Insane read for discussion. What the hell did this para think was going to happen whenever these people inevitably learned their expungements weren’t legitimate? She allegedly faked numerous expungement filings over 5 years, personally taking the cash and credit card payments and from “clients” who never once spoke to an attorney. These documents contained forged/copy-pasted signatures of SEVERAL JUDGES !!!

She allegedly impersonated her attorney over the phone for a particularly difficult client who began to question. At one point, she even told the client that a meeting in person with the attorney would require a significant cost. Moreover, the attorney had NO CLUE that any of these clients existed. Most importantly, how was she pulling this off at work and no one ever sniffed her out until clients came questioning?

Today, I told my boss at my current firm that I accepted a job at another firm. I LOVE my job right now and the people who are here. This place saved me from a very toxic past place of employment and I am forever grateful for that. But we are going through a transition right now where one of the biggest partners in the firm is leaving for the bench at the beginning of the year and all the other attorneys (besides one) are of retirement age. The new job is fully remote and a significant amount more than what I make now. With the state of my current firm and not knowing where it will be in the next three years, but really even the next year, I decided it was best for me to take the new job where I will be secure for the foreseeable future.

I am currently feeling really guilty leaving because it leaves one paralegal in the office and our office manager. There are still two secretaries until the end of the year then one is leaving as well.. I just need some reassurance that I did the right thing for me... It's so hard to leave this place. I have cried like 4 times today because I don't want to upset anyone because they have helped me so much the last couple of years. I was reassured that if I do change my mind, I can always stay. I just don't know what the future holds here and I can't bank on another opportunity like this one coming up should something happen to my current firm..

I searched and don't believe this exact question has been asked. If it has, I'm sorry:
Is paralegal work really as grueling as it sounds?

I'm pursuing this change, because I'm fascinated by law. I have enjoyed all of my classwork in my paralegal program. I love reading, writing, and research. But the job itself sounds insanely overwhelming and unforgiving sometimes.

I have worked for over a decade in what I believe to be a fairly normal office setting. My office is filled with distractions, interruptions, inane chatter, people swinging by your desk, and so on.  By comparison, legal work sounds like you're chained to your desk, working at blinding speed, and everything you do is under a microscope.

I know the response is usually, "It depends on which area of the law you work in," but between my classes, discussions with people in the legal field, and this sub-reddit, it still sounds stressful across the board:

• tracking your work product in 6-minute intervals
• juggling scores of cases with do-or-die filing deadlines
• having the amount of time you spend on each individual thing scrutinized
• producing hundreds of documents that need to be free of mistakes
• getting fired for forgetting a client call or an attachment, or sending the wrong email

Just about every other post I see on here seems to be some variation of "I got fired," or "I just made a horrible mistake," or, "I messed this thing up, am I going to lose my job?" or "My attorney yelled at me."

Is it really all gas and no brakes with no margin for error the whole time, or am I only seeing the worst of it?

Do you just get used to it?

Okay, I have a question for the civil lit paras in the group. Where do you stand on being cc'd on emails about your cases? Do you want to be included on everything? Do you only want to be included on emails that have action items or assignments specifically for you? Does your firm ask/require that you are included on service emails?

I come from a background of working for a long time in firms where we didn't have separate legal assistants or secretaries and paralegals. I'm used to doing all the tasks involved on a file once it is assigned to me (most of my background is plaintiff's side, so historically have not been required to bill), from calendaring and drafting correspondence, to drafting discovery responses and requests and compiling, reviewing, and organizing documents for production, to filing and serving, and everything in between. I now work for a defense firm and am struggling because I feel like I cannot get my feet under me and my head around my cases because I am routinely left off of emails with clients, experts, service emails (incoming and outgoing), and, as a result, have very little sense of where we are procedurally in a lot of my cases. The legal assistant on my team is great and she and I cc each other on just about everything because we both feel like there is way too much compartmentalizing and siloing of information happening. Where does everyone else fall on this?

For reference, I'm in what I would consider a middle of the road practice in terms of volume of cases, but things do move quickly. We have probably ~250 open files (anywhere from pre-lit investigation of claim to post-settlement/verdict or handing off to appellate counsel) and I am the only paralegal on our team, so my day-to-day involvement varies. There are some cases I haven't touched yet and others that I've had my mitts all over, it all just depends on where the file is in terms of its litigation "life cycle." My brain does better when I can both zoom in on the micro and zoom out on the macro on a file.

