Structural Inequities - Paralegal Fragomen Employee Review

2.0
Aug 5, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Your coworkers - the hiring committee really knows how to pick the best and brightest. 2. Challenging work - the Paralegals learn to do everything the Attorneys do except for recruiting new clients

Cons

The company does not seem to care about keeping Paralegals. They would rather train and hire new Paralegals than pay for a raise or other incentives for their current employees. As a result, there is a very large turnover rate among Paralegals within the firm. Eventually, doing 100% of the drafting and most of the client communication for 1/3 - 1/5 the pay of the Attorneys and Partners gets old.

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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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