On the surface, working as a corporate paralegal in a law firm versus the legal department of a corporation wouldn't seem to be so different. Your title is still corporate paralegal and the law is the law, so why would the work be different? I am a law firm veteran presently working in-house so allow me to share my views on this issue.
I began my legal career as a legal secretary and spent the majority of my work life working in the corporate department of a large Philadelphia law firm. I was very fortunate in that I had a very patient boss who answered my numerous questions and gave me a lot of on-the-job training. When a full-time corporate paralegal position opened up with the firm, I was ready. I applied for (and got) the job.
