noMeluleki Jikelele we-AAUP.
Yimiphi imithwalo yemfanelo yakho yansuku zonke njengomuntu ongenzi nzuzo ngokwezomthetho ne-American Association of Professors Yunivesithi?
Umnyango wethu usekela imisebenzi ka-AAUP ngezindlela eziningi: ukuphendula emibuthanweni yomthetho wezemfundo ephakeme evela kubaprofesa, abaphathi bezemfundo, abameli, nabanye; ukuqapha ukuthuthukiswa komthetho emfundweni ephakeme ezweni lonke; ama-workshops okuholayo kanye nezethulo emthethweni wezemfundo ephakeme; ukusebenzisana nochwepheshe abavela ezweni lonke ngokuthumela amicus curiae izikhalazo ezinkantolo ezinkulu zokudlulisela icala ngaphambi kweNkantolo Ephakeme yase-United States kanye nezinkantolo zombuso wezobukhosi ukuze kuvikelwe imikhuba emihle yezemfundo kanye nenqubo efanele; futhi ulandelele umthelela wezomthetho womthetho kanye nokusetshenziswa kwawo kuma-agatsha amagatsha aphezulu.
Ukwengeza, senza umsebenzi wezomthetho wangaphakathi wendlu ohambisana nalokhu: ukuphathwa kwezinhlangano ezingekho kwenzuzo kanye nokubusa, kufaka phakathi intela , ukubamba iqhaza kanye nezinkampani zokucela usizo. izinkinga zokuqashwa ezihlobene nomqashi; kanye nezinkinga zomthetho wezinyunyana / zabasebenzi ezithinta ubudlelwane bethu nezigaba zokusebenzisana ezihlangene.
Ngokugcwele, imithwalo yami yemfanelo ihlanganisa ukuqhuba ucwaningo olusemthethweni olubhekene nezinkinga ezehlukene zomthetho; ukubhalwa kwememorandamu yokusabalalisa ebhodini elibusayo eliphethe kanye nezinhlangano ezihlangene, izinkomba zomthetho zokuhambisa umphakathi, nezinto zokwethulwa kommeli zezinhlangano nezinkomfa zokufundisa; ukuxhumanisa ukuqoqwa kwedatha eminyangweni ehlukahlukene kanye nebhodi lethu elibusayo ukuze kulungiselelwe ukuhlolwa kwaminyaka yonke nemibiko yokuhambisana nokulawula; ukuphatha isevisi ye-AAUP yokudluliselwa kwamathente; ukuhlunga nokuphendula imibuzo yezobuchwepheshe ngokuphathelene nezindaba ezijwayelekile zomthetho, izicelo zokusizwa kosizo lwe-amicus curiae nokusekelwa kwezimali ezivela ku-AAUP Legal Defense Fund; ukuhlela izinqubo zangaphakathi zokugcina irekhodi lomnyango wethu; ukuxhumanisa ukusesha kwezomthetho zangaphakathi / zangaphandle kanye nezingxoxo kanye nokusiza ngokuma kwabo; nokubuyekeza ngezikhathi ezithile amafomu wangaphakathi omnyango nezinqubo zokusebenza ezijwayelekile.
Imisebenzi yami yansuku zonke ihlukahluka kakhulu, nakuba umsebenzi ophindaphindiwe njalo uphendula imibuzo yobuhlakani, kusukela ku-AAUP inqubomgomo ngezinkinga eziningana ezithinta imfundo ephakeme kanye nolwazi jikelele mayelana nezindaba zomthetho, izicelo zokudluliselwa kubameli abangabanika umthetho oqondile iseluleko.
Isikhundla - amalungu ethu - yinhliziyo yenhlangano yethu, futhi kubalulekile ukuphendula kubo ngesikhathi esifanele ngangokunokwenzeka.
Yimaphi amakhono adingekayo ukuze uphumelele enkambeni yakho yamanje njengomsizi ongenayo inzuzo / umsizi womsebenzi?
Indima yami idinga ikhono lokwenza ucwaningo olusemthethweni bese ubhala izinto ezidlulisela ulwazi lwezomthetho enkulumweni engeyomthetho / lobuchwepheshe noma emibhalweni yomuntu. Ngenkathi izilaleli zethu zivame ukufundiswa kwezemfundo, sisadingeka sikwazi ukudlulisa ulwazi lwezomthetho ngendlela ecacile, ecacile, ehlonishwayo.
Indima yami idinga namakhono amakhono okukhulumisana okuhle kakhulu ekusebenzelaneni nobuntu obuhlukahlukene bebhodi lethu elibusayo, osebenza nabo, abasebenza ngobukhulu nabanye abameli kanye nababonisi esibambisana nabo emisebenzini ehlukahlukene.
Amanye amakhono abalulekile yikhono lokubeka phambili , umsebenzi omningi nokuqonda lapho umbuzo udinga impendulo evela kumbono womthetho, inqubomgomo noma inqubo.
