Why the Traditional Paralegal Doesn't Stand a Chance August 2014 | Page 21

Chapter Six
Don’t bust your career because you won’t,
. don’t or can’t get more continuing education.
On the job training is no longer the
best way to advance. Why?
• While the person training you may
be very knowledgeable, they may not
know how to impart the information.
They are not trained, professional
instructors.
• Your in-house trainer may not be
fully trained. How would you know?
They may be trained with information
the firm needs now – and not any
further.

• Taking a webinar here or a seminar
there does not give you the full
picture. You don’t know what you are
missing. How would you?
• There may be no one to ask for the
right information. Ask the wrong
person, get the wrong information but don’t know it until it’s too late.
• Your trainer may feel
you don’t need to know
everything right now. So
you end up getting bits
and pieces of information.