I’m interviewing with another firm next week. Has anyone made a switch like that before? How did you do it? I work in a small criminal firm now. Interview is with a same size/practice area firm.

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Former paralegal at 4 different firms including 3 big law. If the practice area is similar and you’re good at your job, the switch is easy. The hardest part is adjusting to new attorney personalities.

I also found that switching firms is the best way to increase your earnings. I got around a $20k bump each time i moved firms.

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With that said, I took it as a huge honor that they thought of me for their role

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