Kuze kube nini uye waba ngumengameli? Iyini isizinda sakho semfundo?
Ngisebenze njengo-paralegal iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-14.
Ngaqala enkundleni yezomthetho ngingenayo isipiliyoni noma imfundo yezomthetho kodwa ngathola amazinga omngane wami ezifundweni zomthetho ezivela ku-Ivy Tech Community College ngo-2003 ngenkathi ngisebenza isikhathi esithile enkampanini yomthetho. Ngamanje ngiyasebenza ngasezingeni lami le-bachelor degree ekuphathweni kwebhizinisi kusuka eMarian University. Ngisebenza kuJosha Cook Shartzer & Tisch, ukulimala komuntu siqu nokufa okungekho emthethweni e-Indianapolis, e-Indiana, eyasungulwa ngomlando wecala uLouis "Buddy" uJosha. I-firm yami inezinhlaka ezinhlanu, abasebenzi abathathu nabaphathi bokusekela.
Iyini imithwalo yemfanelo yakho yansuku zonke?
Ukusebenza kwami ngokuqinile kubhekana nokulimala kakhulu kanye namacala okubulala okungalungile. Ngiphatha wonke amafayela ami abelwe kusukela ekuqaleni ngokuhlala. Ngenxa yalesi sakhiwo esiphezulu, ngenza umsebenzi omkhulu wezivumelwano ezivela emphakathini kusukela ezingeni eliphezulu kuze kube sekugcineni. Ngosuku nosuku, ngenza umsebenzi okudingeka wenziwe ukuhambisa ifayela ngalinye eceleni kwephayiphi yokubhekisa ekubhekaneni nokuhlelwa noma ukulingwa.
Nganoma yiluphi usuku olunikeziwe, ngixoxa nabaxhasi abakwaziyo; uxhumane namakhasimende, abameli kanye nabasebenzi benkantolo; izincwadi zokubhala kanye nezikhalazo ; hlaziya amarekhodi ezokwelapha; lungiselela izikhathi zezokwelapha; izincwadi zokufunwa ezifundwayo, izinhlu zokufakaza kanye nokubonisa; lungiselela futhi uhlanganise izimpendulo zokuthola ; vula futhi uhlele amafayela; futhi uphathe noma yiziphi ezinye izabelo eziza kimi.
Ukubamba iqhaza kuhamba ngendlela esheshayo, ngakho-ke kufanele usebenze ngendlela ehlelekile futhi esebenzayo futhi uhambisane nezinqubo ukuze uhlaziye umsebenzi wakho. ( Izingozi Zokuzilimaza Komuntu Ngamakhono Asemthethweni Kuveza ngokuningiliziwe amakhono, ulwazi, namakhono adingekayo ukuze aphumelele ensimini yokulimala).
Yini oyithandayo kakhulu ngomthetho wokulimala komuntu siqu?
Lokho engikuthanda kakhulu ngokusebenza njengommeli wezomthetho endaweni yokulimala yomuntu siqu kusiza izisulu ezilimazayo zifuna ubulungiswa. Ngiyazi kahle amakhasimende ami eqinile. Ngihlakulela ubuhlobo nabo, ngakho-ke ukukwazi ukuzisiza ngesikhathi sabo sesidingo kuyangivuza ngempela. Ngiyakujabulela kakhulu ukusiza abantu.
Enye into engiyithandayo mayelana nesimo sami ngumsebenzi wokuhlola. Angikaze ngithole ithuba lokuhlanganyela ekuvivinyweni kuze kube yilapho ngifika kulokhu okuqinile. Ukulungiswa kwecala akuyona umsebenzi olula; uchitha amasonto okuphila kwakho ulungiselela ukuvivinywa futhi uvame ukungena ngaphandle kwe "4 F's" (ukudla, umndeni, abangani kanye nesikhathi samahhala) izinsuku, amasonto ngisho nangezimpelasonto. Kodwa-ke, imivuzo ikhona ngokuzijabulisa futhi ngokuzikhandla, ukuthi yenza yonke imizuzu usebenzisa ngaphandle kwe "4 F's" nakanjani.
Yini ukulungiselela ukuhlolwa kwecala lokulimala kuhlanganisa?
Uchitha amasonto osebenza ecaleni elilodwa, ukubhala phansi, ukulungisa amarekhodi ezokwelapha izinombolo zokuphepha kwezenhlalakahle kanye nokubhala phansi kwe-inshuwalense, ukukopisha nokuhlanganisa ababophezeli bokubukisa nokusiza ukulungiselela ofakazi.
Wena kanye neqembu lakho bese niya ocaleni futhi zonke izigameko zokugcina, amandla, ikhono nolwazi onalo lishiye kule nkundla. Uzinikezela amahora amaningi, izinsuku, amasonto kanye nempelasonto empilweni yakho kube imbangela - kumaklayenti - futhi kuyamjabulisa ukuma enkantolo bese uzwa isigwebo sejaji sifunda ngokuzwakalayo ngemuva kokuthi unikele konke onakho.