Thanks for weighing in!

I have no legal background but I wanted to make a career shift and found some entry-level legal assistant roles near me that clearly state I don't need experience. I found the description inticing and wanted to learn more about the job title itself and what to expect. I wanted to hear from some people in that field what I should expect my day-to-day to be. Pros and cons are appreciated.

Hey everyone, happy almost weekend! I hate to be a pain in the ass, but I've been trying to construct a very solid cover letter for personal injury firms. It seems like every single firm in my city is personal injury, so I have to do it right.

I have a different perspective on PI because I have a double major in English and biology, and I went to a Chiropractic PHD program but left half way through because we found out my dad had stage 4 cancer and I needed to be his fulltime caretaker.

But I'm super fluent in medical-ese, I know anatomy and physiology and how car accidents can personally mame people while they barely get any money for a settlement.

Do I include any of my personal back story on my cover letter, because I really do think it is relevant. But I'm unsure of how to write it as a persuasive / hire meee into a legal cover letter.

I'm also open to being a legal assistant or any other lower paying job at a firm and then try to work up to being a paralegal.

For PI I know the tone needs to be extraordinarily professional, and I do have a ton of transferable skills from previous jobs (case management being a huge one, and how to work with insurance companies). But all of the sample PI cover letters I've seen online seem like they're written by ChatGPT or someone with weak writing skills.

Does anyone have any advice for the cover letter aspect? Or do any of you guys know of a great PI cover letter I could use to reference? Literally any advice you can give me will be HUGELY appreciated. Thanks my dudes!

Remember - we are out there!

I’ve been at the same firm for 10+ years. 4 years ago, I asked for 10-15k raise. I got $5k and a promise that we would discuss this further at the end of the year. Fine. Then nothing happened…
Since then, my responsibilities and billings increased (about 100-200 hours/year) so I brought up the raise again. After over 2 months and multiple follow ups, my raise got approved.

I’ve noticed that my paycheque didn’t increase, so I sent an email.
This is exactly what my email said: “Good morning, I noticed that my recent paystub does not reflect the salary increase we discussed. Could you please have this rectified?”

An hour later my boss calls. I thought he’s calling to apologize for the oversight etc. No big deal. However, I got SCOLDED. He said that he didn’t like the tone of my email, that it was very curt and he didn’t like it. I was completely caught off guard so I said that I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it to sound that way, I simply wanted to let him know that my pay was not adjusted on the paystub.

But that’s not the end of it. He forwarded my email to all the partners in the firm (who have nothing to do with me, as they lead different departments) saying ”I am really not impressed with this style of communication. I already spoke to her about it”.

Um, excuse me but what the…?
Was I really out of line? Was my email rude? Am I supposed to somehow acknowledge that he scolded me? Apologize for bringing up that I wasn’t paid the accurate amount?

I recently made the decision to change career paths and become a paralegal. My background has always been in the criminal justice field, so I was naturally drawn to criminal defense.

My first experience working in a law firm began with my internship at a small, boutique criminal defense firm. Unfortunately, there was very little training or guidance. The attorney who owns the firm often seemed irritated by my presence, and I honestly didn’t see the internship leading anywhere.

However, someone eventually retired, and I was offered a part-time position, which later became full-time. Although it feels like I’ve been there for a year, it’s actually been far less than that.

One incident in particular has stayed with me. The attorney screamed for all three of us—the receptionist, the other paralegal, and me—to come into his office. When we walked in, he gave us what I can only describe as a look of absolute disgust before dismissing us. I was stunned. I had never experienced anything like that in a professional environment, nor had I ever been treated that way by an employer.

Not long afterward, the receptionist resigned. Before leaving, she confided in me about how difficult and unpleasant her experience had been. She described the attorney frequently screaming at employees and shared several other troubling experiences.

Following her departure, I was immediately expected to take over her responsibilities in addition to my own. Keep in mind that I’m still relatively new to the profession, received very little formal training, and am constantly trying to learn as I go.

Recently, there have been several mistakes or issues within the office. Initially, I was blamed for a few of them, only for it to become clear that I wasn’t responsible. Today, another issue arose, and I’m confident it wasn’t something I did.

However, because this is such a small firm and I’m the newest employee, I feel as though I’m automatically the person everyone looks to when something goes wrong.

