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Originally posted by AXiD670
You might look into starting out as a legal secretary or legal assistant (a legal assistant is pretty much the same thing as a paralegal, really), and that way you'll get more training and have a better background before becoming a paralegal. Also, the company is more likely to pay you more if you promote to paralegal than if you were hired as a paralegal with no experience.
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Watch out, b/c at some firms there are no "secretaries". The people who perform the traditional secretarial functions are called legal assistants [ some people think it's more politically correct].
I would echo the advice that being a paralegal at different places can be vastly different. Some firms use their paralegals as psuedo lawyers, who do EVERYTHING but sign pleadings. Others just use them for repetitive tasks that the lawyers don't want to do.
Good Luck!