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Nicole provides content and consulting for clients in the legal, real estate, insurance, and non-profit industries. She has over 10 years experience working in corporate and in 2018 she was certified by Gallup as a CliftonStrengths coach.
The interviewer may have questions on past experience included on your resume. Or if you do not have a paralegal role listed on your resume, they may want to know how you plan to transfer your experience into this role.
Nicole provides content and consulting for clients in the legal, real estate, insurance, and non-profit industries. She has over 10 years experience working in corporate and in 2018 she was certified by Gallup as a CliftonStrengths coach.
It is possible that you had previous positions that included paralegal responsibilities but they were done under a different job title. If that is the case, clarify your experience and show the interviewer how you qualify for this role.
Nicole provides content and consulting for clients in the legal, real estate, insurance, and non-profit industries. She has over 10 years experience working in corporate and in 2018 she was certified by Gallup as a CliftonStrengths coach.
"I previously worked as an executive assistant. During my time in that position, the attorney started to assign me many tasks that I see in a paralegal job description. I assisted with filing court documents and located court documents to facilitate her research. It was a smaller office so even though I did not have a paralegal title, I believe I was performing many tasks that I would be in this role."

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