Comments on: Your Paralegal Has a Better Job than You Do http://lawiscool.com/2009/01/08/your-paralegal-has-a-better-job-than-you-do/?nucrss=1 The law school blog and podcast from Canada Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:32:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rob http://lawiscool.com/2009/01/08/your-paralegal-has-a-better-job-than-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-4581 rob Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:12:02 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=1258#comment-4581 Can someone tell me wether it was worth it to be a paralegal? Did it help with getting into law school? I have about a 2.5 GPA and I want to know how long I should be a paralegal before I try to get into a law school. Also when should I take the LSAT with a person in my position?? Thanks and any advice would be appreciated. Can someone tell me wether it was worth it to be a paralegal? Did it help with getting into law school? I have about a 2.5 GPA and I want to know how long I should be a paralegal before I try to get into a law school. Also when should I take the LSAT with a person in my position?? Thanks and any advice would be appreciated.

]]> By: Tim http://lawiscool.com/2009/01/08/your-paralegal-has-a-better-job-than-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-4554 Tim Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:47:22 +0000 http://lawiscool.com/?p=1258#comment-4554 Having been a paralegal for over a year before I started my articles, I can attest to the fact that paralegals get to dodge some of the stress that lawyers must absorb and process. In my experience, the main advantage was the fact that, in the end, I was "just following orders" no matter how problematic those orders were, and I just wasn't on the hook for the screw-ups made by those ostensibly in charge. I also made about 1/3 more in salary than I am as an articled student. From what I've heard from paralegals in big firms, they're worked like dogs, but they're paid for every minute (including overtime). Of course, I longed for the day when I would have conduct and control of my own files (and wouldn't have to try to work with the barely-managed mess that most lawyers' files are). I'm still longing for that day. Perhaps when I reach it, I'll be longing for the days when I could just hand the responsibility back to someone else at 5pm. Having been a paralegal for over a year before I started my articles, I can attest to the fact that paralegals get to dodge some of the stress that lawyers must absorb and process. In my experience, the main advantage was the fact that, in the end, I was “just following orders” no matter how problematic those orders were, and I just wasn’t on the hook for the screw-ups made by those ostensibly in charge. I also made about 1/3 more in salary than I am as an articled student. From what I’ve heard from paralegals in big firms, they’re worked like dogs, but they’re paid for every minute (including overtime).

Of course, I longed for the day when I would have conduct and control of my own files (and wouldn’t have to try to work with the barely-managed mess that most lawyers’ files are). I’m still longing for that day. Perhaps when I reach it, I’ll be longing for the days when I could just hand the responsibility back to someone else at 5pm.

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