Paralegals, as I know them in person (and this may be in first person, or as experienced by a close acquaitance), do not command the kind of representation they are given in television shows.
Simply put, their job is to help lawyers do their job. The following include but are not a comprehensive list of what lawyers do:
- Go for trials to defend their clients;
- Attend court hearings;
- initiate and or attend corporate and personal meetings; and sometimes
- get involved in police investigations etc.
In the shows I have seen, they always seem smart, passionate about the cases they are working on, very ambitious, and always dressed in well-tailored corporate attire.
The reality that I have to accept is that:
- Paralegals are not super-legal corporate figures. They are human too.
- Sometimes, they don't even love the job. For some, it's just another job to save up for their primary goal
- Some paralegals make very terrible mistakes. Not all of them are as smart as the job requires;
- They do not all dress for the part.
People who are passionate about practicing law, perhaps, should read up about paralegals, and aim to practice as a paralegal before taking steps to become a lawyer.
I definitely would want the paralegals that I know to look and sound very smart like the ones often portrayed in the media.
Please read up more about paralegals here:
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