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Paralegals Are in Demand!?

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You might have heard the recent advertisements, "Paralegals are in demand!". The questions is WHERE are they in demand?

Prorkycake
Prorkycake

If you heard that in an advertisement or school ad, of course they are going to embellish the truth to get you to purchase an education through them.

The truth is, many areas of law get hit hard when the economy is bad. There are a lot of paralegals being let go, or are receiving benefit/pay cuts. Right now, paralegals are in demand in the areas of law that profit from other's misfortune such as debt collection firms. The paralegal field is like a swinging pendulum. The availability of jobs depends on what area of law is doing best. There isn't a specific state or specific location that this is occurring in. The field as a whole is in a lull.

lucy
lucy

My guess in advertisements for schools to get your para-legal degree.

There is a huge demand in the state of FL, but most paralegals in FL are "real lawyers" that moved there and did not want to take the FL bar exam, so they become paralegals.

good luck


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