Paralegal Works as Integral Part of Legal Team

In this piece from the South Bend Tribune, paralegal Cindy Benedict, a paralegal for 17 years, answers questions about her paralegal career.

Benedict, a paralegal at the South Bend firm of Barnes & Thornberg, became interested in the profession when she met one of her sister's college roommates in the late 1970s who became a paralegal and then a law office manager. Benedict holds a bachelor's degree in legal studies and a paralegal certificate. She is a corporate paralegal, specializing in retirement plan law.