Anyway to break into more corporate roles as litigation paralegal?

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If you come up with any ideas, let me know. I've been trying to transition into a different type of law; I even considered taking an entry-level position to get through the door, and that still didn't work.

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Take a course in the new area of law or read books of the same. I worked in litigation and was able to move over to corporate. The best thing I did was to find a mentor. Take a corporate attorney out for coffee and pick his/her brain.

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