When the financial sector fell apart due to the economy, I lost my job as a banker. I was given a small severance package from my company, and I decided to put it toward career retraining. I was browsing online, and I saw that paralegal careers were in high demand in my area. I did a quick search for schools that trained in that area, and I found out that I would be able to complete the training in a relatively short amount of time. After I was done, I was hired at a very prestigious law firm, and now I have a great job with an ideal schedule.