{"id":347,"date":"2019-08-11T17:06:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T17:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/?page_id=347"},"modified":"2024-02-14T21:47:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T21:47:12","slug":"legal-professions-career-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/career-exploration\/legal-professions-career-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Professions Career Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe you&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prepare documents like briefs, contracts, and correspondence.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Investigate facts and legal frameworks.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prepare in-depth research to support a particular topic, case, or situation.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Provide public safety and enforce laws as a first responder.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meet with and develop relationships with clients.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advocate for a particular group, issue, or organization.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conduct review of complaints, process, and policy and determine appropriate course of action.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Develop subject matter expertise on particular facet, context or topic of law.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"early\">Early Destinations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Bortel FIrm<\/td><td>Legal Assistant<\/td><td>Seattle, WA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Frey Law Office<\/td><td>Legal Assistant<\/td><td>St. Paul, MN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>National Association of Attorneys General<\/td><td>Program Specialist<\/td><td>Washington, DC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nicholas Kaster LLP<\/td><td>Class Action Clerk<\/td><td>St. Paul, MN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Paschal Nwokocha &amp; 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