Ginger Calderon is a legal secretary at Latham & Watkins LLP in downtown San Diego. As a legal secretary in the community for more than 30 years, her first job was at the age of 18 for a sole practitioner. At that age, Calderon had no idea that becoming a legal secretary would be the job that would provide a positive and satisfying component to her life and become her career.

In 1997, after having been a legal secretary for more than 20 years, Calderon expanded her knowledge by completing the paralegal program at the University of San Diego and graduated with honors in its business litigation program, giving greater value to the attorneys and firms where she has worked. The knowledge Calderon has as a legal secretary, her excellent skills, work ethic and the professionalism she has always shown have been well received by co-workers and employers. The respect and trust Calderon has earned from the attorneys she has supported over the years and by co-workers have made hers a truly successful career and one she can proudly say has been quite rewarding.

While family has always come first in her life, Calderon has always taken great pride in her job, and found that the professional relationships she has developed with attorneys she has supported and other professional staff have provided a positive work environment. That certainly has carried through to her personal life and given great balance to both family and career.