Lina’s Story
Lina is another warm and caring and earnest woman. In her effort to reinvent herself here in the US, she has confided in me that, while her visiting scholar opportunity that you will see below is something for which she will always be grateful, it has not really helped her get any future job, especially where she is located, plus it is ending in May.
Her husband now has a job as a cashier at a Rite-Aid, but that is not enough to support the family. With the accomplishment of the paralegal certificate, she can hope to find paralegal work with a firm in the area, or if necessary move closer to the DC area. She was a key presenter in the recent NAWJ webinar.
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