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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PP with an MS in Legal Studies (whatever that is):  I've been a lawyer for 20 years, and have worked at 2 very well known Big Law firms, and am now a partner.  Your description of a paralegal "career" exists in Fairyland.  Most of our best paralegals are bright young college grads who are trying to decide whether to go to law school (or are wisely saving up to do so).  200K a year?  Advising clients?  Hardly.[/quote]

Just to clarify.....I am the PP with the Masters in Legal Studies.  My original plan wasn't to work as a paralegal.  The job fell in my lap.  But I am not the poster who suggested that a paralegal made 200K a year.  I guess it wouldn't surprise me in the DC area if the paralegal had a Masters or J.D..  But I don't know any paralegals who make that kind of money.  I think I was pretty clear.  I made $90,000 a year + bonus in Tennessee.

And I'm not sure what you meant by "Advising clients".  I would never in a million years have provided legal advice to a client or anyone else.  Information?  Yes.  Advice?  Never.  I am all too familiar with the risks of UPL.  Plus I lack the education and experience to provide legal advice.  What I can do is document preparation, trial prep, prep clients for depos and court, communicate with opposing counsel, medical personal, and insurance companies, perform the initial intake interview, research and write case briefs for my supervising attorney, work on the investigative/discovery phase of a case, mediation, ......I could keep going.

A good paralegal is a valuable asset to an attorney.  She can free the attorney up to work on things that truly need his attention.  And save the client thousands of dollars in legal fees.[/quote]

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