overworked; treated like dirt - Paralegal Fragomen Employee Review

2.0
May 25, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

once someone gets to a certain/senior level, compared to other companies like BAL, yes, the pay is higher. compared to top 100 am law firms in the NYC area, not so much.

Cons

- managing attorneys who have cared about the non-atty workers have all left - workloads extremely high. very difficult to have work-life balance - client fees are so low that it's difficult to make a profit. -SLA/client response times are difficult meet, given the 1000+ population each person manages -not human/sympathetic senior leadership. many passive aggressive leadership here. -complaints to HR have fallen on deaf ears. - many many people who are great workers/colleagues have left, and not for money.

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5.0
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Pros

Good teams and support group that help each other.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 25, 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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