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It's really intensive and demanding. You have to support your professional and help them accomplish their work. It's not a boring job since every day is not the same.
Paralegals have multiple responsibilities. One of the biggest is research, they do most of the research of their lawyer. Their role is to find THE judgment that will make them win the case. They also prepare research memo that are meant to skim off all the useless judgment or doctrine, and answer a specific question that the professional is asking itself. The second important part of the profession is procedure writing. A paralegal is going to write multiple kinds of procedure such as divorce procedure, sales contracts, patents, etc. These procedures are time-consuming and hard to write, but paralegals get train for that in class and with on-the-job training. The last aspect of the job is managing the professional agenda of the lawyer. That means making sure not to be past due date for procedure, booking appointments and making sure to go at the court when needed.
There is not a typical day for a paralegal since every case are different. When they come in in the morning they either continue their previous projects or get assigned new ones.
Paralegals can work in a lot of different places. The most popular are law firms, notary cabinet and the court house. But they can also work for big company's, accountant firms, government, banks and land surveyor firms.
In Quebec to become a paralegal you have to go to CEGEP and do a 3-year technique that is called Paralegal Technology. Outside of Quebec you need a certificate or to be a member of the bar.
Paralegals are paid a pretty decent wage. In the province of Quebec the starting wage is around $18 an hour for an inexperienced paralegal, but the median wage is around $28 an hour. Paralegals can expect to make up to $47 an hour when they become senior paralegals.
Paralegals do need a lot of on-the-job training because schools only shows you the basic in every legal field. When you get in a new job, and you specialize in a field you are going to need a lot of OJT to gain that specialization.
Except the burnout there is no danger of being a paralegal.
As AI continues to develop they could become really good at doing legal research and writing procedure, they could help paralegals and maybe even replace them.
Paralegals can retire at any age they feel comfortable, but in Canada we you be talking on average from 60-65 years old.
Being a paralegal is exciting, and it gives you an opportunity in the legal field, the experience also help if you want to pursue a career as a lawyer.
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