Chicago, IL – No doubt the economy is bad for most. The last few years, Carmela Williams has experienced the good and the bad that life has to offer, most recently being laid off in February, 2009 while working as a senior legal secretary at a law firm in Washington, DC. She relocated back home to family in Chicago shortly thereafter. During her professional career it had always been easy for Carmela to find employment. Her dad used to joke and tell her that she had worked in practically every building in downtown Chicago. Gone, however, are the days when she would send her résumé out, hear immediately from a prospective employer and get hired shortly thereafter. It’s been six months and still nothing. For a person that has so much to offer (great skills, exemplary service and a strong educational background that includes two graduate degrees and the pursuit of a third in legal administration from the Denver Sturm College of Law) an employer, it has been a daunting experience to say the least. Carmela wants to help struggling lawyers establish and grow their legal practice. Equipped with an entrepreneur spirit and all that intellectual capital, she decided to start her own business.
Seeing no immediate end to the grim economy, no hiring prospects and knowing that lawyers (as well as others) continue to struggle in this economy, Carmela started Virtual Legal Corner. Her goal is to build a virtual company that provides legal administration and management support services to the legal community – attorneys starting their own firms, established law firms, legal departments, court systems, and others – from her home-based office assisting others in running, growing and prospering their business. She would provide numerous support services ranging from administration to document production to human resources management to marketing to research and writing. This would allow her to maximize her time with her clients and enable her clients to concentrate on business development, the practice of law and eliminate ongoing staff expenses.
With over twenty-five years of combined experience in legal and business administration, IT, marketing, management and web design, Carmela has the skills and qualifications to support a wide range of clientele.
You can check out the website at http://www.virtuallegalcorner.com and while you are there, sign up to receive the company’s free newsletter or reach Virtual Legal Corner at 815-582-7825. Carmela can also be reached at Carmela.Williams@
