Section Chair: Student Liaison Director, Aleksander Kusik
Date and Time: Sunday, June 14, 6:00pm-7:00pm
Subject Matter: The Entry Level Resume – How to Create Eye-Grabbing and Meaningful Resumes for Emerging Professionals
Speaker: Aleksander Kusik
Speaker bio:
Are you interested in taking the exciting first steps into entering the legal industry as a paralegal? Are you straight out of college with no job? A brand-new paralegal certificate but no in-firm work experience? Did you recently get laid off and decided this could be your chance to finally go after the paralegal job you’ve always wanted? If your answer is YES to any of those questions, then this is the webinar for you!
Big firms, small firms, corporations, and businesses are always looking to hire paralegals, and more importantly, entry-level paralegals. Entry-level paralegals are in demand because they can be trained, developed, offer flexibility to the organization.
But to get that job, you need a resume that is eye-catching and one that stands out among the many other applicants. In this webinar, you will learn strategies on how to craft a resume that harnesses non-legal work experience, develop an understanding of “transferable skills”, and identify what exactly hiring managers are looking for in an entry-level professional. We will also go over the basics of resume structuring and identify common pitfalls when making resumes. And while this webinar is geared to entry-level professionals with limited work experience, this can also be a great refresher for those who are making a career change into the legal industry!
There will be an opportunity for attendees to ask their own questions.
Aleksander Kusik is a solutions-oriented professional with extensive experience in civil litigation and legal administration. He currently works as a Litigation Paralegal at Raytheon Technologies. He is responsible for assisting supervising senior attorneys on legal matters ranging from toxic torts, class-action settlements, audits, Grand Jury subpoenas, contract disputes, investigations, and high-stakes litigation matters.
Recognized as a leading paralegal in the legal industry, Aleksander holds the position as the Student Liaison Director for the Massachusetts Paralegal Association, providing leadership and coaching for students interested in the paralegal profession.
Aleksander earned his Paralegal Certificate from Suffolk University and has a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a concentration in Psychology and Education Studies from Roger Williams University. He currently lives in Boston and is pursuing a Master of Science in Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding at George Mason University.
Location/venue: Zoom.us webinar. A direct link and instructions will be sent to registered participants 24 hours prior to the meeting. Zoom webinars can be accessed via desktop, laptop, and mobile devices.
Cost to Members and/or non-members: $10.00 non-member/ Free for members of the MA Paralegal Association / Free for Students who register with an .EDU email address
