I like to think of myself as independent, meaning that I am determined, knowledgable and self-reliant. My self-reliance means I can do things and make decisions by myself. My determination means I do not give up easily. I am knowledgable in the sense that I am well versed in the law. I believe that my three inherent strengths are adequate in assisting me in landing a high paying paralegal job. A Paralegal job requires most of the work to be done autonomously including case file reading and document organization. Lawyers need paralegals who can work independently to comprehend quick instruction and produce a viable output, and I must say this is my forte.
Inherently, if I could pick-out three of my weaknesses, they would include: Unable to play in a team, difficulty in asking for help and admitting defeat and limited influence. It is crucial to be a team player in the paralegal career and asking for help is part of the job. For difficult cases and to fully help out a lawyer, a paralegal’s reach has to be extensive. The Abnormal Psychology course will equip me with communication skills, knowledge of my behavior and change my attitude towards seeking necessary help. If I take the sociology of crime and violence course, I would probably gain knowledge in the importance of social interactions, attain interpersonal skills and enhance my attitude towards team playing. Policing in the US is bound to help me attain open-mindedness skills, knowledge of forming constructive partnerships and gain new energy to enable me to widen my reach.
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To become a successful paralegal, I would need to train myself to multitask and be flexible for being self-reliant can sometimes mean being inflexible.
