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Charleston native Cheryl LeGrand is so passionate about her local Guardian ad Litem program, she even has a long-term goal to volunteer full-time in that field after she retires. LeGrand is a legal assistant at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd of Charleston, ...

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Growing up in Lamar, S.C., a small town in the Pee Dee Region of the state, McKela Simon enjoyed life in a large family with both parents and eight siblings. She was attracted to law at a young age.  “I ...

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In 2018, at the age of 51, Traci B. Wolfe returned to college and earned an associate degree in legal studies from Purdue University. She had already experienced two full careers and was in the middle of her third when ...

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When Jasmine Williams landed a job as a legal assistant at The Law Office of Carl B. Grant, she admits she was so nervous when she started, and had no idea she would fall in love with her profession.  “I ...

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Pro bono work is so important to paralegal Katie Riddle, she was inspired to go to law school for opportunities to do more of it. So far in her young career, she has volunteered for the North Carolina Pro Bono ...

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Tina Barber launched her paralegal career after the local veterinarian she worked for in her small community sold his practice.   “I was recruited by a lawyer who taught me to run an accounting program on an old Radio Shack computer ...

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by Teri Saylor A self-described “Navy brat,” Victoria Quarles was born in upstate New York and raised in Connecticut. After moving to North Carolina and raising her children, she went back to school at Johnston Community College and N.C. State ...

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by Teri Saylor Marta Kiss was drawn to her career as a paralegal based on her interest in the law, her desire to help people, and her zeal for fighting for justice. After growing up in San Diego, she attended ...

by Teri Saylor A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, N.C., Joan Sprinkle grew up in Weaverville, where she still lives. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics and Law from UNC-Asheville and earned a Master of Arts in ...

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As a newly divorced young mother, Peggy Pardue decided to build a career helping others going through similar circumstances. Her first step was to move from her part time job to a full-time position. “I found a full-time job at ...

Amy Carrere credits her grandfather for lighting the spark that led her to becoming a paralegal. “He was a magistrate, and he would share with me different situations he experienced in our community,” she said. “I wanted to help people ...

A native of South Carolina, Jacqueline Thurman has worked in the legal sector for over 20 years and is a workers’ compensation department manager at Ken Harris & Associates in Charlotte. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political ...

Growing up in Florida, Crystal Reading developed an interest in law at a young age. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice and psychology from the University of North Florida, becoming the first in her family to ...

After working as a paralegal for 15 years, Noel Hill earned her North Carolina Certified Paralegal designation last April. “I have always regretted not obtaining a college degree, and this certificate has validated my efforts and given me confidence,” she ...

Over the past five years, Nelson Mullins paralegal Kevin Werner has logged 1,990 pro bono hours, largely with the monthly Lawyers4Vets legal clinic in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2014, the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, in partnership with the ...