I work as a receptionist at a law firm.  The partners are talking about expanding and adding staff, especially paralegals.  They’re planning on doing this over a few years.  The pay for a paralegal is much higher than what they pay for reception work, and I think the job is much more interesting, too.  I’ve worked at this firm for several years; my boss and I have a good working relationship, so I asked her whether there was any chance the partners would let me work for the firm as a paralegal instead of a receptionist.  She was a bit surprised, but after she thought about it, she was very enthusiastic.

She knows I’m a single mother without another source of income, so she helped me look up an online university where people can get an online paralegal degree.  She said the school has a good reputation and offers many other online courses.  She’s also going to ask the partners if they would be willing to help out with my tuition, if I agree to keep working for them afterwards, which is only fair.  The university also has a financial aid program, so I’m feeling pretty optimistic about doing this the more I think about it.

Technorati Tags: online courses, online paralegal degree, online university, Paralegal