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What This Paralegal Has Learned After Working With Attorneys for 40 Years

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I’ve mentioned in previous articles that 43 years ago, the profession of “paralegals” and “legal assistants” didn’t really exist. Legal secretaries absorbed some of what is now considered paralegal responsibilities. I use this function in Outlook for my assistant so that I can keep track of completed items. Cliff notes.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

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However, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the median annual wage for paralegals and legal assistants was $56,230 in 2021. The problem with relying on that number is that it includes legal assistants. As a litigation paralegal, you could easily spend more than 50% of your day using your legal writing skills.

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How to Become a Paralegal

How To Become A Paralegal

It will also offer substantive legal courses as well as courses that essentially teach you how to be a paralegal. That is, how to interview clients, how to construct or find basic legal forms for your jurisdiction, and how to manage a law office. Take a look at some paralegal or legal assistant postings from Indeed.com.

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Transitioning to Litigation from Another Practice Area

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For example, within litigation – you might be a paralegal working in construction litigation, and what you would be doing would be completely different than if you are a paralegal working in personal injury litigation. Or if you’re a legal assistant who wants to eventually take on a paralegal role in your firm.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

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Plan for growth: Discovery Document Automation: Our immediate roadmap sees the construction of modules that will automate every document any litigator might need to draft during the discovery process (including, for example, motions to compel). This makes it not just another research tool, but a comprehensive legal assistant.