I believe the word “paralegal” conjures up images of a lawyer or an attorney, but the reality is that the career path for paralegals is not the same as what you might think. Paralegals are trained to be legal professionals, but what they really need to be is a better all-around person. They need to have the ability to empathize with everyone, be a good listener, and be the person that makes the other person feel good.
This is why I think paralegals should take the field in different industries. Instead of just being trained to be lawyers, paralegals should be trained to be better listeners, listeners to different kinds of people, and as a consequence they should be able to empathize with different kinds of people. They need to be able to find someone who knows the other person’s life story, who knows their hopes and fears, and who can relate to their personality.
We are talking about people who are not lawyers, but who seem to have specialties in different areas. It turns out that paralegals are not as common as we thought. We looked up the number of paralegals by state and found that the vast majority of the paralegals in the US are lawyers, but that the same number is in the US paralegal trade.
As a rule, paralegals are not very common. A 2010 study from the American Bar Association showed that less than 3% of all law school graduates are paralegals.
In the US paralegals are a small percentage of the total number of lawyers, but they still represent a large part of the legal profession. The same study also found that a large number of paralegals work in the private sector, like for banks, insurance companies, and law firms. That’s a big difference, as it seems to me that because paralegals are not as common in the public sector, they have a greater chance to get into the law.
It seems that in the US the paralegal profession has become a more attractive career choice for people that are more financially secure (in both ways) or who have a family and a lot of other responsibilities. In the US, it seems that the paralegal has greater difficulty achieving employment than the lawyer, but a lot of people apply because they want to work in the legal profession and want to be around people who go to work for law firms to help them get their careers started.
It’s good that it’s an attractive option. This is especially obvious in the tech industry, where it’s easy for a young person to go into a field that is not only competitive, but also has a lot of turnover.
To be a paralegal, you need to know a lot about law first, and this is usually the part that can take some time and effort. There are other ways to put yourself in practice and learn before you start looking for a law degree.
Paralegals are everywhere. I’ve seen some people, many of them with a law degree, looking for part time jobs instead of getting full time. In some states, paralegals can be in the same position as a lawyer. As the legal profession continues to grow, more and more people are being thrown into the job market, but because of the time commitment, it can take longer than an attorney to get your foot in the door.
Paralegals are actually people who specialize in legal research. It’s not that they do this for fun, although sometimes it’s fun to learn about a certain law, but it’s the work that they do that can actually be used in court. For example, if you’re going to get a divorce, it’s important to know how to protect yourself from nasty divorce lawyers.
