Hello everyone. I am a legal assistant and just got laid off as the firm where I was working got rid of the role. It has been almost a month and I'm only getting interviews but no offer. I live in the GTA and I'm starting to get scared as I'm not sure how I will sustain myself here.

Anything will help. Tips, advice, referrals, anything. I'm new here so I'm not sure if that's okay to ask for. If anyone here can help me even get to know the right people, that would be amazing. Thank you!!!

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Hello!! Yes I am. I've been trying everything I can but haven't been able to find a job now. It's almost a month since I started looking

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