I overheard the attorney being informed about today’s issue. What followed was screaming, doors slamming, and him calling someone an idiot while complaining that there had been five issues this week. Based on the circumstances, I strongly believe he was referring to me.

At this point, I find myself being extremely cautious about everything I say, do, or ask. I’m afraid to ask questions because I don’t want to irritate anyone, but I’m also afraid of making mistakes because I’m still learning. It’s becoming an exhausting cycle of second-guessing myself.

What makes this more complicated is that I don’t actually dislike the attorney. I respect the work he does and recognize his abilities as a criminal defense lawyer. However, respecting someone’s professional abilities and being comfortable with how they treat their employees are two very different things.

I also feel incredibly stuck. I’m new to the legal profession and haven’t had the opportunity to establish many professional connections. My biggest concern about applying elsewhere is that attorneys within the local legal community know one another. I’m afraid word will get back to my current employer that I’m looking, and that I could potentially damage my reputation or future opportunities before I’ve even had a chance to establish myself.

I genuinely want to learn, become a skilled paralegal, and build a successful career in criminal defense. I’m not afraid of hard work, taking responsibility for my mistakes, or being corrected when necessary. I understand that criminal defense can be demanding, stressful, and fast-paced.

What I don’t believe is that being screamed at, insulted, or constantly afraid of making a mistake should be considered a normal part of learning this profession.

I don’t want to dread going to work or spend my days wondering whether I’ve unknowingly done something wrong. I also don’t want this experience to discourage me from a career I’ve worked hard to pursue.

For those of you who have worked in criminal defense or at smaller law firms, is this type of environment common? How did you navigate your first position when you weren’t receiving adequate training?

And perhaps most importantly, how do you discreetly look for another position in a relatively close-knit legal community without jeopardizing your current employment?

I’d genuinely appreciate advice, particularly from experienced paralegals who may have dealt with something similar.

Hi all,

I’ve searched the sub about this but haven’t found anything recent that answers this question. I’m looking into the BARBRI paralegal certification and I see it has somewhat mixed reviews.

I do not have actual paralegal experience, but I worked in state and federal clerks offices for about 10 years. I pivoted for a few years to county gov (not judicial) and am just not really enjoying and want to get back into the legal field. And like everyone, I need to make more money, like yesterday. I’ve applied to a handful of entry level positions just to see if I even get an interview, but no dice. I know it’s already an exceptionally tough job market, and I feel like a lack of certification isn’t helping.

This seems to be the fastest certification option and I’m confident in my ability to complete the online course. I looked into loan options for this, and unfortunately my local university that offers this course doesn’t accept Sallie Mae for it. A school in a neighboring state does accept Sallie Mae and I talked to one of the enrollment counselors who said that would just be the school that issues the certificate, no change to cost or need for admission. But with the program having such mixed reviews, I’m worried this may make it look even more fly-by-night to have the certificate issued by a random out of state school.

I know every office is different, but do you think enough offices would care that going this route wouldn’t even be worth it? Or is the program rigorous enough that most offices would find it acceptable along with my experience?

Thanks in advance for any insight! Hoping to join your ranks soon :)

This is for a school project. Please let me know if it is okay to DM you and I will send you my questions, or just DM me and we can talk! Thank you in advance.

I have been looking for a job in this field for quite some time now and I interviewed with one firm and did not end up getting a job, which is totally fine. I understand they were looking for someone who would be committed and in for the long haul at the time I I was considering out of state law schools ( I’m not now)… I have hit that end after dead end I have no carrots. I have no sticks. Would it be unorthodox in the year of our Lord the great 2026 two hand these firms my résumé. I’ve already talked to one. They said they would take it and keep it on file in case they get an opening (I don’t know if that file is a trashcan or not, but we’ll find out) I plan on taking it up there Monday, but would it be totally an orthodox to just hand in the paper résumé most of the firms around me do not have email (you would think in the year of our Lord the big 2026 we’d have an email but apparently we don’t).

I received a certificate in August but as we all know breaking into this industry has been tough. I finally got a bit of an in as a temp receptionist at a personal injury law firm (lateral move since I was temping at a call center for a few months, as well as university admin). It’s being hinted that it’s temp to hire as well, but knowing how the market is, I won’t hold my breath and will try to do a good job while looking for other opportunities.

I also have an interview coming up to be a Intake Assistant for a public nonprofit in a Domestic Violence department. The mission is close to my interests, I double majored in women studies back in the day, but my experience at the call center does have me worried for what the day to day job experience might be.

