Paralegal

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  • #601466
    postsemgirl
    Member

    Any paralegals out there? I am looking into becoming one and I was wondering what the pros and cons are.

    Thank you.

    #841567
    popa_bar_abba
    Participant

    You get to spend 5 years being jealous of the attorneys who are making 5-10 times as much, and you think you are doing just as much just as well.

    Then, you go to law school yourself, and wind up without any job at all, and a quarter million in debt.

    #841568
    postsemgirl
    Member

    Wow. That sounds awesome. Is it really like that?

    #841569
    individual
    Member

    I know a few paralegals. You may be paid less than a lawyer, but you can actually have a life. (Unlike many lawyers.)

    #841570
    postsemgirl
    Member

    I don’t want to be a lawyer. I want to have something more than a BA so I can maybe work part time and still make enough money to support. Is this possible?

    #841571
    🍫Syag Lchochma
    Participant

    I know a paralegal you can speak to. If you know who I am feel free to call and I’ll give you her number. I would try to give you hints to who she is but I can’t think of a way to do that and protect her privacy.

    #841572
    postsemgirl
    Member

    How am I supposed to know who you are?

    #841573
    🍫Syag Lchochma
    Participant

    old threads. see ‘Please Daven’ started by candy613

    #841574
    postsemgirl
    Member

    I don’t know who that thread is talking about. Now I feel like I’m slow.

    #841575
    🍫Syag Lchochma
    Participant

    sorry, i figured you were around my daughters age and would guess. My friend has been part time for 20 years, I wish I could hook you up.

    #841576
    postsemgirl
    Member

    o man! Tell your friend to call me. lol

    I wouldn’t know how old your daughter is. I’ve been post sem for a nice couple of years now. Do you know who I am? I mean can you figure it out from my old threads? It might be possible that I don’t know you, no?

    #841578
    🍫Syag Lchochma
    Participant

    I will tell her. If you are friends with someone getting married in Feb, ask her, she’ll know. Hatzlacha!

    #841579
    postsemgirl
    Member

    Don’t know who you are talking about, but thanks.

    #841580
    postsemgirl
    Member

    Mods – thanks for the quick posting!!!

    #841581
    🍫Syag Lchochma
    Participant

    If you get a call from her, don’t be shocked, Im not stalking you!

    #841582
    estrapade
    Member

    I took a paralegal gig for a bit at a government prosecuting agency. Not very vague, I know. Anyways, it’s not very glamorous. Office work. 9am-5pm. Some law firms start paralegals out at 90k. But that’s rare.

    #841583
    wanderingchana
    Participant

    What about court reporting?

    #841584
    postsemgirl
    Member

    Syag – Alright, but rarely does my house phone get answered. I’m more of a cell phone person.

    So it’s just like filing and researching?

    I thought about court reporting but I think I would lose my mind just sitting and typing like that all day.

    #841585
    A Heimishe Mom
    Participant

    You don’t need a college degree to get a paralegal certificate. If you enjoy legal work but dont want the difficulty, expense, and commitment of law school followed by crazy lawyer hours you would like it. I believe Brooklyn College or Brooklyn Law offers a course. Call to find out expense and length of training (I think its 15 months but I could be wrong). If you aren’t even sure if its for you, you can get a secretary job in a law office to get the feel of what kind of work it would be.

    #841586
    BTGuy
    Participant

    Hi postsemgrl.

    Pair of legal what????

    #841587
    postsemgirl
    Member

    BTGuy – google it!

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