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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am asking for a young woman friend who is sitting on the fence about going to law school.[/quote]

I'm not sure about paralegal, but my husband was a legal assistant right out of undergrad with a degree in political science. He wasn't thrilled with the law schools he was accepted to after undergrad, so when he was hired by one of the top DC law firms as a legal assistant he decided to give it a try. It was a tough job, he often had to stay up all night (they even had cots in one of the rooms for the legal assistants). The other legal assistants were also young and right out of college, and somehow they had a good time even with the crazy schedule and very busy days. He has some insane stories about up-to-the-last-minute assignments (even jumping on bikes to get things across the city before some kind of deadline passed).

He liked the work, and applied to law school after his first year. He had great recommendations and connections after working at the firm, went to a reputable law school, and was even able to use those connections to help get a job after law school. [/quote]

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