*Just looking for advice/comments/ suggestions*

I’m a recent undergraduate student and I’ve decided to take the paralegal route. I have little to no experience in an office setting job. However, I will be starting a paralegal program in the next few weeks where I will gain my certificate and was just looking for advice or really anything as far as what will pay look like with the certificate and will this certificate be considered as work experience?

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Congratulations! The certificate will not be considered legal experience, however, if an internship is offered I strongly suggest you take it.

Start networking as it’s more about who you know than what you know.

To start pay will likely be not what you’re desiring (~$40-45k or lower depending on the market you’re in). I’m in Chicago and started at $32k almost 12 years ago. I’ve changed jobs during the years and worked my butt off. I currently make $150k base + nice comp benefit package.

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I think we start paralegals, with cert, around 65 in Chicago - but biglaw

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2 years in and make $70k at large firm in NYC. No paralegal certificate. Average I would say 1-2 years in starting out even here in NY is around $60k.

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