My Full Legal Assistant Experience 1 Year Later (What I Haven't Shared Until Now) | CHATS WITH ICIE

[@xporkrind]

I have been a lawyer all my life and I feel strongly that the vast majority of law firms provide zero training and expect people to be perfect without giving them enough time to learn. Please don't give up on the law or professional work. Keep trying and know that it's not your fault. Law firms and lawyers are way too busy and are terrible at training. It's them. Not you. Your experience is the same experience as mine over the past 30 years.

[@lifewithicie]

Thank you for your transparency! I filmed my 2 year update as a legal assistant talking about this and also encouraging others to be easy on themselves when they first start out.

[@ariananava2833]

This gives me so much encouragement. I currently transferred from being an office assistant to a legal assistant for our litigation team. I have been dealing with some of the same issues you mentioned and knowing someone has been in my shoes makes me feel better about my current situation. There hasn’t been enough time to train me properly but I will not let this discourage me from doing the best that I can.

[@ariananava2833]

Also, you encourage me to try making youtube videos of my own.❤

[@lifewithicie]

Thank you Ariana for your kind words!❤️ It’s definitely a journey but you will get it slowly but surely!😊

[@anthonybutto1925]

I didn't know! Maybe that's the best way to train as an office assistant before training as a legal assistant. Following the film footage, I think there's lots you can do at home on your own with Microsoft where I think that's where you first start to help prepare yourself for the training course so that you can learn quick.

[@shaneajax206]

It seems we are very alike in many aspects and this perfectly sums up my experience so far as a legal assistant. It was really nice to hear that the struggles I have dealt with are not unique and validating. I am really glad I stumbled across your channel becasuse, I have been struggling with some self doubt. Thank you Icie

[@lifewithicie]

Thank you so much Shane! It’s definitely been a journey for sure 😊

[@bossbitchh]

reasons why it is important for legal executives to adhere to their role and the professional expectations within their legal environment and the legal profession as a whole.

[@LetsTalkLaw365]

I am doing paralegal work now and finishing up the paralegal degree, but I can already tell I need to move forward and do more and not stop at being a paralegal! 💫

[@lifewithicie]

That’s amazing!! Do you plan on going yo law school?😊

[@LetsTalkLaw365]

I got into law school! @@lifewithicie

[@lifewithicie]

@@LetsTalkLaw365 CONGRATULATIONS!!🤩

[@AdvogadadeDeus]

You seem young and yet so wise. I really appreciate your comments, thanks. God bless you

[@lifewithicie]

Thank you so much! This comment is so sweet 🫶🏽

[@jeanellreynolds7291]

This was one of the best advice videos I have ever come across. I truly appreciate your tips. I am a legal assistant and totally agree with you about being trained.

[@lifewithicie]

thank you 🫶🏽 I’m glad it was helpful in some way!😊

[@PiscesSun24]

Copy and paste, look at other drafted docs. Keep a notes folder. Organization and asking questions to anyone above you. Or it’s just not your bag.

[@littlebutterfly4512]

Congrats to almost 600 subscribers, and you can be super proud of yourself 🎉 And good luck on your new path.
As a foreign paralegal something that I am also very interested in would be how many vacation days you had in your legal assistant job?

[@lifewithicie]

Thank you so much!😊 At this law firm, there wasn’t really a set amount of vacation days per se. I did take 2 vacations because they were planned well in advance before I was hired so my manager accommodated me for those days off. I think in my case also there was someone else who could take over my work if I was away so I think that also played a factor. Besides those 2 scheduled vacations, I didn’t take time off so it seemed to me that it was a on a case by case basis and if there was coverage available.

[@thewayoflaw6373]

Thank you

[@recoveringparalegal]

Good for you for moving on! The crux of it is that now you can have the hope that your work will be acknowledged and appreciated. The toxic law firm culture is very real. "Real" businesses do not seem to suffer from the same plague.

[@Brendahjune]

Hey girl! 😊 You're doing great

[@lifewithicie]

Thank you!❤️❤️

[@anthonybutto1925]

I think there's lot's you can do on your own with Microsoft at home to help prepare yourself with a training course; for there's a lot of tutorial UA-cam videos I know I can use, to show me how to use Microsoft; for I know I can use Microsoft in my email which is probably the best place to start, for people who don't have experience to probably first start off training at Tafe (college) as an office assistant. I think that's the best place to start and the best way to learn quickly is at home. Do you do any international language translations as a legal secretary, I know Microsoft does. But when working in a legal firm, does Microsoft do a good job at that?

[@xornam3009]

Great to come across your content, I'm legal assistant in tax and legal am having my annual review, what innovative idea will you suggest 😅

[@lifewithicie]

Hey Maxwell! Happy to hear you’re enjoying the content 😊 I think go in with an open mind and ask your manager/ supervisor if there are ways they think you can improve or what you can do better to best support the company. Good luck!

[@xornam3009]

@@lifewithicie noted thanks

[@futuregrouprealtyontario]

thanks for sharing

[@gutoziels]

Hi, I've found your channel looking for information about legal assistant program, but I also find you accent and pronunciation exceptional. Are you a native speaker of english? How did you learn to speak with that exceptional fluency and pronunciation?

[@lifewithicie]

Thank you so much for those kind words! I was born in the Philippines, but was raised in the US since I was 2 so that’s why I have an American accent since english was the primary language in our household :) The rest is just practice (I think when you start talking to yourself in front of a camera so much you gradually get more comfortable speaking freely on the spot haha at least that’s been my experience 😆).

[@Grace_Ilanga]

Hi, I would like to know if there is any specific format for a curriculum vitae when applying for a legal assistant program, thank you ❤

[@lifewithicie]

Hi Grace! Personally I have never been part of a legal assistant program so I can’t comment on that unfortunately, but I did study political science in college. And I would say the majority of my legal experience has been through my jobs or previous internships!:)

[@Grace_Ilanga]

@@lifewithicie okay thank you! as for your legal assistant job, did you had any specific CV format when applying for the job?

[@bikkigogo]

Did you take any legal related program or courses before stepping into this job?

[@lifewithicie]

I had a legal internship working at one of the San Diego court houses specializing in family law during before taking this job

[@savedmp3]

Hi icie. You are stunning, im glad i found your channel

[@lifewithicie]

Thank you so much!💜

[@arturo8475]

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