{"id":48,"date":"2019-04-06T19:58:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pittcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2019-volume-12-issue-1\/paralegalshelping-people-through-service-in-a-professional-career\/"},"modified":"2019-04-08T01:31:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T01:31:58","slug":"paralegalshelping-people-through-service-in-a-professional-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pittcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2019-volume-12-issue-1\/paralegalshelping-people-through-service-in-a-professional-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Paralegals\u2026Helping  People Through Service in a Professional Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">By Jane Power<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\"><i>\u201cLook for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.\u201d \u2013 Fred Rogers<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Many times, if a high school student has the instinct to be a helper, they look toward careers in healthcare or police\/fire\/rescue to fulfill this desire for their future. Chances are they haven\u2019t considered the paralegal profession. Consider these scenarios:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Work with victims of crimes in a District Attorney\u2019s office<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Help a family buy a home, adopt a child, or deal with the death of a loved one<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Support an entrepreneur with a big idea to help make it become a reality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Help musicians protect their music rights<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Guide athletes to make deals with ball clubs, sponsors, or agents<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Aid immigrants to get proper documents<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Help people manage their cases in court<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Advise people with their debt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Protect widows and orphans<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Help people get insurers to pay for their hospital bills and get social security payments<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Aid individuals fighting false charges and avoiding jail<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Protect rights to vote, ensure free speech, and secure an education<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Comfort victims of domestic violence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Assist children in the foster care system<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">All of these important tasks can be accomplished through the assistance of a qualified paralegal. And training for these scenarios can be achieved through the Paralegal Technology Program offered at Pitt Community College. The program prepares graduates to succeed as professional, ethical, problem-solving members of legal teams and other work environments that make use of legal professionals. Both the Paralegal Technology Associate Degree and the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma are approved by the American Bar Association and by the North Carolina State Bar.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">If any of these examples of helping people interest you, find out more by contacting Vicki Coleman, Department Chair of the Paralegal Technology Program, at 252-493-7495 or <a href=\"http:\/\/vcoleman@email.pittcc.edu.\">vcoleman@email.pittcc.edu.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jane Power \u201cLook for the helpers. 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