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<blockquote data-quote="Amma Usman" data-source="post: 213740" data-attributes="member: 36740">No no no not at all! Law firms value any experience anyway, regardless of the sector. So, a paralegal role, regardless of specialisation, places you as a competitive candidate. Picture these two candidates.Candidate 1 is a paralegal in PE at a top US firm. Of course, having direct experience in say paralegaling in PE, for example, would benefit a candidate applying for a TC at a transactional law firm. However, all this matters less than their ability to apply strategically and leverage their current and past experiences!Candidate 2 was a paralegal in criminal law. They leveraged their ability to understand the disputes practice area through the various activities they were responsible for in proceedings. They linked this to some corporate law related work they were given and saw they liked corporate more for XYZ reasons. If they didn’t complete the criminal paralegal role, they would've never known this. There you go.Every experience matters - and so does your thinking…your strategy!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Amma Usman, post: 213740, member: 36740"] No no no not at all! Law firms value any experience anyway, regardless of the sector. So, a paralegal role, regardless of specialisation, places you as a competitive candidate. Picture these two candidates. Candidate 1 is a paralegal in PE at a top US firm. Of course, having direct experience in say paralegaling in PE, for example, would benefit a candidate applying for a TC at a transactional law firm. However, all this matters less than their ability to apply strategically and leverage their current and past experiences! Candidate 2 was a paralegal in criminal law. They leveraged their ability to understand the disputes practice area through the various activities they were responsible for in proceedings. They linked this to some corporate law related work they were given and saw they liked corporate more for XYZ reasons. If they didn’t complete the criminal paralegal role, they would've never known this. There you go. Every experience matters - and so does your thinking…your strategy! [/QUOTE]

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