Will do my best to try at this point with what I have left. Savings have been wiped thanks to the "progressive" quarantine here in MI. Even ended up leaving the field of law because I no longer see a point in it. Been a hell of a couple of months and the worst is yet to come.
My biggest advice is to not get stuck in one place. On my own hard times, I've learned well that it's best to be homeless than to be carless. Find a job first, to keep the money coming in. The field of law is probably not that useless for income, but I don't know the local area. It is also possible that you can move to a different field to learn a job that might be still be in need of your fundamental skills (even if it's things like reading contracts, writing instructions, doing research, etc).
Your primary object should be to avoid limiting yourself, so that you can find solid ground to stand on first, even if it might require a more significant change.
Where I am currently, I would (at this point) make more in fast food than to continue on as a paralegal. However, I did have a good amount of experience in custodial and transit positions. I have already "fallen up" into a custodian position through a temp agency and have plans to get into a local utility company through my contacts there. Hard part for me atm is preserving as much of my hard fought gains as I can until I am in a more stable position. I am taking your advice and investing in precious metals though and you are dead on with the advice.
Just keep saving that money... as gold and silver, frankly.
Will do my best to try at this point with what I have left. Savings have been wiped thanks to the "progressive" quarantine here in MI. Even ended up leaving the field of law because I no longer see a point in it. Been a hell of a couple of months and the worst is yet to come.
My biggest advice is to not get stuck in one place. On my own hard times, I've learned well that it's best to be homeless than to be carless. Find a job first, to keep the money coming in. The field of law is probably not that useless for income, but I don't know the local area. It is also possible that you can move to a different field to learn a job that might be still be in need of your fundamental skills (even if it's things like reading contracts, writing instructions, doing research, etc).
Your primary object should be to avoid limiting yourself, so that you can find solid ground to stand on first, even if it might require a more significant change.
Where I am currently, I would (at this point) make more in fast food than to continue on as a paralegal. However, I did have a good amount of experience in custodial and transit positions. I have already "fallen up" into a custodian position through a temp agency and have plans to get into a local utility company through my contacts there. Hard part for me atm is preserving as much of my hard fought gains as I can until I am in a more stable position. I am taking your advice and investing in precious metals though and you are dead on with the advice.