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Yini oyithokozela kakhulu ngesikhundla sakho esingenzi inzuzo?
Ngomuntu siqu, ngicabanga ukuthi nginomsebenzi omuhle kakhulu wokusebenza ngokusemthethweni ezweni! Ngisebenzela inhlangano ehlanganisa uthando lwami lwezinkinga zomthetho wokuQiniswa kokuQala ngamakhono ami angokomthetho . Ngithola ukwaneliseka ngokukwazi ukusiza abantu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kulula njengokuhlinzeka ngobuhlakani kummeli wokudlulisela phambili, noma okunye okubandakanyekayo ekwenzeni ucwaningo lwezomthetho ukuze uphendule isicelo sokufaka isicelo solwazi lomthetho, noma ukusiza ngokuhlelwa kwe-amicus curiae emfushane ezimweni ezihilelekile zenkululeko yokufunda, kubandakanya inkulumo yamahhala nenhlalakahle, nsuku zonke ngithola isandla somsebenzi wenhlangano yethu eqhubeka nokudlala indima ekwenzeni umthetho nenqubomgomo ethinta isigaba semfundo ephakeme kanye nomphakathi waseMelika.
Yiziphi izinselele ezihlukile kwesikhundla sakho?
Ngisesikhundleni sami kuphela ngonyaka, ngakho-ke ngisafunda okuningi ngesakhiwo esiyingqayizivele senhlangano yethu, izindima ezihlukene zabasebenzi bethu kanye nebhodi elibusayo nokuthi umnyango wethu wezomthetho uhambelana kanjani nabo bonke. Ukufunda ukubhalela izethameli ezingezona zomthetho bekuyinselele; Konke kuhluke ekubhaleni imibhalo esemthethweni ezokwethwa enkantolo. Ukufakwa kwenhlangano kuye kwaba yinselela encane, njengoba singesiwo umthetho ophethe amafayela okuphikisa . Kumelwe ngicabange ngeso lengqondo ngaphandle kwebhokisi ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lokubhala oluqondakalayo kumafayela ethu amaningi, ahlukeneyo.
Ingabe amathuba okuthola imisebenzi kule ndawo akhula?
Anginayo imininingwane yezibalo ngokuphathelene nokukhula kwamathuba okulawulwa kwamaphalamende ezinhlanganweni ezingenzi inzuzo. Ngokweqile, ngingasho ukuthi le ndawo yindawo enendawo yokukhula njengoba engekho inzuzo eqhubekayo yokwandisa, ukukhulisa nokwandisa iminyango yomthetho yangaphakathi. Eqinisweni, la mathuba kakhulu ahlala ezindaweni ezinkulu, njenge-DC noma iNew York City, lapho iningi lezinhlanga ezingekho ngaphansi kwenzuzo lihlala khona.
Abanye abantu abafisa ukusebenzela enkundleni engenzi inzuzo bangaphumelela kanjani kule ndawo? Ingabe kukhona ukuqeqeshwa okuthile, isipiliyoni somsebenzi noma isitifiketi esingahlinzeka abafuna umsebenzi emaphethelweni?
Noma ubani ocabangela umsebenzi ongasenzi nzuzo futhi ofuna ukuphishekela indlela emincane yokusebenza emisebenzini yomthetho , kufanele ahlole ukuthi yiziphi izinkinga zezombangazwe, ezomnotho noma ezenhlalakahle abazithandayo nezinhlangano zokucwaninga ezigxila kulowo mkhakha. I-Idealist.org yiwebhusayithi enkulu lapho izinhlangano ezingekho inzuzo nabantu ngabanye abangakwazi ukuxhuma nokuphishekela amathuba okuhlanganyela.
Mayelana nokuqeqeshwa okusemthethweni, ngikhuthaza abadlali bezemidlalo ukuthi banesithakazelo kule ndlela yokusebenza ukuze bathathe izifundo zokucwaninga ngokomthetho, ukubhala, intela , umthetho webhizinisi, umthetho wezabasebenzi / umsebenzi , izinkontileka kanye nanoma yiziphi izifundo zomthetho ezihambisana nokufisa kwabo, njengomthetho wezemvelo, Okokuqala Umthetho wokuchitshiyelwa, umthetho wamalungelo omphakathi, njll.
Yiziphi izinsiza zakho ezizithandayo zomthetho?
- I-National Association of Legal Assistants / Abafelandawonye - inhlangano kazwelonke yama-paralegals.
- I-Paralegal Today ListLondoloza - iforamu yamahhala e-intanethi yomphakathi wabameli ophethe umagazini we- Paralegal Today .
- Iwebhusayithi yephrojekthi yokufaka imininingwane yamazwe amaningi - isayithi ekhuthaza ifomu lokufaka ifomu lokufanisa kanye nenqubo lapho ukungenzi inzuzo kungathobela imithetho yokubhalisa yokusiza insizakalo kumbuso ngamunye.
