Bonus by Practice Area for Paralegal Jobs

Updated: 1 Feb 2012
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Job: Paralegal
Median Bonus by Practice Area
Practice Area
National Bonus Data 
$0$600$1.2K$1.8K
Litigation & Appeals$1,472  
   
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death$1,164  
General$1,011  
Family Law$990  
Real Estate / Construction / Land Use$1,007  
Trusts & Estates$1,025  
Corporate, Business, Mergers & Acquisitions$1,520  
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People with the job title Paralegal typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Assist lawyers by researching legal precedent, investigating facts or preparing legal documents. Prepare legal documents, including briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, contracts and real estate closing statements. Prepare affidavits or other documents, maintain document file and file pleadings with court clerk. Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions and legal articles, codes and documents. Investigate facts and law of cases to determine causes of action and to prepare cases. Call upon witnesses to testify at hearing. Direct and coordinate law office activity, including delivery of subpoenas.

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Paralegal - (City withheld for privacy), Florida, United States
I worked as a paralegal for 20 years and had a BS degree in Business Administration. I went back to school and got a degree in paralegal and web management for NVCC. This helped me learn things that made me more competetive than the other paralegals in the office.
Posted in Moving/Relocation on 12 Oct 2007
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Paralegal - (City withheld for privacy), Washington, United States
As a newly certified Paralegal I found that none of the search firms wanted to talk to me as I do not have any experience. I then sent a cover letter and my resume to 61 Law firms and had a job offer within 2 weeks.
Posted in Job Search on 10 Jul 2007
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Paralegal - (City withheld for privacy), South Carolina, United States
I first started in the firm as a legal assistant because there was not a paralegal position. within one year I was transferred to a paralegal position. I not only am responsible for my work but have to supervise and instruct the legal assistant. I also have to make sure all work is done whether it be mine or not and if it is not done I need to do it.
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