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The law school comments used to bother me, too, but eventually I realized they wouldn’t ask if they didn’t think I was capable of being an attorney. And that’s a compliment. Remember that American culture in general is all about “what’s next”. You’re perfectly capable and valuable exactly as you are. Even the best attorney is only half as functional/effective without great admin support.
As a legal assistant, I’ve been asked countless times if I’m considering law school, as if this is only acceptable as a “starter” job or stepping stone. I personally love the 9-5 schedule, not having to check email at all hours of the night and on vacation, and not having all of the extra stress of being an attorney. I’m proud of the work I do, and I make a good living.
We also NEED people in admin and paralegal roles. If firms only had attorneys, things would be vastly different. I’ve worked with attorneys who literally can’t type on a keyboard, so they’d really struggle without support staff… That was long but my point is that we are valuable and some people might not see that but that’s not important.