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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, this thread is depressing.  I'm a SAHM of 10 years who just began trying to re-enter the workforce about 6 weeks ago.  I don't have to go back to work, but I WANT to go back to work.  My kids are 7 and 10, and my husband works from home most days. I'm trying to break back into the paralegal field (I have 4 years of prior experience), and have applied for, no lie, about 30 positions in the past 6 weeks. I haven't gotten one single call-back!  I'm even applying for entry-level and temp positions, and I usually meet or surpass all of the educational and work experience requirements in the postings.  But I haven't received one single call.  What can I do to let these staffing companies know that I am committed, hard-working, and dependable?  Should I be explaining the gap in time on my resume or cover letter or not?  I have been, but maybe I should take it out?
I'm on LinkedIn, I've taken online legal research tutorials to update my legal research skills, and I've done tons of volunteer work (though not in the paralegal field).  What more can I do?[/quote]

In addition to the increased competition in the legal market -- there are lawyers out there taking paralegal jobs -- you probably also know that, if you were a litigation paralegal, the work (and the world) of litigation has changed substantially as law firms have become increasingly reliant on technology for document management, administration, case management, and trial preparation.  It might be worth your time, if this is your field, to not just take legal research tutorials online, but to actually go and get substantive training on some of these programs.  That would be value added for future employers.  Best of luck.[/quote]

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