Professional Background And Training
8
years as a junior high school teacher, teaching English, Spanish, and
later adding history and geography when transferred to the bilingual program.
If I can handle thirty 12 to 14-year-olds at a time, teaching an adult
how to use a computer is pretty easy by comparison!
2
years as a legal secretary for a general practitioner. I got a great foundation
in a wide range of the law: litigation, personal injury, transaction,
real estate, family law, estate planning, probate, etc.
2
years working for a company that sold and serviced word processors (before
computers took over the work place), teaching new users how to use the
word processor and developing applications to make the software work better
for the specific clients.
Over
25 years supporting law offices (although I have had a few business clients
who were not in the legal field): temporary legal secretary, training
on computer software, deposition summaries, developing applications to
customize the software for particular clients, software consultant for
upgrades, conversions, networking, etc.