If you have ever thought of becoming a paralegal, then you are at the right place. That page is about the job as a paralegal, what it is like to be in the legal field, what you will need to become one, how much money do they make and what are the risks of being a paralegal. Not all the information you are looking for may be here, but a lot of it is.
A paralegal is the right hand of a lawyer. As a paralegal, we are the one that will make all the research to help the lawyer defend the case that they are working on. The paralegal has a big impact when it comes to defending a client.
The paralegal works closely with the lawyer and help in the research. An other parts of the job, we field legal documents when it comes to Immigration or any administrative law cases.
A typical day as a paralegal, in the morning we have to check our emails, to make sure we don't miss any instructions from the lawyers for the day. We have to check the calendar of the cabinet and made sure we have all the documents ready for all the scheduled appointments for the day. We have any question we need to make sure that we get the right information before starting making any research on a case. Depends on the day, sometimes we have phoned calls to make, and we might have to meet some clients if the lawyers are too busy or, if it's only to field some legal documents.
A paralegal mostly work in an office, but they also work at the Courthouse and on the place where they will have a legal department.
To be a paralegal, you will need a high school diploma and a college degree of study that you will receive after 3 years of CEGEP.
Depending on how many years you will be working or have been working as a paralegal and where you will work or have been working, the salary is between $17.30 to $32.39 an hour.
There is no additional training when you are a paralegal.
There is no danger as a paralegal. Apart from the fact that if we make an error in a client's file, we harm them and the impact is directly on their lives.
The fact that law is a complex field, it is still difficult to be replaced by a robot. There is a lot of thinking of being done, which a robot will have difficulty doing since each case must be approached in a different way.
In general, a paralegal will retire around age 65.
In conclusion, people become paralegals for a variety of reasons. Some are drawn to the legal field because of their passion for justice and their desire to make a positive impact. Others are attracted to the intellectual challenge and complexity of legal work. For myself, I know I want to be one, and I will be a paralegal soon because there is than a year of CEGEP left. It wasn't easy to be where I am today, but it is really worth it and its was really fun.
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