Good evening Paralegals,
If you are remote (freelancing), do you, at times, have that feeling of NOT wanting to work anymore due to being overwhelmed by extremely short notice deadlines having to stay up ALL night long (no sleep) to complete the deadline then, RUSH OFF to a day contract/temporary job and work there too?

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I certainly try not to let that happen very often, but some days are ridiculously busy and it's unavoidable. I think it just comes with the territory, as well as the money. Sure, I could work less, but I want to make more money.

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Isn't that kind of who your clients would be. They aren't in a firm where they need partner review before docs go out. Their bonuses and time and staff management skills reflect in their bonus and partner track.

Where are these remote freelancing jobs ?

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referrals from attorneys. It's nothing major. Just Discovery work.

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This sounds interesting. How can a paralegal work as a freelancer without Attorney’s supervision?

You’re freelancing for attorneys.

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