Ukufakaza iklayenti ikhala izinyembezi zokukhululeka noma injabulo futhi ingikhathaze ngenkathi ngikhala njengoba ngibonga kakhulu ngokuthi "konke okwenzile" kungenye yezindlela ezinkulu kakhulu zokuqashelwa ngabanye engizibonele emsebenzini wami. Amaklayenti ahlala kusheshe ukupheka amakhukhi emva kosuku lokuqala lokuvivinywa, ngakho-ke uzodla isidlo sasekuseni ekuseni ngokulandelayo lapho ufika enkantolo; bayakuthatha isikhathi semini ngosuku lokuvivinywa; batjela ummeli wakho oqaphayo ukuthi uyakudinga kangakanani, ukuthi uyamangalisa kangakanani emsebenzini wakho nokuthi uzoba enkingeni ngempela uma ungazange usebenzele yena.
Khona-ke kukhona ukugijimela kwe-adrenaline okuza nokuzwa isigwebo sakho se-dollar sokuqala se-jury esifundazweni, njengoba ubheka ukusabela komthengi futhi uzizwa unelisekile ngomsebenzi owenziwe kahle. Kuyavuza kakhulu.
Ngakho-ke, ngisho nasezinsukwini lapho ngikhathele futhi ngikulungiswa (nokuphila ngaphandle kwama-4 F) kuqala ukuthola ngcono kimi, ngiduduzeka ngokwazi ukuthi umsebenzi engiwenzayo wukuthi lelo klayenti ngalolo suku. Lusuku lwabo olulodwa enkantolo; umphumela wabo omkhulu, futhi ngisebenza ukusiza ukushintsha impilo yabo. Ngumuphi umsebenzi ongcono (noma udumo) umuntu angaba nakho? Kungenxa yalezi zizathu ukuthi ngiye ngaba nesifiso sangempela somsebenzi wovivinyo, nazo zonke izinselelo nezinkinga ezivela kimi, njengomphalamende.
Yiziphi izinselele ezihlukile kwesikhundla sakho?
Nginzima kakhulu ngokusingatha icala elindayo. Ngingumuntu obhekene nokulimala okungaba ngu-100 kanye namacala okubulala okungalungile kunoma yisiphi isikhathi esithile. Ukusingatha amacala angu-100 kusukela ekuqaleni ngokusebenzisa ukuhlala kanye / noma ukuhlolwa kuveza izinselele ezihlukahlukene. Kumele ngiphinde ngiphinde ngibuye ngibheke isikhathi sami sokugcina, izinto ezibalulekile, nokusebenza ukuze ngigcine amacala ami ethuthuka phambili. Ukuhlela incwadi yokufuna noma ukulungisa izimpendulo zokuthola iklayenti kuthatha isikhathi esiningi. Ngivame ukwenza umsebenzi othile ngezinsuku ezimbalwa noma ngisho nesonto. Uma silungiselela ukuhlolwa kwejaji , ngivame ukugxila kuleso cala cishe inyanga. Ngokusobala, ukugxila kwifayela elilodwa isikhathi eside kungakha izinkinga ngokuphathwa kwesikhathi kanye nokubeka phambili umsebenzi. Noma kunjalo, ngiyakujabulela inselelo yomuntu siqu we-caseload esindayo. Ngiyakujabulela ukusebenza ngokusheshisa futhi ngisize abameli bami bezinkampani kanye namakhasimende ethu ngemigomo yabo yomthetho.
Unganikeza noma yimaphi amathiphu kwabanye abangathanda ukungena kule ndawo?
Uma umuntu efuna ukungena endaweni yokulimala, kubalulekile ukuba ajwayeze amagama asetshenzisiwe ngezokwelapha, izikhathi ezijwayelekile zokuqokwa kwamacala, imithetho ye-Federal of Civil Procedure, imithetho ye-Federal Evidence kanye nemithetho yokuvivinya embusweni wabo.
Ama-paralegals amasha kufanele aqale ukwakha inethiwekhi yobuchwepheshe, ajoyine i-Paralegal Society futhi afunde amanye amabhulogi asemthethweni. Kumelwe badale iphrofayli ye-LinkedIn, eyodwa engobuchwepheshe emvelweni, futhi ujoyine ezinye zeforamu ezihambelana ne-LinkedIn, ngokuqaphela ukuthi uhlale uchwepheshe kunoma yiziphi izingxoxo ezingase zijoyine.
Ukuya emininingeni esemthethweni ephathelene nokulimala komuntu kanye nomthetho wokufa ongalungile ukuze wazi kangcono ngalezo zindawo nakho kuyasiza. Ukulimala komuntu siqu kungabe kuzama ukuthola ukuqeqeshelwa umsebenzi kanye / noma ukuqeqeshwa emsebenzini (ngisho nasesimweni esincane, njengomabhalane , umabhalane womthetho , unobhala wefayili , unobhala noma umgijimi ), uma kungenzeka, ukuhleleka ukuthola ulwazi olubalulekile lomthetho. Abuye akhathaze ukuxubha ngokusheshisa isivinini kanye nesimiso sezomthetho.
Yimiphi imisebenzi yakho ehlobene ne-lawyer kanye nezinto ezifeziwe?
Ngiyilungu lokuvotela i-Indiana Paralegal Association kanye nelungu leNational Federation of Paralegal Associations. Ngingumsunguli futhi ngingumnikazi we-Paralegal Society, isithangami senhlalakahle esenziwe ukufundisa, ukugqugquzela nokugqugquzela amaphalamende.
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