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Updated: 1 Feb 2012

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Job: Paralegal

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Employer Type	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$27K	$54K	$81K
Private Practice/Firm	$29,047 - $61,049
Company	$30,214 - $64,784
Government - State & Local	$28,643 - $66,977
Other Organization	$29,459 - $67,850
Non-Profit Organization	$26,481 - $60,070
Government - Federal	$37,145 - $79,143
Self-Employed	$26,079 - $61,118
College / University	$32,681 - $73,404
Hospital	$25,168 - $60,336
Foundation / Trust	$20,134 - $47,678
School / School District	$25,000 - $55,000
Contract	$29,661 - $41,425
Team	n/a	Not enough data
Franchise	n/a	Not enough data
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 1 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 4,037

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Job Listings for Paralegal Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 21	Litigation Paralegal	Thornton & Naumes, LLP	Boston, Massachusetts
	injury firm in New England. We have an opening for a paralegal to work on toxic tort cases. We seek a paralegal with 3 to 5 years litigation experience. Duties... Indeed
Jan 14	Senior Paralegal	Ammons Law Focus	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
	the capital markets industry. The ideal Senior Paralegal candidate will have experience in commercial loan... experience, degreed with a Paralegal certification... Indeed
Jan 12	Litigation Paralegal	Paralegal Resource Center, Inc	Denver, Colorado
	Litigation Paralegals Needed for Direct Hire Positions! We have several clients in the downtown Denver area looking for experienced litigation paralegals... Indeed
Jan 15	Paralegal - Estate Planning and Probate	confidential	Tampa, FL
	Estate Planning and Probate paralegal - Need experienced paralegal for estate planning, probate, trust ,and corporate practice. Near downtown in Hyde Park... Indeed

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Paralegal Job Description

People with the job title Paralegal typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Paralegals / Legal Assistants

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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Education

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

Finding a Job

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

started as a legal assistant

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.

Posted in Fair Pay on 24 Jan 2007