What a Project Coordinator at Legal Aid Wishes They Had Known Before Entering the Legal Industry
Maraina, a Project Coordinator at The Legal Aid Society, considers a project coordinator role "an entry-level position" accessible to recent graduates. Prior office or management experience, such as Maraina's on-campus legal office work at Syracuse, is beneficial for securing similar roles and advancing within the field.
Project Management, Entry-Level, Communication, Office Experience, Career Development
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Grad Programs
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Maraina Weyl
Project Coordinator
The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Syracuse University
Santa Clara University School of Education and Counseling Psychology- M.A. Counseling
International Relations & Affairs
Government & Public Sector, Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking
Consulting
Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Worked 20+ Hours in School, LGBTQ, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Project Coordinator roles can be entry-level positions, allowing for career growth to Senior Coordinator and beyond.
2. Prior office or management experience, even from college work like campus legal office roles, is valuable for entry-level positions.
3. Relevant experience, such as working in a legal office, significantly improves the chances of getting an interview for these roles.
Transcript
What entry-level positions are there in this field that an undergraduate college student might consider?
To be honest, I think that a project coordinator is an entry-level position. You can move up with certain years of experience and become a senior coordinator.
But, there are some very young coordinators on other teams at Legal Aid. So, I think that this is something that someone could probably do right out of college.
To be honest, I worked in the legal office at Syracuse on campus. That being on my resume was probably one of the main reasons I got an interview here. I did that in college, not after.
So, as long as you have some kind of office or management experience, I think you could probably do this job at a lower level and kind of work up.