Paralegal professional development and career sources

Finding Articles

• Research skills are often the cornerstone of successful legal assistant. Capitalize by keeping abreast of the changes in the profession by reading articles in journals and magazines.

• The best database to use is the Infotrac:Onefile (on campus only)

Search using the keyword
legal assistants (plural)
legal services
legal assistants- compensation and benefits

• Cuyamaca has several journals on our shelves for you to browse such as
  Legal Assistant Today, ABA Journal and California Bar Journal.

Finding Books

So it is important that you use the Library Catalog to find the books. Cuyamaca Library also has purchased legal assistant books with focus on job search and career opportunities. 

Search using the keyword legal assistant (no plural) to retrieve more hits than the keyword paralegal.

Paralegal Associations

• California Alliance of paralegal Assoc

Job Lists and Banks

• ParalegalJob.com
• Law Info Career Center
• Law Jobs in California
  Job listings for attorneys, para-professionals and support staff in California from the online site of The Recorder.
• San Diego Source
  Click on "Employment Legal" for professional and support positions at San Diego law firms.