Paralegal

[Kasie]

Okay,

I was really interested in becoming a lawyer, but I don't know now. I think I may be interested in trying paralegaling. So, if any of you are Paralegals tell me about it. What do you do for schooling, how much is your pay, do you like it??


TIA,
Kasie

[Shanna]

I love being a parelegal/legal assistant. I started going to law school, so I didn't have any "specialized" training before becoming a paralegal. The pay varies from area to area, but as far as office jobs go, around here pay isn't too bad (usually around 15-17/hour). I love the job (I'm unemployed at the moment b/c of my babies) and it can be really exciting at times, but it can also be the most boring job in the world... like when you're doing depo summaries or preparing mountains of deeds, closings, etc. You have to be really organized and sometimes that can be the hardest part. I worked for a firm with 15 attorneys and 4 paras, so we got shared around quite a bit.