Paralegal employment

Thursday, 28 October 2010



By: Silas Reed 

Paralegal employment is possible through the in house legal departments of corporations or the law firms of the state. Paralegal employment is not impossible through the legal staffing companies or even the employment agencies.

Indeed.com, simply hired.com and link up.com are some of the responsible resources through which you can think of getting information about the paralegal positions that are vacant and vehemently searched. They are good mediums through which the potential candidates can receive valuable information and get updates via their emails.

If you look through these sites carefully then you will definitely land upon some information regarding the salary that you can expect, the kind of educational background that is demanded by such posts out there and the experience of specific amount of years that is considered as a boost to bag such a position.

Working as a paralegal would require you to have certain qualifications of the appropriate educational background of course. A paralegal certificate or an associate degree is something that you would require as a paralegal.

But to have an edge above the others a baccalaureate degree is sorted or preferred more. This preference is more common with the law firms than with the in house legal departments of the state. It is also demanded that the degree is at least approved by the prestigious American Bar Association of the country.

The resources usually show important designations in the law firms at least. Out of seven such vacancy only one required a person to do the data entry level jobs while the rest all demanded an experience of at least one year in this field for the job as a paralegal.

When the job postings were reviewed it was found that only two companies disclosed the salary range that is supposed to be expected by a candidate. Most of the staffing companies that worked on behalf of a law firm or the corporation did not reveal the salary range.

One or two such staffing companies in Illinois however revealed that a salary of $75000 can be expected annually by those holding a valid bachelor degree or a paralegal certificate in the country. A staffing company in New York stated that a four year degree in this field is considered as valid and along with that they need an experience of 2 years as well. If these are satisfied then the candidate can expect a salary of $50,000 to $70,000 annually.

So usually these are the standards, so before hunting for the job you must prepare your mind in this way for the job. NFPA has underlined quite a number of things as the duty and responsibility of the paralegal in the country. It is expected that the person would most certainly deal with the federal and the number of state agencies, regulations and statutes. The last two include the Freedom of Information Act and the Americans with the Disabilities Act.

So here are some of the requirements of paralegal jobs and opportunities in U.S.A

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