Is Paralegal a good way to explore career in Law ?

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Anonymous wrote:Very useful for me out of undergrad. Small boutique firm so worked very closely with attorneys and was able to see close up life as an attorney. Decided not to pursue law. I'm a professor now.

I had a similar experience. I worked for a boutique white collar criminal defense firm specializing in securities litigation. The attorneys were super friendly but the life wasn't for me. I ended up going to graduate school and am now a social science researcher.