The most frustrating thing of looking for a paralegal job. We all have worked so hard for our experience and our knowledge and are one step below an attorney, and know more than most of them. But to see the jobs that are posted and the rate of pay/hourly, is a slap in the face. Postings say "Paralegal" but the rates they post are more like a legal assistant. It is such a disgrace

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Totally agree. Working Ascari Paralegal, I don't like being called or accept legal assistant. Everything you said I agree with

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Unfortunately the salary at the start is below what we’re asked to do. However, I know several paralegals that are paid 90k+ after 8-10 years. Taking advantage of the overtime scheme is huge. If your office doesn’t offer overtime then you need to find one that does.

Making moves after 3-4 years is also beneficial to higher salary. Don’t think you owe anything to anyone.

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No kidding. That's because law firms, in general and lawyers are greedy! I have seen it for so long! I cannot WAIT to retire from my career!

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I think this is partly due to the low barrier to entry to this profession. It’s not a career like a registered nurse where you need licensure. Some states like CA regulates who can call themselves a paralegal, while other states the term is meaningless. A paralegal at Firm A can sometimes have vastly different duties and expectations than a paralegal at Firm B.

The firms paying higher wages for its paralegals will tend to attract a more educated, experienced, and competent workforce. The pay also varies on the geographic area, size of firm, and the type of law.

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I agree. I’m a paralegal supervisor and honestly rn I would kill for $68k and I’ve only been doing it for 4 years.

I agree.

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Correction**** as a paralegal.

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Right and some of us are doing it all. I agree some of the positions are a slap in the face !

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I agree. I have also experienced that there a lot of firms paying LAs more money than paras. I don’t know if it’s because of the OT potential but it stinks. We make these firms a LOT of money.

Yeah - they certainly want a lot for nothing.

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