Paralegal - The Ultimate Cog in the Machine - Paralegal Fragomen Employee Review

2.0
18 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Free dinner and a ride home if you work late (which you always do) - My base salary was just under $40k, but with overtime it ended up being closer to $50k - pretty good for an entry level job out of college. - I was able to quit and go to law school = only worked there less than a year

Cons

- The work is incredibly boring and repetitive, but it also needs to be perfect. - There's no opportunity for advancement, unless you count being a senior paralegal, which is basically the just more of the same work. - Soul-crushing environment, slightly ameliorated by occasional birthday cupcakes

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
25 June 2026
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Pros

Decent overtime pay. I also had a decent training/onboarding experience, but this was not the norm.

Cons

Exploitative, 80+ hour work weeks, 2am messages from attorneys, burn-out model for paralegals and associates (scoop them up after BA or JD and overwork them until they quit), misrepresent case load during interview by 50% of total, low ceiling for non-attorney career advancement. Have an exit plan.

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