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Paralegal Career Choice: Public Service or Private Practice

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Paralegals and legal assistants held about 345,600 jobs in 2020. The largest employers of employees and legal assistants were as follows: Legal Services 73%. Local government, excluding education and hospitals 4%. State government, excluding education and hospitals 3%. Federal Government 5%.

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One in Five Lawyers to Hire Paralegals in the Next Year

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Only 4% of those interviewed admitted to making plans to cut on the numbers of paralegals working in their firms. Paralegals are therefore encouraged to get certification necessary from paralegal education programs that have been approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) ass well as a college degree.