Hello MJA,

For a paladin to really work as a holy shock zealer, u would need a Thunderfury, at this point its really hard to get one as Uldyssian drops it ( the last boss in the crucible ).

For a beginner i would suggest finding a stormspire ( unique giant tresher ) that has a holyshock and +Zeal, put this on a sorc and i think things will be alot easier.