Worst Job I Ever Had - Assistant Paralegal Fragomen Employee Review

1.0
Apr 26, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Once I made it past the initial 3 months of working for $14 per hour, my pay became salaried and raised to $45,000 per year. The healthcare benefits were great.

Cons

Training was minimal. I had no previous legal experience, and the on-the-job training was not adequate to get me up to speed. October was the absolute worst time of year, when we had a crunch time before the Green Card visa application deadline. I regularly stayed in the office until to 8-10pm during that time. I dreaded going to work every morning.

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5.0
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Pros

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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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