Paralegals

Would you go from a paralegal at a small/solo attorney to go to big law as a legal admin assistant for more money even though it could be seen as a step back ?

Intern makes a mistake or typo: nothing is done and client is told it’s autocorrect. I make a mistake or typo, yelled at and almost get my one remote day rescinded. 😵‍💫🙄

I recently joined a lowered ranked big law from a higher ranked firm for more money. Right before I started, this firm led the paralegal manager go. I felt that could be a red flag as she was the thir...

Fired for the FIRST TIME EVER and I have never experienced job hunting the way I have these past couple of weeks. I guess it's acceptable for an employer to be late but what a coincidence that they ha...

Im going through invoices and noticed all the time the interns “billed” the attorney put it in as their time instead. Is this frowned upon ? It doesn’t feel right.

I may have a job offer for in-house insurance defense doing Personal Injury. I've had 8 years experience in PI, all in Plaintiff side. How is working defense vs Plaintiff in this area, and should I ma...

Hello everyone, I have a question. Am I the only one that has or is experiencing this. I have worked for a small law firm for 4 1/2 years and the attorney doesn't really do anything. This is a firs...

Does anyone know of any law firms that offer relocation assistance or signing bonuses for experienced paralegals or legal secretaries? I have 15+ years of Trusts & Estates experience and am looking at...

How do you guys deal with anxiety/ coping from an intense work environment like a firm that runs like big law ?

I currently have experience in litigation. However want to learn about real estate law as a legal assistant and M&A. Any tips ?

Part 2 - feeling nauseaous, constant washroom visits! Fearing I am going to have an accident in my pants on the way to work. I am in pain throughout the day. I finally went to the dr's and I had an EC...

Does anyone have any info they can share about Lightfoot, Franklin & White's Houston office? The good, bad & ugly

Tell me if I’m overreacting: I work at a big firm and we have three day in requirement. My husband is having a very major surgery next Monday. After his surgery, he will stay at hospital for two to th...

Hello! Has anyone worked at Morgan and Morgan? I have a general gist but would like to hear examples. I’m particularly interested in the Atlanta area. Morgan & Morgan

I went to an interview today (or rather yesterday morning. I haven’t been to bed yet, its 2:26 am. Still doing work that needs attention.) and the interview seemed to went well. Except I caught a c...

The attorney I work for is trying to make me miserable enough to quit. I have found emails between him and a coworker (left i tentinally by her for me to find) documenting this. I am starting to ...

I am thinking on giving up (NOT on life! I haven’t reach that point and pray I NEVER do). I am so tired of being asked on my age, my race, if I am hispanic or a non Hispanic (my race again), if Im a...

I entered this field thinking the main issue would be invisibility and disrespect, based on what I'd heard, but as a paralegal who works at a law firm where management is very respectful to and apprec...

I am an independent paralegal, self-employed consultant. At least weekly, I am asked by good attorneys for references for paralegal candidates. This is for both civil litigation and family law. I ha...

Anyone work at a larger law firm but works under one attorney only ? The partner only knows how to use outlook and is heavily reliant on me for both admin and paralegal tasks. Just feel like I’m drow...