As a paralegal have you ever found yourself being force or pushed, for lack of words, maybe even coerced into another position that you did not go to college for, train for, nor even desire (want)? How does that sit with you? What are you emotional takes on that and what do you think you would do if told to take another position, especially one you hate and despise?

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Well, first I would ask if you are required to take the position? If not, then sounds like you don’t want to take the job. So don’t! When I started as a lot Assistant within a couple months I was doing paralegal work without the actual title. Needless to say to say I wanted to eventually move up. If the company sees that you are good at your job obviously they are going to stretch you to see how much you’re capable of. The when you ask for a raise. But it just depends if you want the job honestly.

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Not sure exactly what is going on in your case, but it could be construed as a positive, IF you are simply doing more advanced legal work. However, from what you say, it kinda seems like they're maybe phasing your job out gradually. If the work is of an entirely different nature, more of a focus on admin or st you weren't trained for as you allude to, then I would start looking for another "real" paralegal position ASAP. If you're not enjoying what you trained for, then there's no point in staying.

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