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<blockquote data-quote="JA" data-source="post: 9924">Hello,I work as a paralegal in a global law firm in their international arbitration practice. The hours are usually good and I am usually out of the office by 6pm. As for the workload, I don't have a fixed workload as I get various ad hoc tasks everyday. I don't usually do the same thing every week but I do mainly bundling, indexing, reference checking witness statements, research, proofreading documents/submissions and helping with case filings.The tasks you will be given will depend on the practice area, with typical transactional paralegal tasks being: due diligence, drafting basic documents, data room management, organising deal signings and research etc. The work isn't always that interesting but there is a good variety to it.It may be difficult to get a paralegal job at a city firm straight out of uni or without the LPC as many law firms require applicants to have completed the LPC or have previous experience. However, I got the job a couple of months after graduating from my law degree so it is not impossible. I would recommend using LinkedIn Job Search (this is how I found my current paralegal job) and the following recruitment agencies when searching for paralegal jobs: Law Support, Page Personnel, Taylor Root and EJ Legal. The agencies often recruit for paralegal poitions which don't require the LPC.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JA, post: 9924"] Hello, I work as a paralegal in a global law firm in their international arbitration practice. The hours are usually good and I am usually out of the office by 6pm. As for the workload, I don't have a fixed workload as I get various ad hoc tasks everyday. I don't usually do the same thing every week but I do mainly bundling, indexing, reference checking witness statements, research, proofreading documents/submissions and helping with case filings. The tasks you will be given will depend on the practice area, with typical transactional paralegal tasks being: due diligence, drafting basic documents, data room management, organising deal signings and research etc. The work isn't always that interesting but there is a good variety to it. It may be difficult to get a paralegal job at a city firm straight out of uni or without the LPC as many law firms require applicants to have completed the LPC or have previous experience. However, I got the job a couple of months after graduating from my law degree so it is not impossible. I would recommend using LinkedIn Job Search (this is how I found my current paralegal job) and the following recruitment agencies when searching for paralegal jobs: Law Support, Page Personnel, Taylor Root and EJ Legal. The agencies often recruit for paralegal poitions which don't require the LPC. [/QUOTE]

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