Studying the law, on the outside, seems to be dry as dust. With the archaic wording of the law to the sheer volume of laws to keep track of, it’s easy to dismiss law as only being important to attorneys and those that work for them. Yet law isn’t a world of its own. It is our world. A key part to understanding our world is understanding our laws, as both shape the other. Becoming a paralegal puts one on the frontline of this, without having to get as deep in the mire as an attorney would.
The state of New Jersey seems kind to those wishing to become a paralegal. While the Bureau of Labor Statistics gives that the national median pay of a paralegal to be around $48810, Career Coach takes a more localized look and places the median pay of paralegal’s …show more content…
Being a paralegal isn’t like most other jobs. In retail, for example, you can expect to do the same thing day in and day out. Other jobs are almost at random as to what, exactly, needs to be done. Paralegals get the best of both worlds: there’s a stability to it that’s tempered with an element of randomness. This kind of work can be surprisingly addicting. “I ended up working at the courthouse thanks to some relevant volunteer experience, and discovered I really enjoyed it. I found the work very interesting, and after 4 years of working in other jobs, I finally found something that I didn 't absolutely hate waking up for every …show more content…
Unlike attorneys, who have to spend an average of three years in school, many states don’t require any sort of formal training for paralegals. However, some do. In the cases of the states that don’t, it can take anywhere from a few weeks to about a year to get proper training. In getting a formal education, it can take about a year and a half of moderate course work, though higher degrees will take much longer. Still, even in cases where the formal education is needed, you aren’t looking at as much time compared to becoming an
The state of New Jersey seems kind to those wishing to become a paralegal. While the Bureau of Labor Statistics gives that the national median pay of a paralegal to be around $48810, Career Coach takes a more localized look and places the median pay of paralegal’s …show more content…
Being a paralegal isn’t like most other jobs. In retail, for example, you can expect to do the same thing day in and day out. Other jobs are almost at random as to what, exactly, needs to be done. Paralegals get the best of both worlds: there’s a stability to it that’s tempered with an element of randomness. This kind of work can be surprisingly addicting. “I ended up working at the courthouse thanks to some relevant volunteer experience, and discovered I really enjoyed it. I found the work very interesting, and after 4 years of working in other jobs, I finally found something that I didn 't absolutely hate waking up for every …show more content…
Unlike attorneys, who have to spend an average of three years in school, many states don’t require any sort of formal training for paralegals. However, some do. In the cases of the states that don’t, it can take anywhere from a few weeks to about a year to get proper training. In getting a formal education, it can take about a year and a half of moderate course work, though higher degrees will take much longer. Still, even in cases where the formal education is needed, you aren’t looking at as much time compared to becoming an