Iyini ukugqamisa kwakho komsebenzi?
Umsebenzi wami oqokomisa kuze kube yimanje uhamba kabili:
- Ukunikezwa isikhundla sami samanje nokufuduka kusuka eFlorida kuya ku-DC, futhi;
- Ukuba nomqondo wami wokuqeda iziqu oshicilelwe.
Unayo noma yiziphi amathiphu ozithandayo ongawabelana ngazo?
Ngine uhlu olubanzi lwamabhukhimakhi e-intanethi, ahlelwe yizihloko ezingxenyeni ezingaphansi engizihlanganisile iminyaka engu-10 manje. Ngivamise ukuvuselela ifayela le-html bese ngiyibuyisela phezulu ku-flash drive. Ngiphinde ngilondoloze uhlu lwami lwe-elekthronikhi, oluhlelwe yizihloko ezingxenyeni ezingaphansi, futhi ngezikhathi ezithile ngiyiphinde ngiphinde ngiphinde ngiphinde ngiphinde ngifake kwi-flash drive. Ngiye ngithwala lezi zinsiza ngami kuzo zonke izinguquko zomsebenzi ukuze ngihlale nginezinsiza zami ezibalulekile nami. Awusoze wazi ukuthi uma ifomu elikhethekile olidale icala iminyaka emithathu eyedlule lizophinde liphinde liphinde lifanele.
Ingabe ungomunye wezinhlangano zomphakathi zendawo?
Ngiyilungu leNorth West Florida Paralegal Association (NWFPA) futhi manje uhlanganyele emininimeni yabo yenyanga ejwayelekile ye-CLE nge-webcast eyikude kwi-intanethi. Ngesikhathi ngiphila eFlorida, ngasebenza eBhodini Labaqondisi LaseNWFPA - unyaka owodwa njengobhala nomnyaka owodwa njengephalamende - futhi ngisihlalo okwakunguKomiti Yezokuxhumana Yobulungu / Ubulungu. Njengamanje ngikhonza kumakomidi amaningi e-NWFPA, ngisekela kulawo makomiti emizamweni yokubhala, ukuhlela kabusha i-newsletter yethu, ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lokuqeqesha abafundi, ukuqapha kanye nokubika emikhankasweni yomthethosisekelo kanye nomsebenzi kulo lonke izwe, nokuhlela i-PR / marketing umkhankaso wokwandisa ukufinyeleleka kwethu kwamanye amaphalamende eNorth West Florida.
Yiziphi ezinye izinto ezifezekisile eziphathelene nomthetho ozifezile?
EFlorida, ngibambe ukuqokwa kweFlorida Registered Paralegal (FRP), ngaqokwa ukuba ngikhonze kuKhomishana Yezomthetho Engagunyaziwe Yomthetho we-Florida Bar, yeKomiti Yokwahlulela Yokuqala-Ikomidi A, eyayikhonza e-Escambia County Career Academy Law Advisory Council, izisebenzi zokuzithandela ezihlukahlukene imitholampilo yezomthetho futhi unikeze izethulo kumsebenzi wezokwelapha kwabafundi e-Pensacola State College, i-University of West Florida neVirginia College.
Izincwadi zami zamanje zihlanganisa:
- Isiqubulo sami sokuqeda iziqu: "Ukulawulwa Okuphoqelekile kwe-Florida Paralegals Akudingekile," ku-Empowered Paralegal Professionalism Anthology, eyabhalwa futhi yahlelwa nguRobert E. Mongue futhi yanyatheliswa yiCarolina Academic Press (Agasti, 2011).
- "Umbuso weParalegal Profession: Wonke Amehlo eFlorida," ku -Summation yi-Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association (Ephreli 2011).
- "Lokho AbaPhalamende Abafisa Abathengi Babo Kukwazi: Sisize, Sikusize," ku -Summation yi-Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association (Agasti, 2011).
- "Ukuqokwa Kwama-Nomenclature Wezokwelapha: I-Credentials and Programs Explained," Ngezici Nezifunyanwa yiNational Association of Legal Assistants / Paralegals (Septhemba / Okthoba 2011).
- "Ukuqokwa Kwama-Nomenclature Wezokwelapha: Izigcawu Nezinhlelo Ezichazwe," ku -Summation yi-Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association (Okthoba 2011). (Lokhu kutholakala esihlokweni sami se-NALA, okubhekiswe ngqo kummeli kanye nokuqasha abaphathi abaqashile umthetho).
Ngicashunwe kubhulogi likaRobert E. Mongue, I-Empowered Paralegal, futhi nami ngifakwe efayili kumawebhusayithi alabo abasebenzisa i-alma maters: IYunivesithi yaseWest Florida kanye neThe George Washington University.
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