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Message: <blockquote data-quote="der_arbeiter" data-source="post: 40181" data-attributes="member: 8475">Hi everybody, I hope to receive some help here. I see this community here is nice and polite.I am a young guy, EU citizen, I live in London and am currently working from home as account manager for a big corporation.Despite being currently employed, I am looking for a job as a paralegal because I have a law degree but I've never stepped into this world shortly after graduating.Before you ask why, I would explain you: in my country qualifying as a lawyer is insanely difficult if you don't have any references, bar association there is a strong protectionist lobby and passing the bar exam is next to impossible. And to sit for it you have to go under an unpaid 2-year legal internship.As I was in a rollercoaster of unemployment and temporary job positions, and considering I found this wonderful remote opportunity in London several months ago, in the middle of Lockdown, I've decided to move there immediately. However, despite loving this job, I miss not working in my field anymore.So I've seen a lot of paralegal positions online and therefore decided to apply to some of them.The point is: they all require experience, but the biggest issue is there's absolutely no entry-level position. How the hell am I supposed to gain experience if I don't work? I mean, I know it's the notorious chicken-egg dilemma, but how can I break this cycle? Are there any legit legal recruitment agencies? Or is it there any other way to spread my voice or do some networking?I've also considered volunteering in a social-housing community help centre, shadowing a solicitor there: she replied me some days ago after sending her an email, showing interest in me but then disappeared completely. The only two recruiters who have replied to my applications, promised me an interview but both of them have disappeared as well.I know these times are though, the corona, whatever... but is there any way to work in this field?I am not a complete outsider to this world, I already have experience as office manager and administrative assistant, which I have made back while studying at university in my home country. Working as a paralegal should not be that different.I've also applied yesterday to Flex Legal, no answer so far. Do you have any suggestions to leverage some experience in order to get into this world?</blockquote>

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