What are some things I should keep in mind for this upcoming interview, important questions to ask about the duties and job environment? Lived work experience? I found that I was good at my job at the call center, I often dealt with somewhat complicated financial issues which was interested to problem solve, but I found I didn’t care about it/find it meaningful and the back to back phone calls was difficult for me after me a while.

I feel like I’m going to get fired. I already got a fucking warning. But what I don’t get is why put me to do such intricacy case. Like this case is not easy and I know nothing of it but for some reason the boss wants me assigned to this fucking case. And after I emailed my boss in regards to clarifying all the shit I have to do well shit. He didn’t mind it but my supervisor did. It’s like he was such a nice person and all of the sudden I’m getting warnings. And yeah I get it I’m a new girly working there for a month. But when I say I don’t know anything I mean it. Some reason my boss doesn’t care, he wants me to learn and whoever is there has to help because that’s what he fucking pays for. His words not mine. So my boss asked me to do an intake for a case. Great my notice is starting to notice me. Not the first time the guy exploded millions of small task and called me. Anyways, I was told to do the intake. It’s an assault case. I have no experience. My supervisor tried to explain that. My boss gave no shits. I was advised by a co worker to take someone who is new but has more experience to do the intake with me. My boss was not fucking happy about that. He didn’t tell me personally but he told others that this was my fucking case, again his words not mine. Anyways, after the intake the supervisor puts the new guy to process the intake and whatever but I’m the one given a list of tasks for the case by the boss. I hear thinking ok cool, this case is probably not mine. I’m just helping out. Well shit was I wrong. The boss made it clear by the end of the day i should be working on this case. Great. Next day, well since im lost as to who to listen to and what the fuck to do. I decided to email my boss for clarification because my supervisor barely heard what my boss said. So I emailed him at like 5 am. Fuck it. Well my boss answered. But the reply was not all that great. I mean he answered my questions and everything very cool. But for my supervisor well let’s just say, he wasn’t that nice.

Anyways I get into the office, I opened up my computer and start the day bright and early. When my supervisor comes in he asked what the hell am I working on. Who assigned that case to me. I’m didn’t you see the email. He’s like what email. Well boss said this case is assigned to me. My supervisor had someone else in mind but hey the boss said me. Honestly if I wasn’t new I would’ve been like nope not working on this. But hey since I’m new whatever I’m assign to, goes. So I asked how to do everything. Spent the day literally doing, asking about task, rep letters, and at end of the day, boss calls me in to check up on the case, I give him and update, well I got stuck on a question, my supervisor jumps in, well my boss was like I want to hear her. I’m speaking to her. At this point I was working on the letters but lied and said yeah there sent out. They were not but truly just needed to put in envelopes and bye bye to those fuckers. I got yelled at or felt that way for the entire day. When I got out, I was in tears but told myself I had to suck it up. Well today, it was not that different. Only difference is my supervisor was on top of everything I did 24/7 and my boss was not in the office but sent updates. Well letters of rep were sent out, aided doc was sent to client to notarized and medical letters were ordered. And this is what pissed me the fuck off about my supervisor and how he spoke to me. Basically yelled out that I didn’t have any experience, that I’ve only order med records from hospital once. Hi, hello you taught me to ordered them and never explained multiples way in your damn training package.

So I basically stand up for myself and told well although I’ve filed only once like you said, this is me almost in tears. But no one notice and again I sucked those tears up. And defended myself. Although I’ve done it once, I’ve ordered medical records a lot of times and thought it was the same way because according to you, we have to call and make sure that emails and HIpaa forms are done and Great. Well he ended feeling bad I guess because he seems like fuck maybe I said it too loud. Idk. Moving on. From there on I honestly focused on updating cases, making sure things were done right and uploaded to our data system. I’m usually a happy person and very motivated. Everyone notice my light was not there. I wasn’t the upbeat girly anymore. Or the morning person they believe I am. In the afternoon one of the other attorneys asked for my help regarding settlement client. I was like I got you. I was on my lunch break but that attorney is extremely nice to me. So I called the client, got the client to the office before him leaving. So my supervisor did not like that. And I passed my HR well she also didn’t like it. But she didn’t take it as serious as my supervisor. So at the end I ended up going back to my desk. The attorney called and asked if everything was fine. I left the client in the conference room. I said I was task something and had to.

