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Being A Paralegal Is Settling

Said the Lawyer on my interview for Ligation Paralegal

Brandi NoBarExam West
3 min readApr 20, 2020

So why did you invite me to a job interview?

Friday February 9, 2018

I applied for a Litigation Paralegal position at a law firm in town called Burris Legal Group. I never get invited to interview in law firms or companies where I have the skills. I felt good about this interview, had a little hope, and motivation. I put on my best professional attire and moseyed my way to this law firm.

I thought this was it even though I have a Juris Doctor. Law firms sometimes only want to hire people that have no dreams of being a lawyer. I am not sure how that works because an employee can suddenly get motivated and decide to be a lawyer or simply just lie and say no I have no goals in life I just want to be a Paralegal serving you for the rest of my life.

I have a law degree, want to be a lawyer. I would love to work in a law firm in the meantime. The law firm is owned by Twana Burris. The firm sits in a blue house. located at 204 Johnson Street Rock Hill, SC 29730. The interview was at 11:30 am. When I arrived there was approximately 3 or 4 people there in the waiting area. The receptionist was an older lady. She gave me a bottle of water and I was escorted into the…

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