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Cynthia822

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Cynthia Wiesen

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Paralegal at law firm in New York doing litigation and commercial transaction support

Interests:

theatre, fashion, culinary arts, and of course law

Recent Forum Topics & Comments (18)
Forum Discussion Posted
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

My firm has offices in New Jersey, New York and other cities. But I have now changed my profile as this is getting just a little creepy. Have a nice weekend.

2 years ago
Job > Paralegal 2 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

Hello. I 'm back! It's Saturday evening, and I thought I'd log on to see the discussion. My first impression is I don't understand the semi-hostile tone here. But, whatever ...

2 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

[QUOTE who="Displaced Legal Professional in Denver, Colorado"]Come on, Cynthia! It's all the same - just the delivery is different, and you know it is.

I ...

2 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

I am happily employed in a great firm in Manhattan doing litigation support. I earn more than $78,000 a year being a paralegal and I have medical benefits and a great boss and work ...

2 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

There is no comparison between online learning and the correspondence courses you took. Your comment shows your lack of knowledge in this area.

2 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

There is no statistical data to back up what you say. The only people who care about ABA approval are paralegals who went to ABA approved paralegal programs, many of which are ...

2 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

This is simply not true. I will try to post the latest studies thar prove that online learning is as good or better than classroom learning. There are a lot of advantages. First ...

2 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

Online schools, also, are just as good if not better than traditional classrooms, as shown by recent studies.

2 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

Most attorneys are not concerned whether your school has ABA approval. The ABA thing is hyped, mostly by paralegals who attended ABA schools. There is nothing wrong with an ABA ...

2 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

From what I have read, the Certificate in Paralegal Studies is more valuable than the BA. And this is for a simple reason: a Certification from a top school with a comprehensive ...

2 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

I totally agree about accreditation. You HAVE to check it out. I checked it out really carefully and that is why I finally decided to go to Washington Online Learning Institute ...

3 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Paralegal Job Description?

Sorry, I did not see this forum for a while and all of a sudden I got an email with the most recent comments. To answer the questions, Yes, I got a job (yippee!) thanks to the hard ...

3 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

I would recommend the 15-month Master Paralegal Certificate Program. The reason I say that is that I started in the ten-month program and it was just so great that I eventually ...

3 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

That is contrary to the experience of thousands of highly placed graduates of online schools.

3 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

[QUOTE who="Displaced Legal Professional in Denver, Colorado"]Whatever you want to to think, but the subject does not matter. Learning is learning. Hearing and listening ...

3 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

Pardon me for butting in, but you can not compare aviation, where you use all five senses (smell included) to legal studies. You use your brain in online learning and that is the ...

3 years ago
Job > Paralegal

Is there a difference between an associates in Paralegal Studies and a Paralegal Certificate?

Billy, I don't that is true at all. In my firm, we have five paralegals that went to online schools and they are doing fine. Online education is in many ways superior to classroom ...

3 years ago