Is a paralegal a bad postion?
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It's like being a nurse. There's nothing wrong with it at all, and they're vital and necesary to the utmost. Some might have the inclination or circumstances in life to go further and become a full fledged doctor or lawyer, and that's okay as well. \n\nI don't really know about the pay though, honestly.
290032
i'm going to school right now for paralegal. you will be involved in cases, know the law, and be the attorney's right hand person. make sure you get an associates' degree rather than a certificate.....more job options for you. this career will give you plenty of opportunity for growth. good luck!!!
529395
I would check with the school you trained at.  even if it is not from the same area, they should know NYC law firms to refer you to. \n\nalso, ask the law firms if you can talk to a couple paralegals to get their opinion.\n\ngood luck.
420912
It really depends on the law firm and the kind of law practiced by the attorney you report to. A paralegal for a trial lawyer who handles criminal cases may do a lot of running around the office--- making copies, fetching law books from the library, doing research, etc--- because that's a pretty high-energy, high-stress workplace. If you work for an estate lawyer, it may be more sitting because their cases don't have the same frantic pace.
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CPE doesn't exist anymore its the GDL now which is the equivalent. I am surprised if you have been following ilex then i thought you were already doing a legal job of somekind. The problem is, without a lpc, no one will employ you, even as paralegal, academic law is pretty much useless without the procedural basics. \n\nYour best bet, it to ask a local firm if you could just shadow someone who goes to court, or does stuff that you may be interested in learning. It may help your case to do some learning out a practice book in some areas.\n\nShadowing a barrister is popular, but don't know how much weight you could attach to it, but always fun. Go the local county court early and see if you can have a quick word with the duty solicitor.
1049760
dont hurry on acount of mony. and as a paraleagal you can move on to be a scumbukit. err i mean a lawer
165343
I used to be a paralegal in Boston, both in a firm and in-house.\n\nYour best place to start is the temp agencies.  There are 7 or 8 temp agencies in Boston that specialize in placing legal professionals.  Register with a few of them, and they will assist you.  You should also place your resume on Monster.com and Hotjobs.com.  Many employers in Massachusetts DO search these databases, and in fact, I got a very good in-house corporate paralegal job in Boston by placing my resume on Monster.com.\n\nYou should also realize that competition is tight for entry-level paralegal jobs.  But don’t let that discourage you.  There IS a job with your name on it!  As well, don’t be too picky with your first paralegal job.  The most important thing is to get your foot in the door and get some experience.  Don’t worry if, in your first paralegal job, it’s not really the type of paralegal work you’d prefer to be doing.  Just suck it up and do well in that job for a year or two.  After you get a couple years experience under your belt, it is much easier to change legal specializations and to secure another, and perhaps better, job.\n\nGood luck!
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A legal secretary answers phones for her boss, generally does his filing (unless three is a file clerk in the firm) and does typing. If the attorneys she works for are litigators (the kind who actually go to court), she'll also have to know how to file documents with the court. From what I've seen, the duties of legal assistants and paralegals can vary widely from firm to firm and area to area. In the firm I work for, for example, they are all very high level and really do the work of attorneys, but they can't sign legal documents or give legal opinions or advice. In some firms they do mainly research and "grunt" work.
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I think paralegals are in demand. Look at this sue happy nation we live in and it just gets worse. Johnman is correct - make sure your course is ABA or at least the state you live in bar association approved. Paralegals in effect are becoming somewhat of private investigators as far as records research and so on. Research is the fun part in my opinion... Pay can be good. Depends on the area you live in and the firm you work for.
956883
you are restricted on a certain area close to the person asking for the restrainning order.\n\n:> peace\n.
758046
Absolutely a paralegal can have a felony record.  Lawyers are held to higher standards.  Before being admitted to practice, a lawyer's history must be reviewed by an ethics board.  It is not unheard of to admit lawyers to practice when they have a felony record.  It really all depends on on the type of felony.  If the felony has to do with stealing money or something similar like a breach of fiduciary duty, the lawyer has a slim-to-nill chance of being admitted to practice.
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Just my opinion....but I've seen this from a lot of differant angles.\n\nI have seen a lot of very smart paralegals...and a lot of very dumb lawyers.  Just because they are a lawyer does not make them extremely smart or immune from screwing up a case.\n\nIn many law offices, the paralegal does a lot of the actual work, and is "probably" capible of doing a bankruptcy case.\n\nBut you need to keep one very important point in mind.  Under the new bankruptcy laws, if you make one mistake...missfile one form...goof up one procedure...then your bankruptcy case will be dismissed.  If that happens you can not file again for one year.  In that time, you can bet your creditors will do everything they can to get their case to court and get their money within that time!  Especially now that they know you are filing for bankruptcy.\n\nSo with that said...if you have a very simple bankruptcy you could probably get away with a paralegal.  But anything else, I would highly recommend a qualified lawyer.
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As a paralegal, I can do anything your attorney can do except represent you in court.  I cannot accept a case, set a fee, or give legal advice.  I must know a wide variety of legal concepts, be organized, have an understanding of state and local rules, be diplomatic and trustworthy.  I also have a Bachelor of Science degree with a paralegal major...not necessary but it gives a great edge when competing for a job.
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In a wrongful termination lawsuit,you would if the judge, mediator, referee or jury found in your favor usually receive back pay up to the time of ruling and would probably get your job back. Not that you would have to take it of course. If discrimination is proven then you would be entitled to punitive damages as well. But believe me I don't think that you are going to get rich on the settlement. Hope everything turns out the best for you.
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Not all the people are placed. It is better to have some experience in the field to get a first assignment. A traineeship with a senior is also a good solution.\n\nSAP business is going well. Especially for people with at least 2 years experience.
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it could danger to u\nu should first check what is it all about because people involved in these types of work generally get the undertaking that if something happens to person undergoing test they will not b responsible\nbut if u feel so Strong to help them Coz they also do some good work for community,then u go through all the conditions and regulations and consult Ur doctor\n\ngood luck
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1. According to the American Bar Association, a paralegal (or legal assistant) is defined as "a person qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work for which a lawyer is responsible." \n\n2. As a paralegal, you will perform administrative tasks such as filing, retrieving and organizing documents, photocopying, and the ever-popular numbering of pages. \n\n3. Depending on the employer, when taking a break from hole-punching, you may get to participate in more glamorous tasks such as interviewing witnesses or drafting legal documents. \n\n4. As a corporate paralegal (you work in a firm that mostly oversees the merging or acquisition of companies), you will put together record sets. These are large binders filled with primary documents associated with particular business deals. \n\n5. As a litigation paralegal (you work in a firm where people go to court and sue other people), you will handle the documents associated with trials. You'll spend hours making sure that the pages of all these documents are identical in each set. You'll also do a bunch of indexing -- describing the documents in a computer database, putting papers in boxes, and labeling them, so that attorneys can find them later. \n\nsource  http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/minis/mini/paralegalMINI/paralegalMINI1.html