How Pro Bono Work Can Benefit Your Paralegal Career

In this solo episode of the Paralegals on Fire! Podcast Show, Ann Pearson shares her experience doing pro bono work and how it can benefit your paralegal career. Some of the benefits of adding pro bono work include: Exposure to other types of work will broaden your knowledge and paralegal skills. You get the opportunity to network and meet other paralegals and attorneys outside your organization. You might get billable hour credit if you work for a law firm that encourages pro bono work. And so much more! Combining your paralegal skills with an area that you enjoy working in Other Podcasts That Might be of Interest to You: Episode 13: 8 Mindsets That Could Be Hurting Your Paralegal Career Episode 1: Get a Paralegal Career Development Plan Episode 12: How to Turn Your Performance Review Into a Career Development Opportunity Episode 46: Paralegal Career Mobility: What it is and How to Get it Episode 53: Your Paralegal Career is More Than Just a Job Visit Main Paralegal Podcast Page to listen to all of our episodes. Actionable Strategy In all of our podcast episodes, we try to give paralegals an actionable strategy that they can take away from the show because we know your time is valuable. In this podcast episode, Ann gives five actionable strategies – one of which is to jump in the comments and share your pro bono experience with others! Are you a paralegal who wants to skip the learning curve and kickstart your career? The Paralegal Boot Camp offers online courses to fast-track your paralegal career, including a course on how to master your attention to detail. View our course offerings.   https://paralegal-bootcamp.thinkific.com. For more resources, visit our podcast page and blog.