Paralegals

Hello Ladies and Gentleman,

Anyone can tell me how much should an immigration paralegal with 8 YOE make per hour ?

Thank you!!

So I work with a legal assistant and she has no idea what she is doing in regards to e discovery. The attorney is also not following the ESI order. I want to jump off the roof. It seems very crooked i… more

Boss just asked me did I want to write a demand packet or should he have A.I. write it? Paralegalshow do you handle your response to this...what were the results.

It's Friday after 5. I've just finished my second week at my new firm. I'm here to tell you that if you are somewhere toxic, somewhere that is destroying you, LEAVE. I stayed much too long… more

Any tips on balancing a full-time job and virtual paralegal work (contract) on the side? Has anyone successfully done this?

On a scale from 1-10 how burnt out are you?

Hi everyone, Anyone here know of an open remote job for Paralegals?
we are from PH and have 3-5 years of experience as a Paralegal. Hope you can help us guys. Thank you

I just want to say I’m very thankful I took a leap of faith and decided to go back into being a paralegal instead of managing them. The last firm where I managed had extremely toxic management and I t… more

How do I go about asking if I could have a hybrid schedule? We have a paralegal that’s work from home full time and she lives in a different state since January. All attorneys get to wfh at least one … more

Underpaid, stressed, and burnt out. How to combat and deal ? It’d help if I was allowed remote one day per week but nooooope

Anyone get anything for admin day? I didn’t even remember but clearly my company didn’t either. Or they didn’t care about our hard work for the year

Paralegals that don't want to go to law school, what are your reasons?

I’m looking for a remote paralegal opening! Open to all areas of the law - preferably in-house. Any referrals will be much appreciated!

Anyone know which firms in New Jersey are remote or remote friendly? Do they exist?

Any ideas of where/how I could pivot and get out of big law/traditional para role? I’ve been doing litigation for almost 15 years and am just completely and utterly over it. I don’t want to do this an… more

Insights on culture at Carlton Fields in Miami for staff?

Am I wrong to think it is inappropriate to have politics playing on the TVs in our office? Specifically, Fox News on every television, in the reception area, throughout the office…

Any advice for older paralegal with a lot of litigation experience? Have not worked since December when I had surgery. For many years, did long commutes. Would like to stay local now and cut down on t… more

Would you change jobs strictly based on pay and the fact that yearly reviews are not in place, or would you consider benefits, bonuses and the fact that you have tenure in the company and work remote?… more

Question for any e discovery paralegals. We produced a bunch of documents but the attorney swears there are two names in it but when the searches are ran those names don’t come up but he swears opposi… more

Is it normal for attorneys to swear at you? Or be rude towards you when there’s something that goes wrong but it wasn’t your fault? How frequently should I let it slide by? Should I say something?

Love my team but hate the firm. Looking about leaving. Any tips on not to feel guilty? I feel bad for my attorney bc he is great but I cant stand the firm.

Is anyone here a CA notary?

Has anyone worked with one of the contract virtual assistant companies? Would love to hear experience or thoughts from other paras/LA’s that have tried it.

Is this normal for a starter firm or just my circumstance. I am debating on leaving for obvious reasons.

• one week pto only if you have been there for a year.
• no sick pay, maternity leave, health insurance, or any benefits… more

How many firms did you work at before you found “the one”

What is another career opportunity Paralegals can seek out? 7 years of corporate law here and think I want to swap to some kind of management/project manager role.

Ever since I put in my notice, I’ve noticed some micro aggressions, slight hostility and just plain disrespect. And it’s only been day 2 of my 2 week notice. This firm is trying to push me to expedite my la… more

In a bit of a self inflicted predicament here.. so any advice is welcome. I currently work at an ID firm.. I have been here for about 2 years now. One of the attorney’s that I worked for and really li… more

Has anyone attempted to work for a company called Latitude while holding down a fulltime Paralegal job? How was the experience? Thank you.

What types or apps or websites do paras use to complete social media searches in house?

I finally quit yet another toxic place yesterday. Ever since I started interviewing and even got 2 offers in the end, I no longer feel suffocated stepping into that office and I walk with a pip in my … more

Anyone ever create a THOROUGH estate tax questionnaire for a client to fill out? We have one but it tends to create more questions than answers when it is filled out recently. Want all information pos… more

Hello all! Ive been a paralegal for 3 years now. This is my plan C-took a risk, went back to school for my Paralegal Certificate & has been very good to me BUT I still feel unfulfilled in life. I … more

Any recommendations for how to find in-house paralegal jobs? It seems like recruiters and job postings on LinkedIn and Indeed are filled with law firm positions but not a lot of in-house positions? I’… more

Does anyone else have issues with working with legal assistants in their firm? We are on the second legal assistant in my group that has complained about working with me as the paralegal. For example,… more

Hi all, curious what the salary range is for a starting paralegal in AZ. I don't know what number to enter in the "salary expectation" field of applications that require a number. I don&… more