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Old 06-17-2008
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Hi. My name is Dawn M. Draper, a virtual paralegal from Michigan. I wanted to stop by and say hi. I just signed up for the forum and look forward to meeting all of you.
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Good morning & welcome Dawn - I'm a transcriptionist in the process of moving to virtual paralegal. I'm checking in every day to learn as much as I can - the suggestions & resources here are fantastic!

Enjoy your day, & see you around the boards!

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I do think this forum is going to be a great wealth of information. Nice to meet you. Dawn
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Hello Dawn!

Welcome to the forums, you'll enjoy them!

How long have you been in business?

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Welcome to the forum Dawn! You've selected a great forum!

We'd love to hear more about your VA business and how you got started.

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At the beginning of the year, I had a feeling the company I was a Paralegal/Leasing Specialist for was not going to stay in business forever. I began looking for a new job, but they are hard to find these days. I really didn't want to work in a law office anymore, but wanted to continue to utilize my paralegal degree. So...I began researching work at home jobs and was amazed at the amount of opportunity there is out there for paralegals virtually from home. I continued to research and weed out good and bad job search sites. I began working as a contractor for one document preparation service and at the same time I began doing work form them, my company laid three of its employees off, including me. I am still having to look for work currently due to being laid off, but also in the meantime I am still researching the great possibilities of the virtual paralegal career. I have been laid off for a month now and so far I have only seen one opportunity for my type of work in the area I live and I sent a resume, with no response. Noticed two weeks later the same ad was posted, so I believe I may have applied somewhere I had worked before. Tough times seeking a job right now. I have a good feeling about the virtual paralegal opportunity and look forward to learning more.
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Thank you for sharing your story. I will keep my fingers crossed but I think you have such a niche market that you will do well as a virtual paralegal. You can apply for several jobs outside your hometown and get the work! Hang in there! Good luck and keep up posted!

Lisa
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Hi Dawn and . Sorry to hear about your being let go from your job. Hopefully this will propel you into the best stage of your life: Becoming a Virtual Paralegal. I wish you the best in your search and hope that your business prospers.

Be Blessed.

Michelle.
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Dawn and good luck with your new VA business!
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Hi Dawn -

I'm glad you found your way to this forum. I'm looking forward to our phone call on Thursday!
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