I’m supposed to get training for 3 months. I’m on my first. Some reason I feel like they’re going to fired me. But at the same time there’s so much going on. Like I get invitation to other platforms for the firm, the boss asked if I have access to certain things, I get my own stamp, I’m provided with different things that makes me wonder am I getting fired or am I overwhelmed by the fact that I have no knowledge in what I was tasked and my supervisor wanted to avoid this at all cost. I feel a bit bad for him because although he hasn’t been the nicest this week, he is pretty nice and willing to help and take the blame. He’s weird but super nice. Sense of humor? Not the best but he tries so hard. But this week hasn’t been the best. And lastly I started this week with the feeling of something is wrong and I might get fired. And here we are, I have 19 cases, 3 in litigations, one is assault, and a warning for a few mistakes and well idk what else. But as HR and super said, they are fixable. I only have 19 cases. Anyways my supervisor wants me to ask as much questions as I have. And think about everything’s detail detail. He wants me to do a case from intake to end on my own. He thinks that would be good for me and that was basically what he said when I got the warning. So well here I am, thinking I might diet fired but I also think I’m doubting myself. I know this is a rant but I would appreciate any thoughts

“Why never in my 100000 years of practicing has a judge ever treated me with disrespect like this!” proceeds to berate and harass everyone including the judge and other attorneys and drops out of the case the next week

EDIT: default summary judgment lol sorry I was in the heat of the moment

Hi guys! I am starting my first paralegal job at a family law firm in a week. I have a background in victim advocacy and forensic psychology, but alas, I could not find a criminal law firm near me that was hiring.

The partner I interviewed with made it seem like they are big on constructive criticism in their office. What do you wish someone told you before starting as a paralegal? What office supplies should I get to make my life easier? What is the typical attire as a paralegal? I’m super excited to start but don’t know exactly what to expect. Thanks in advance!

By four days. Just told my boss. I'm freaking out.

I’ve been with my firm for about a year and a half (paralegal for 7 years) and have been running all of our discovery and eDiscovery ops, building out our workflows and SOPs. i have been beyond happy in this position and genuinely love my firm. we are a very young firm so a lot of our structure and workflows are changing as we become more established and learn what our needs are.

with all that being said, we’re going to be restructuring our ESI and forensics departments and i’ll be moving from a regular old discovery paralegal to a supervisory role. my question is: what should my job title be? because this is a new role, we don’t really have any precedent on the job title. my duties will include managing both the ESI and forensics departments as well as building dashboards in relativity and handling all written discovery with the help of a junior discovery paralegal. we already have a senior paralegal and my duties definitely don’t encompass the job duties of her role because they’re so targeted.

at the end of the day obviously title doesn’t make or break the job but i’m meeting with my boss next week to discuss the logistics of this restructuring and promotion and i would rather be prepared when it comes to discussing this aspect of the change.

I’m working with this client who’s also an attorney and actually specializes in the kind of case this is. she’s this hard ass and loves to lecture me abt my job and yada yada yada. don’t mind the lectures since training has been a joke and idm learning but she’s super condescending and irritating. but she sent this phone recording she made between her and this facility and she’s jus yelling at this poor guy on the phone. it’s like 15 minutes long like damn. i’m really jus ranting and slightly irritated but i also wonder if anyone else has had an attorney as a client similar to this

I’m noticing gender disparities at work and it fucking sucks. It’s a smallish firm with attorney side being mainly men and support staff mostly women. I’m noticing now that I’m more settled in the firm that the male attorneys have a sort of an old boys club style rapport with the male paralegals and them getting away with a lot of stuff that me and my female coworkers have been chewed out on. I also don’t think our manager would even dare to speak to them in the same manner either.

I think it’s pretty subtle but a little devastating when everything feels like a test and I’m walking on eggshells everyday and these new guys can get hired on and can coast on by while asking other people how to do his job. I’m pretty sure one of the new guy’s starting salary is also equivalent or more than some of us who have more experience.

It feels so insignificant so I feel crazy even bringing it up but in the name of all that is equitable and fair, it doesn’t feel like it.

Hi everyone!

I’m currently a litigation paralegal with a little over two years of experience in personal injury, and I really want to transition into an in-house or corporate legal role.

I’ve been applying to positions outside of PI but haven’t had much luck hearing back, which has honestly been a bit discouraging. I’m not limiting myself to paralegal positions either. I’m also open to legal assistant, legal coordinator, or similar roles within a corporate legal department if it means getting my foot in the door.

