I love legal research and case prep, but I can’t do doc review forever. I feel like I’ve plateaued. I don’t want to be a lawyer, but I do want more strategic or client-facing work. For those of you who grew beyond traditional paralegal tasks, how did you make that leap?

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Look into litigation. I was in almost that exact spot, and moving into that has been great for me.

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Same!

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Sometimes it takes going to another firm. I would start looking into some other firms and even different paralegal roles. There are senior paralegal roles at some companies.

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Is it common to work on client location for EY India? Or do we have a special office for EY India employees?
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