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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Paralegals applying to law school are a dime a dozen. Your son should try to figure out what kind of law he'd be interested in practicing later, and then get a job related to that field (e.g., if he's interested in environmental law, something with the environmental protection division of a local government, or working for an environmental protection non-profit). [/quote]

Totally disagree.  The benefit of being a paralegal is that is allows one to see what being a lawyer really involves.  Most kids who say they want to go to law school,have no clue, even if a parent is a lawyer. [/quote]

+1,000

The point of being a paralegal isn't to wow the admissions committee, it's to see what life looks like in BigLaw before digging in on the debt.  I used to manage junior paralegals on the 1-3 year plan with the intent to go to law school, and half of them decided it wasn't for them based on the lifestyle they saw the associates leading.  In a 2-year program, they should also get the basics of legal research, Bluebooking, and form motions drafting, which gives a small leg-up the first semester while they're trying to adjust to the workload.  There were also at least two occasion my former employer hired as a summer associate a former paralegal who'd made a stellar impression on someone important during their support staff time.

Based on fairly recent market data, a fresh graduate going into a paralegal job should be in the $40-$50K range, depending on useful experience or education related to the practice hiring.  The money is really in the OT and perks, though.[/quote]

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