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Today's Quote: From Legal Secretary to Judicial Clerk

By Lynne DeVenny

How'd you get into being a judicial clerk?

Well, I went to college and my first job out of college was as a legal secretary for a law firm in Battle Creek, and that was over 20 years ago and I've just stayed in that field ever since then. I started here in July of 2009 working for Judge Kingsley, and previous to that I had worked for a family law attorney for over 20 years. I thought that when I applied for the job, I thought it'd be pretty challenging and rewarding working for a judge. It's interesting to see how having worked at an attorney's office -- where you would see how the paper flow starts and how the clients come in and discuss the cases with their attorneys -- and then now to see the other end where cases are finalized and how the whole process works.

Penny Shaw, a judicial clerk for Circuit Court Judge James C. Kingley of the 37th Judicial Circuit Court in Battle Creek, Michigan, gives a very informative interview to the Battle Creek Enquirer about her job duties. You can tell that Shaw really loves her job, and she speaks for many legal support staff members when she says, "...it's very rewarding, but it can be stressful at times when..." [Readers, you can fill in the blank].

Source: Battle Creek Enquirer

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Full post as published by Practical Paralegalism on June 28, 2010 (boomark / email).