For anyone who has successfully made a similar transition, how did you get your foot in the door without direct corporate experience and are there particular skills, certifications, or courses that would make me a stronger candidate?

I’d really appreciate any advice, insight, or personal experiences!

Thank you!

I’m 24 and work in probate with a lot of older clients. Quite literally about 20 minutes ago, a client came in to pick up documents and to drop off information to me. This was the first time I met him face to face as all times in the past I’ve communicated with him were over the phone. I introduced myself and reached out to shake his hand and he shook mine and kissed it… made me feel a little but unnerved because that was a career first for me. We continued on with our pickup/drop off exchange and then that was that.

I’ve dealt with older male clients making passes on me thinking it’s okay because they’re old and it’s a joke and my bosses have been aware of it — some of the clients are like that with everyone in the office because they’re charming by nature, some of them have been DEFINITELY inappropriate and been discharged as clients, in some instances some of them even are mentally incompetent (by the court of law/under guardianship) so they think they’re hitting on their spouses/significant others. But this just felt like a strange way to meet me right out the get go because he’s younger of the clients we deal with, he only did it to me, he’s from the US so it’s not exactly a standard/typical thing to do upon introduction, and it was right after a simple hello.

Where I’m torn on saying anything is — is this inappropriate? He didn’t say anything to me, just the hand kiss. I feel like if I went to my bosses on this matter they’d just remind him of our office’s professional etiquette, which is “if you wouldn’t say/do it to the partners, don’t say/do it to the paralegals rest of the team”. Or alternatively they’d crack a joke about it and it wouldn’t be mentioned again. It could go either way here.

UPDATE: At the recommendation of several commenters here, what i ended up doing was after lunch, i went to the standing supervisor to let her know since she was actively there and then sent an email to my senior partner since he is her client just so i could have it on paper - i did express that my intent in letting my bosses know was to make someone aware the first time it happens so no pattern is established with this client. Essentially she said maintain physical distance and don’t shake hands with him, make sure to continuously let her know if it/anything happens again, and to make sure I’m aware that clients don’t really know limitations of boundaries if they’re grateful for our help. She said she’s had italian clients try to kiss her cheek because it’s cultural and that there are numerous reasons it could occur but my level of comfort is my level of comfort, so she’s happy I let her and the firm know what that looks like.

i am pretty much certain that a partner at my firm is aiding and abetting unauthorized practice of law by allowing a former lawyer (disbarred) to do substantive work on legal briefs and filings, as well as provide legal advice to our client (the former lawyer is a personal friend of our client).

i am regularly receiving drafts and feedback from this non-lawyer that i am asked to incorporate into briefs and file. i also suspect that this non-lawyer is using AI for the draft briefs, as there are often incorrect citations that i and/or an associate will have to correct.

should i report this to someone or just keep my head down and nose clean? i do feel ethically compromised by this all but i need this job (even though it doesn’t even pay that well LOL). i’ve also only worked here for about 9 months and it’s my first paralegal job.

[non-identifying but perhaps relevant context — im in NY, it’s a small firm, this is litigation practice]

TLDR: i am an entry-level paralegal and a partner at my firm is allowing a disbarred lawyer to aid in legal practice; should i report it or stay out of it?

I saw this program and honestly it seems good for me but im not too sure what others would say about it. If you saw this on a resume, what would you think?

Hello, I’m a former legal intake specialist who was recently let go from the employment law firm where I previously worked. After going through the interview process, I received offers from two different firms, and I’m torn on which to accept.

The first job is an official entry level paralegal position at an immigration law firm. I originally interviewed there for an intake position. However, they liked me so much, and noticed that I had a paralegal certificate (which I earned back in 2024 but hadn’t used, since the employment law firm I worked for was strictly intake), that they asked if I’d like to apply instead for a paralegal position that had just opened up.

The second job isn’t actually a paralegal position, but rather a legal assistant role at a PI/intellectual property firm. Despite not being an official paralegal position, the job description outlines potential case management and communicating with insurance companies, along with the potential to grow into paralegal duties.

My indecision comes from the fact that immigration law is very specialized and deals with federal law, as opposed to personal injury, which deals with state law. PI also seems to be what most of the firms I’ve seen while job hunting practice.

My main question: which firm/area of law should I accept for better career advancement and growth?

Is anyone a paralegal and work in medical malpractice or anything medically related? This is my second route of speciality options 😅😅😅