Hello,
@Ingrid Magalhaes! Nice to meet you as well, albeit virtually!
A paralegal starting in the field needs to be willing to learn and be diligent. They should not be afraid to ask questions; they should understand the reason for the task, rather than just knowing the process for doing it.
Attention to detail is very important, as is being thorough. Since a big part of paralegal work involves communicating with internal and external clients, a beginning paralegal should learn to communicate their ideas clearly and succinctly, both in writing and verbally.
Above all, a beginning paralegal should have a real interest in their job, because there is more to it than meets the eye.
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Lorraine Cereno
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-20-2021 12:59
From: Ingrid Magalhaes
Subject: Member Spotlight: Meet Lorraine C. Cereno
Hey @Lorraine Cereno, nice to meet you!
As someone with extensive experience as a paralegal and who now focuses on training, what knowledge areas are most important for a paralegal starting in the industry?
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Ingrid Magalhaes
Original Message:
Sent: 12-03-2021 08:28
From: Greta Goldberg
Subject: Member Spotlight: Meet Lorraine C. Cereno
One of the goals for Around the Table, our legal users forum, is to connect our users with each other. This is an opportunity to create conversation and ask questions to some of our most knowledgeable community members.
We would like to introduce you to Lorraine C. Cereno. Lorraine is NY Paralegal Training and Development Manager with Gunderson Dettmer, a Silicon Valley-based law firm focusing solely on the core advisory and legal needs of venture and growth technology and life sciences clients. Prior to joining Gunderson Dettmer, Lorraine was a tenured and highly valued Corporate Startup Paralegal Specialist with Fenwick & West's Mountain View office.
At Gunderson Dettmer, Lorraine is responsible for the mentoring, training and development of its New York paralegals in various aspects of corporate work, including corporate formation and maintenance, venture financings and capitalization. Lorraine's experience in corporate work is broad and deep, ranging from corporate startup work to exit transactions (such as M&A and IPO) and Section 16 reporting and everything else in between. Lorraine graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Laws (Ll.B.) degree, and is licensed to practice law in California and the Philippines.
If you want to ask Lorraine a question. reply to this thread. #askmeanything
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Greta Goldberg
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