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title: Using legal training to take an alternative career path
description: LinkSquares Chief Legal Officer, Tim Parilla, sits down with Erica Dunn of Priori and talks about how any number of paths can lead to a rewarding career using your legal training even if you end up in a non-legal function.
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# [Using legal training to take an alternative career path](https://blog.linksquares.com/using-legal-training-to-take-an-alternative-career-path)

 Written by [Mary Curtin](https://blog.linksquares.com/author/mary-curtin) | Aug 16, 2024

LinkSquares Chief Legal Officer, Tim Parilla, sits down with Erica Dunn of Priori and talks about how any number of paths can lead to a rewarding career using your legal training even if you end up in a non-legal function.

 

[Read the full article here](https://www.legaldive.com/news/alternative-legal-careers-in-house-counsel-legalops/688524/)

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