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Paralegal


Uppers

    • Great ground-level experience for law school
    • Plentiful overtime pay

Downers

    • Long hours
    • Many clerical tasks

Personality Match

    • Organized
    • Detail-oriented
    • Resourceful

Personality Miss

    • Impatient
    • Thin-skinned


Job Description

From freshly graduated English BA's to document-drafting veterans with training and certification, paralegals are really something of a mixed lot. Some have formal training, while others do not. Some have one of many certifications, while others have none. Paralegals, or legal assistants as they are sometimes called, come from a great variety of backgrounds and perform a wide range of tasks. As a result, compensation and working conditions vary to a large degree. Further complicating matters is that, while some legal assistants find they enjoy their paralegal careers, for others it is a stepping stone to a law degree.

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