KNOW, the Magazine for Paralegals Summer 2014 | Page 32

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Excellent organizational skills.
Keeping track of client files, email and text
messages, work assignments, and deadlines can be difficult, but add to that, maintaining a website, social media profiles,
and/or a blog, while ensuring that you are
properly billing and collecting from your
clients. Running a business is not easy and
top notch organizational skills are a must!
Besides these skills, a VP should also have
at least an Associate Degree in Paralegal
Studies or a related field. Shelley recommends that anyone wanting to get into the
field also register or become certified by
taking one of the paralegal association certification exams, or registering with their
state, if it offers certification or registration.
“Having the designation Certified Paralegal
lends more credibility to a paralegal and
will help potential clients will feel more
comfortable hiring
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someone they have never met,” says Shelley.
Virtual Paralegals are changing the way law
is practiced, making it more affordable for
the client and the attorney and providing a
career choice for paralegals who need more
flexibility than an 8 – 5 office job allows.
If you have the right skills, understand exactly what you are getting into, and are willing
to work hard, a position as a virtual paralegal can be very rewarding. Who knows? This
could be the start of something big. Someth