Preparation and Strategic Marketing

One thing that we haven't discussed much about is that of your planning and preparation to market your Paralegal services, either to a law firm or as an independent service provider. While this may sound like a used car salesman's pitch, it's a solid suggestion. You may want to consider become Bonded as well for preparing and filing purposes. This gives you your 'Maximum-Advantage' for your career.

As mentioned before in many articles, while you're taking your paralegal course, you may want to seek out an internship at a law firm, since this article is about Paralegals in the Indie Film industry, an internship at a law firm that deals with film productions would provide some strong support to start your career.

And no, not an internship at a film company, they wouldn't know what to do with you or have you do, since you'd be still taking your course, you wouldn't be qualified to do it if they did. But as an intern at an attorney or firm that deals mainly in this industry, this would give you experience to prepare you for when you do graduate and seek to market your career to. This can also apply to seeking out a major film company as a potential for you as well.

Additional Considerations

This is not to provide recommendations or references, you may also want to make a list of some of the industries major publications.

As mentioned, the Variety and Hollywood Reporter should be automatic, but there are many others that provide a listing of service providers to the entertainment industry that you could benefit from.

This brings you to another consideration, planning your marketing budget. You planned your budget for your courses, this is no difference, look at it as what you need to fund your career. This holds true especially for those of you who want to go into business for your self as a Paralegal service.

There are many publications amd websites that can provide some very good results as independent film producers scan through these publications all the time looking to put together cast, crews and service help, of all kinds.

And you really experience the potentials with the Vast Industry Class Code Potentials you won't find in Classifieds, etc., we'll be covering that soon.